Indonesian soccer player Pieter Rumaropen could face heavy punishment after punching a referee in the face during a Super League match last weekend. Rumaropen's Persiwa Wamena was tied 1-1 with Pelita Bandung Raya on Sunday when referee Muhaimin awarded a penalty to Pelita with eight minutes left on the clock. Video replays of the incident showed Rumaropen running up behind … [Read more...]
🇮🇩 Indonesia’s Football Fever | 101 East
Football inspires fanaticism in Indonesia. It also inspires danger. Football violence has killed about 75 fans in the past 25 years. Thousands more have been injured. Popular Indonesian teams travel to matches in armoured personnel carriers and riot police with automatic weapons are regular fixtures. Accusations of match-fixing fuel the anger of football crowds and brawling … [Read more...]
Fatal clash between police and football fans, Indonesia
Hundreds of Indonesian football fans clash with riot police, unhappy with the result of a match. The violence which occured the 22 October 2014 resulted in one death and a dozen injured. What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! … [Read more...]