Israeli soccer player attacked by Egyptian player

[Yala]

The Turkcell Super League season started this weekend on a violent note when Sivasspor's Israeli striker Pini Balili was violently tackled by Trabzonspor's Egyptian defender Ayman Abdelaziz.

Trabzonspor were leading one-null (Ersen Martin, 85') on their home turf when Abdelziz tackled Balili. Balili attempted to retaliate amidst protests from infuriated fans of both clubs over the violent tackle, protests which only intensified after the referee decided to give Abdelaziz a yellow card and not the harsher red card which Sivasspor fans thought his violence on the pitch warranted.

Dozens of Sivasspor fans stormed the pitch and the referee ran for cover in the dressing room, from where he declared the game prematurely terminated.

Turkish sports Websites said this was not the first incident in which the Israeli striker, formerly of Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israeli national team, collided with an Egyptian player: In September 2006 Balili clashed with Konyaspor defender Abdel Zaher al-Saka. Balili later claimed the background for Saka's attack against him was the Second Lebanon War.

Sivasspor President Mecnun Otyakmaz put the blame on the crowd: "We have injured players because of the unruly behavior of the fans."

The Turkish Football Federation was positively considering giving Sivasspor a technical three-null victory and severely punishing Trabzonspor.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

[Justcurious]

Both players would have to learn about fair play. Retaliation is out of question, too.

Does the attitude of both players reflect the attitude of people in and around Israel?

[Anatolia]

I don't watch football but Turkish fans blame Ayman in Football Forums.

http://www.xtratime.com/forum/showth...=220188&page=3

[bararallu]

Both players would have to learn about fair play. Retaliation is out of question, too.

Does the attitude of both players reflect the attitude of people in and around Israel?

Does the building of gas chambers in Nazi Germany reflect on all European people past present and future?

[Justcurious]

Does the building of gas chambers in Nazi Germany reflect on all European people past present and future?

Gas chambers and football have nothing to little to do with each other. In skiing, oxygen-tents have been tried, but I understand David Beckham has been of the few footballers that have resorted to it.
Perhaps you have more information on players in your area?

[bararallu]

I'm addressing this...

Does the attitude of both players reflect the attitude of people in and around Israel?

...in a historical context. So again, does the attitude of genocidal warfare reflect on the attitude of people in and around Europe?

It's a fair question, and a correlate of yours. A simple yes or no will suffice.

[peaceful_arab]

some soccer fans(and players) take the sport to seriously.

[Mediocrates]

OY!

[Achihud]

Both players would have to learn about fair play. Retaliation is out of question, too.

You can end someones career with a tackle, it happened to one of our finest Belgian soccer players ever, Juan Lozano and it was on purpose!

[bararallu]

some soccer fans(and players) take the sport to seriously.

In this case the offending party didnt take it seriously enough...

[Kenneth]

Indeed. Some of them wait years to get their revenge too.

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