Five die after Iran football game - Democratic Underground

emad

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Sat Mar-26-05 11:05 AM
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Five die after Iran football game

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Five people have been trampled to death in Tehran following a football World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Japan, state news agency Irna reported.

About 40 others were hurt as more than 100,000 spectators at the Azadi stadium moved to the exits after the game, doctors told the agency.

At least five of the injured were in a critical condition, the report said.

Police, judicial and football officials were investigating the incident that followed Iran's 2-1 win, Irna said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4383939.stm

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AngryAmish

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Sat Mar-26-05 11:09 AM
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1. First of all, they were playing soccer, not football...

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emad

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Sat Mar-26-05 11:11 AM
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2. BBC reporting: soccer/football English parlance....

doesn't take account of US variation on this sport...

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drdtroit

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Sat Mar-26-05 11:12 AM
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3. Soccer IS football

at least to 99% of the world.

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AngryAmish

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Sat Mar-26-05 11:13 AM
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4. Soccer is metric football.

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slackmaster

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Sat Mar-26-05 11:50 AM
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5. That's quotable

I like it!

:toast:

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AngryAmish

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Sat Mar-26-05 12:54 PM
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7. I stole it from somebody else

I forget who, tho.

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slackmaster

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Sat Mar-26-05 02:54 PM
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10. Then I will attribute it to "Author unknown".

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Blue_Tires

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Sat Mar-26-05 12:09 PM
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6. um....it's "football" in just about every other country besides the U.S.

Edited on Sat Mar-26-05 12:10 PM by Blue_Tires

the current rugby derivative that WE call 'football' (the NFL kind), is called 'American Football' elsewhere...

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brentspeak

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Sat Mar-26-05 02:30 PM
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9. Canada, Australia, and NZ also call it "soccer"

The British, who founded the game, exported it as such to the English-speaking world. Now they complain because we continue to call the sport "soccer".

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thebigidea

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Sat Mar-26-05 12:56 PM
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8. spoken like a true 'merican.

Edited on Sat Mar-26-05 12:58 PM by thebigidea

Now if you'll excuse me, I must take the lift to my lorry to my flat.

Then I will scream GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL! at the top of my lungs for 3 minutes or so. After all, it only happens once or twice a game.

"Eat my goal! The goalie has got football pie all over his shirt."
- Alan Partridge

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daleo

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Sat Mar-26-05 04:13 PM
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11. Bushco will use this to push the invasion of Iran

We must save them from the soccer crowds of mass destruction. Or football. We will have to see which one makes a catchier acronym.

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NVMojo

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Sat Mar-26-05 10:10 PM
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12. Five killed in stampede after Iran's win

At least five people were crushed to death and 40 others injured after a World Cup qualifying match in Tehran, Iran.

Thousands of spectators rushed to the exits of the Tehran Azadistadium on Friday night, after Iran beat Japan 2-1 in a Group B qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup finals.

More than 100,000 spectators packed the stadium, and all rushed for the exits at the end of the match, causing the stampede.

more...

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/27/content_428442.htm

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