Crew plays down 'altercation' during weekend game
Published 7/23/2008 at FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Columbus Crew officials are playing down a weekend incident that included punches and police, describing it as a brief "altercation."
Crew officials issued a statement Tuesday blaming three English Premier League club West Ham United fans for the Sunday skirmish. The club says West Ham fans went into Crew stands, and that reports describing the incident as a brawl or fight are incorrect.
The Major League Soccer team says the halftime incident was crowded with bystanders, not participants.
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Crew plays down 'altercation' during weekend game
Columbus Crew officials are playing down a weekend incident that included punches and police, describing it as a brief "altercation."
Columbus Crew officials are playing down a weekend incident that included punches and police, describing it as a brief "altercation."
