Soccer Referee decapitated

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.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2013/07/06/soccer-referee-decapitated-brazil-stabbing-maranhao/2495199/


Shit's crazy!

Sadly, this isn't all that surprising in South American Soccer. A decapitation anywhere should be, but some of those South Americans get crazy when it comes to Soccer. It's been rife with violence and riots for decades now. Of course that comes with the low economy and depression in those countries too, but that doesn't excuse taking the life of another for a Soccer game. In England it is not as bad as it once was, Racism and Violence was still ever present as early this year. It will be interesting to see how the World Cup next year is handled in Brazil.

Brazil: Hosting the Football/Soccer World Cup and the Olympics. Suppose it'll add another layer of suspense.