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[skyski_tige]

Soccer fan shoots player dead

Yahoo! Bookmarks Print Tue Mar 17, 8:58 am ETBAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi soccer fan shot dead a player of the opposing team as he tried to score an equalizing goal in the final minutes of a match, police said on Monday.

The shooting on Saturday in Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad, during a match between local teams, underscored the country's propensity to lawlessness even as violence by militant groups falls to lows not seen since mid-2003.

"As soon as Haider Kadhim (the player) was alone in front of the goalkeeper and close to equalizing, a fan in the crowd fired a pistol at him," a senior police officer in Hilla, who declined to be named, told Reuters.

"We arrested this fan immediately but unfortunately the player died."

Iraqis love soccer and have often expressed hope the game would help reconcile warring ethnic groups and sects.

Iraq's surprise victory in the 2007 Asian Cup brought rare joy and unity to the shattered nation, with Shi'ites, Sunni Arabs and Kurds pouring into the streets to celebrate their team's 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the Jakarta final.

(Reporting by Wisam Mohammed; Writing by Tim Cocks, editing by Mark Trevelyan)

[da.bell]

There was a Columbian soccer player that was killed about 8 years ago because he scored a goal for the USA I has happy for the goal but the player was later killed when he returned to Columbia.

[G-MONEY]

Another reason to hate soccer

[slacker661]

Another reason to hate soccer

I totally agree

[jwanck11]

Musta been a good shot... but seriously how freaking ridiculous.

[dogbert]

Another reason to hate soccer

Hey now...

[G-MONEY]

Hey now...

Soccer is lame.......

Where is CP3 when you need him....

[ImaPigDog]

Another reason to hate soccer

Natural Selection at work?

[Tequilasun]

soccer is like watching old people have sex, if some one does score it's a shock, it's slow, and rarely can you understand what the heck us going on. Oh, and I don't want to watch either one..

[sparky216]

I'm curious, being that your the resident expert....how many old people have you watched have sex Tequilasun?

[zad0030]

I'd like to see some of you run for 90 minutes straight.

[Tequilasun]

sparky: the Internet brings many wonderfully and scary things to my home!

Zad: that argument is fair, but I see a lot of standing around when I watch soccer.

It's a decent game, but it needs a couple things to make it bearable to watch.

Eliminate ties (same with hockey) what the heck is the
Point in playing any game that can end in a tie? Might as well run in place while drunk people sing ole ole ole in the stands

Eliminate the off side rule, seriously why penalize a team cause they have faster players, or more elusive players. Cause you don't want them to score? WTF

Make players who feign injuries score a goal against their own team. Soccer just pissesme off with these wankers taking a weak hit, flopping down and then the stretcher comes out. 2 minutes later the flopper gets healed by divine intervention and is fine. Vomit..... NBA needs to take control of this too.

Oh, and just for good measure, every world cup game should require that 1/4 of all tickets be sold to female Brazilian fans! Not that it would help the games, but the coverage sure would be more fun to watch!

[zad0030]

sparky: the Internet brings many wonderfully and scary things to my home!

Zad: that argument is fair, but I see a lot of standing around when I watch soccer.

It's a decent game, but it needs a couple things to make it bearable to watch.

Eliminate ties (same with hockey) what the heck is the
Point in playing any game that can end in a tie? Might as well run in place while drunk people sing ole ole ole in the stands

Eliminate the off side rule, seriously why penalize a team cause they have faster players, or more elusive players. Cause you don't want them to score? WTF

Make players who feign injuries score a goal against their own team. Soccer just pissesme off with these wankers taking a weak hit, flopping down and then the stretcher comes out. 2 minutes later the flopper gets healed by divine intervention and is fine. Vomit..... NBA needs to take control of this too.

Oh, and just for good measure, every world cup game should require that 1/4 of all tickets be sold to female Brazilian fans! Not that it would help the games, but the coverage sure would be more fun to watch!

I will agree on the ties, no sports should end in a tie.

Soccer is boring to watch. But when you play or have played it and understand the game more you get more enjoyment out of it. But serisously, nothing is more boring to watch than golf.

No offsides is important because It keeps the Forwards from lagging up by the goal. Also it keeps the play moving and less work for the midfield who already do a lot. Look at hockey with the blue line.

As far as injuries, dont forget that the only equpiment soccer plays use is shin gaurds. But still I agree, some tend to milk it a little too much.

[G-MONEY]

I will agree on the ties, no sports should end in a tie.

Soccer is boring to watch. But when you play or have played it and understand the game more you get more enjoyment out of it. But serisously, nothing is more boring to watch than golf.

No offsides is important because It keeps the Forwards from lagging up by the goal. Also it keeps the play moving and less work for the midfield who already do a lot. Look at hockey with the blue line.

As far as injuries, dont forget that the only equpiment soccer plays use is shin gaurds. But still I agree, some tend to milk it a little too much.

soccer is gay...........


Kick me in the leg all day.....try getting hit by a 95 MPH fastball in the back then come talk to me. You don't see most baseball players crying about it just take it like a man and get down the line.

[zad0030]

Kick me in the leg all day.....try getting hit by a 95 MPH fastball in the back then come talk to me. You don't see most baseball players crying about it just take it like a man and get down the line.

Well It wouldn't hit you in the back if you weren't cringing on an inside pitch.