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Italy-Croatia Euro Qualifier Suspended After Fans Riot, Throw Flares at Players

November 16, 2014
By Igor Derysh

Sunday's Italy-Croatia Euro qualifier match was suspended after fans rioted and covered the pitch with flares and smoke.

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And football fans thought Raiders nation was bad.

The Italy-Croatia Euro Qualifier was suspended today after fans hurled flares onto the “pitch.”

Riot police were called in and one particular section of the stands suddenly turned into Ferguson, Missouri.

Play did eventually resume and the two teams battled to a 1-1 tie, because, soccer.

Igor Derysh

Igor Derysh is Editor-at-Large at XN Sports and has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sun-Sentinel, and FantasyPros. He has previously covered sports for COED Magazine, Fantasy Alarm, and Manwall.com.