Soccer referee decapitated after stabbing player to death in Brazil

Soccer referee decapitated after stabbing player to death in Brazil

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Police say enraged spectators invaded a football field, stoned the referee to death and quartered his body after he stabbed a player to death.

The Public Safety Department of the state of Maranhao says in a statement that it all started when referee Otavio da Silva expelled player Josenir Abreu from a game last weekend. The two got into a fist fight, then Silva took out a knife and stabbed Abreu, who died on his way to the hospital.

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Local news media say the spectators also decapitated Silva and stuck his head on a stake in the middle of the field.

These Brazilian fans take their sports seriously, eh?

I've been known to yell a thing or 2 watching (American style) football...but come on.



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Yup - i think a war started over a soccer match in Central America back in the 60's or 70's.

This isn't breaking news, and it was already posted earlier today:

www.abovetopsecret.com...

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Absolutely crazy. Wonder how the World cup's going to work out......

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Brazil really need to work on their PR campaign's.
This doesn't make me wanna go to the world cup, instead I want to stay home and rock back and forth in the corner.

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