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Quote:AC Milan goalkeeper Dida was hit by a flare thrown from the stands, and Tuesday night's European Champions League quarterfinal against crosstown rival Internazionale was halted with about 15 minutes to play.
 
AC Milan was ahead 1-0 and set to advance on 3-0 aggregate when Dida was struck on his left shoulder by the flare in the 73rd minute. The game was stopped, and when referee Markus Merk tried to restart play 10 minutes later, more fireworks were thrown and Merk abandoned the match in the 75th minute.

"Tonight's episode doesn't just hurt Inter, but the entire city of Milan," AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "The reaction of the Inter fans was surprising. I've played and coached in Milan for 10 years and I've never seen anything like it."

Inter fans were upset that when Esteban Cambiasso put the ball in the net in the 71st minute, the goal was disallowed because of a foul. Last weekend, scores of fans were arrested throughout Italy following confrontations with police and racist chants.

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Why am I not surprised. Soccer..sorry futbol fans are psychopaths.

I have to wonder if we'd be much better if in their situation....

The largest difference that sticks out to me is that here, we back teams based on a loyalty to a company. Players come and go. Some are from your city, some are from across the country, or from another country. Even in college, many players go out of state.

There is no national/state/city pride truly attached to these games. Even Boston vs. NY is dilluted - far from pure.

I'm sure we'd have better security so the flare thing wouldn't happen though...but considering we have fans getting in fights with millionaires who have no loyalty to the jersey they're wearing, I can only imagine what it would be like if it all meant something.

Sorry to get kinda deep there.