"The big Classic was overshadowed by the throwing of loads of objects on the field." : Last month a match between Real Madrid and F.A. Barcelona was suspended for 15 minutes due to "due to the continuous throwing of objects." The San Francisco Chronicle says the objects were "the severed heads of pigs and roosters," but this photo from the Real Madrid article just shows plastic Coke bottles.
posted by kirkaracha to soccer at 02:54 PM - 3 comments
I think they should continue to play...it adds to the excitement and then the players really earn their money...Contemporary Gladiators!
posted by StarFucker at 05:51 PM on December 05, 2002
Jeez....what a waste of good suckling pig's head... Who's hungry??
posted by bcb2k2 at 08:16 AM on December 06, 2002
BBC says "... whisky bottle and pig head." And the Guardian even has a pic, but I don't know if that's real.
posted by worldcup2002 at 03:07 PM on December 05, 2002