43 fans killed in stampede

MiciG91

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ik1hjYn9txBv0wqC2l0KTfmnT1lAD9G5QS9G3
Unconfirmed reports that 43 fans have been killed in a world cup warm up game today. And Mods this isnt a soccer thread so please dont move to the football forum.

SV

eugh..horrible tragedy.

Last year, FIFA fined Ivory Coast's football federation $46,800 after 22 people died in a stampede at a World Cup qualifying match.

Bit on the low slide.. Fekin hell.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

No mention of any deaths in the article - where did you get that info?

EDIT - 12 fans, 1 policeman injured, according to the Beeb. No reports of deaths. Yet. Hopefully it stays that way.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8724848.stm

Hank_Jones

How come these football game stampedes always occur in Africa?

According to that - nobody died

UrbanSea

Wonder was it a good match though.

SugarHigh

If S.Africa is too incompetent to host a warm up game between Nigeria and N.Korea then what sort of sham is the World Cup going to be?

ScumLord

Hank_Jones wrote: »

How come these football game stampedes always occur in Africa?

Must have no crowd control or numbered seating??

df1985

the world cup should never have been given to them in my opinion.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

ScumLord wrote: »

Must have no crowd control or numbered seating??

Possibly. It was jsut a friendly, though and it doesn't give the size of the stadium. You can guarantee they'll have better control once the tournament starts. That said, there seems to be a lot Nigerians there and I'm guessing they don't all hae tickes.

They may well have to be on the ball (pardon the pun) next Saturday when Nigeria play Argentina.

punchdrunk

I predict a lock...

Mint Sauce

punchdrunk wrote: »

I predict a lock...

i predict a riot

Guy:Incognito

punchdrunk wrote: »

I predict a lock...

In before said lock.

jd007

In before said said lock.

In before a mod

mikom

Hank_Jones wrote: »

How come these football game stampedes always occur in Africa?

Rushing home to check their Email in case any bank account details arrived....

Yakult

mikom wrote: »

Rushing home to check their Email in case any bank account details arrived....

lol

Mint Sauce

mikom wrote: »

Rushing home to check their Email in case any bank account details arrived....

but this crush happened going into the stadium

irish-stew

irish-stew wrote: »

but this crush happened going into the stadium

Free wi-fi in the stadium

Funkfield

In before the chemical castration..............:pac:

bonerm

Hank_Jones wrote: »

How come these football game stampedes always occur in Africa?

It's probably the English in their blood from back in the colonial days.

oppenheimer1

jd007 wrote: »

In before said said lock.

If everyone posts that then surely the thread becoming locked is a sefl fulfilling prophecy?

punchdrunk

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

If everyone posts that then surely the thread becoming locked is a sefl fulfilling prophecy?

an internet own-goal if you will?

Mr Benevolent

Most convincing example of tabloid news ever.

starbelgrade

Hank_Jones wrote: »

How come these football game stampedes always occur in Africa?

They don't always occur in Africa - a lot have, but that is in part due to the safety standards in the stadium. However, the rest of the world has had it's fair share of football stadium disasters.

Off the top of my head, there were deaths & mass injuries in European stadiums; Heysel Stadium, Ibrox Stadium, Bradford & Sheffielfd.

CreepingDeath

Sounds just like Hillsborough.