BAGHDAD (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.
“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.”
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This is a prime example, cop-put or not, of why Americans don’t embrace soccer….and it’s a shame because it really is a cool sport if you understand it….