Tag: football

MALANG: Indonesian father Mochamad Munif looked at the grave of his young daughter, sprinkling petals across it before bending down to kiss the square white stone slab and utter the ...

"NEGLIGENCE" Police described the pitch invasion as a riot and said two officers were killed, but survivors accused them of overreacting. Officers responded with force, kicking and hitting fans with ...

HOOLIGANISM TARNISHES INDONESIA’S FOOTBALL AMBITIONS The country is due to host next year’s FIFA men’s Under-23 World Cup and is in the running to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. ...

JAKARTA: It was supposed to be a night of celebration for fans of Indonesian football club Persebaya. On Oct 1, their team defeated its bitter rival Arema 2-3, the first ...

MALANG, Indonesia: There were no requests for paramedics and ambulances to be on standby for the football match which ended in chaos and resulted in the deaths of at least ...

NEWCASTLE, Australia: At least 125 soccer fans have died in Indonesia, and more than 300 have been injured, in what is being reported as one of the worst sports stadium ...

MALANG, Indonesia: Indonesia's government on Monday (Oct 3) called on the country's police to identify and punish whoever was responsible for a stadium stampede that left 125 people dead, as anger ...

ORGANISATIONS/OFFICIALS "A dark day for all involved in football and a tragedy beyond comprehension." - FIFA president Gianni Infantino. "The RFEF deeply laments the tragedy and condemns any act of ...

NEVER AGAIN Both Vilallah and Syaila have watched live matches of Arema FC multiple times.  But Saturday’s disaster is the worst they both have witnessed.  After the match, thousands of ...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong football fans were heard booing China's national anthem on Saturday (Sep 24) at the first match open to spectators in the city since legislation outlawing the ...