22A Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/south-american-football-referee-beheaded-fans-killing-player-084120459.html There were absolutely horrific scenes at an amateur football match in Brazil when spectators lynched a referee and put his head on a stake after he had killed a player. Referee Otavio Jordao da Silva (20) fatally stabbed footballer Josenir dos Santos Abreu (30) during a heated moment of a match. Santos Abreu is believed to have argued and then struck the referee after being unhappy with a decision. It is believed the referee was carrying a knife throughout the match and fatally stabbed the player in retaliation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 I'm not saying this isn't true but I'm yet to see it on a more credible news site. Terrible if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tins Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 What. The. Hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityFarAndWide Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Madness. Utter madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride of the west Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 I'm not saying this isn't true but I'm yet to see it on a more credible news site. Terrible if true. Is eurosport/yahoo not credible then? I thought that they would be quite reliable in only reporting acurate news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Is eurosport/yahoo not credible then? I thought that they would be quite reliable in only reporting acurate news It's only on Eurosport and the Daily Mail. There are a lot of 'probably's and 'apparently's. Some of the other papers with, perhaps, more journalistic integrity, it seems, are fact checking before they publish a story. It looks likely based on the fact that ES and DM are reporting it that this probably happened, but it's hard to comment on before all the details come out (other than, obviously, to condemn it). Wonder if it will have ramifications on their World Cup and Olympic hopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyderiup Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 New system. first offence = yellow card. second offence = red card. any more shit and comes the knife bitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 It's only on Eurosport and the Daily Mail. There are a lot of 'probably's and 'apparently's. Some of the other papers with, perhaps, more journalistic integrity, it seems, are fact checking before they publish a story. It looks likely based on the fact that ES and DM are reporting it that this probably happened, but it's hard to comment on before all the details come out (other than, obviously, to condemn it). Wonder if it will have ramifications on their World Cup and Olympic hopes. Are you high or something? Why would one persons actions have ramifications on the World Cup or Olympics?! If thousands of people rioting and protesting don't have any bearing on the said events then I doubt one persons will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Do football teams carry stakes round on the off chance of red lynching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Are you high or something? Why would one persons actions have ramifications on the World Cup or Olympics?! If thousands of people rioting and protesting don't have any bearing on the said events then I doubt one persons will Someone doesn't agree with your own outlook so they are high. Fantastic. Maybe Fifa will combine this event with the protests and the fact that murder is actually disconcertingly common in Brazil (along with other crimes - and I'm not saying Brazil is particularly uncommon for a high level of violent crime). I'm not saying one event will scupper everything but it seems to be indicative of a wider societal problem in Brazil at the moment. But sorry, I'll let you get back to the ad hominem attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Someone doesn't agree with your own outlook so they are high. Fantastic. Maybe Fifa will combine this event with the protests and the fact that murder is actually disconcertingly common in Brazil (along with other crimes - and I'm not saying Brazil is particularly uncommon for a high level of violent crime). I'm not saying one event will scupper everything but it seems to be indicative of a wider societal problem in Brazil at the moment. But sorry, I'll let you get back to the ad hominem attacks The BBC will be writing to you asking you for your help with their usual pre-tournament programme about how everyone who goes to the host country will be killed by muggers/racists/terrorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Nothing on the BBC or even Sky, but there is on ghanasoccernet. H'mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 The BBC will be writing to you asking you for your help with their usual pre-tournament programme about how everyone who goes to the host country will be killed by muggers/racists/terrorists. I'd be very surprised if anyone was killed during the tournament if I'm honest. I know someone who was doing some work in Rio and someone from that company was murdered on their way back from a cash-point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Someone doesn't agree with your own outlook so they are high. Fantastic. Maybe Fifa will combine this event with the protests and the fact that murder is actually disconcertingly common in Brazil (along with other crimes - and I'm not saying Brazil is particularly uncommon for a high level of violent crime). I'm not saying one event will scupper everything but it seems to be indicative of a wider societal problem in Brazil at the moment. But sorry, I'll let you get back to the ad hominem attacks FIFA don't care. Holding the tourney is Brasil is not very honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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