Video - West Ham United-Columbus Crew Fans Brawl (Part 3 of 4)

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 Video -  West Ham United-Columbus Crew Fans Brawl (Part 3 of 4)
In Part 3, a West Ham hooligan is taken down by security and choked out...

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West Ham United and Columbus Crew Fans Riot During Friendly
Published 7/22/2008 at FanIQ Blog
Videos from yesterday's fight between West Ham United and Columbus Crew fans have finally made their way to Youtube. In the first video, a West Ham fan gets put into a chokehold by a security guard as other fans push and yell around them. Cool. Below, fans fight in the stands. The number of people battling was indeed greatly exaggerated, but that's okay. Rome wasn't destroyed by rioting in a day. American soccer fans will get better with time.

West Ham United and Columbus crew “friendly” turns very UNfriendly
Published 7/22/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
USA Today - A halftime brawl between more than 100 fans marred an exhibition match Sunday between West Ham United of the English Premier League club and the MLS’ Columbus Crew. The fights, which overshadowed West Ham United’s 3-1 win, began when a handful of West Ham supporters… entered the northeast corner of the stadium where the Crew’s most boisterous supporters typically gather. Crew supporters began directing chants toward the rival fans, and fights quickly broke out between more than 100 Crew fans and at least 30 West Ham fans. [Note: police reportedly used pepper spray on the crowd. ...

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