SPANISH national low-cost airline Vueling has announced numerous extra flights this summer, increasing frequency and destination choice for 2024.
Spanish ref orders rival player hug after Olympique de Lyon-Besiktas Europa League match mayhem
17/04/2017
THE Spanish referee at the Europa League match between Turkish team Besiktas and French side Olympique de Lyon had an unusual but heart-warming solution for the pandemonium caused by rival fans causing a riot and disrupting the match.
Besiktas fans hurled firecrackers at Lyon supporters, who had to rush onto the pitch to escape and ended up wrecking the game.
The match at Lyon's Parc Olympique was delayed for a further hour until the chaos was over and the dust had settled.
Referee Mateu Lahoz decided the players should set an example as to 'what football was all about' and the healthy competition it should be.
So he ordered Besiktas and Olympique players to shake hands and hug each other in the centre of the pitch in full view of the public
Photos and videos of the rival footballers embracing each other have gone viral on social networks, putting violent fans to shame.
Related Topics
THE Spanish referee at the Europa League match between Turkish team Besiktas and French side Olympique de Lyon had an unusual but heart-warming solution for the pandemonium caused by rival fans causing a riot and disrupting the match.
Besiktas fans hurled firecrackers at Lyon supporters, who had to rush onto the pitch to escape and ended up wrecking the game.
The match at Lyon's Parc Olympique was delayed for a further hour until the chaos was over and the dust had settled.
Referee Mateu Lahoz decided the players should set an example as to 'what football was all about' and the healthy competition it should be.
So he ordered Besiktas and Olympique players to shake hands and hug each other in the centre of the pitch in full view of the public
Photos and videos of the rival footballers embracing each other have gone viral on social networks, putting violent fans to shame.
Related Topics
More News & Information
A HOLLYWOOD legend joining folk-dancers from Asturias and showing off her fancy footwork in the street is not a scene your average Oviedo resident witnesses during his or her weekly shop. Even though their northern...
FOOTBALL fans have plenty of time to plan their trip to Spain for the 2030 FIFA men's World Cup, and almost any destination in the country should be within easy travelling distance of a stadium – a shortlist of 15...
NOW into its seventh stage and a new calendar month, Spain's version of the Tour de France concludes its only incursion into coastal towns on Sunday,