http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/river-plate-fans-kick-off-season-with-gunfight.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:57:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/river-plate-fans-kick-off-season-with-gunfight.html/comment-page-1#comment-22650 combat chuck Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:28:41 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/river-plate-fans-kick-off-season-with-gunfight.html#comment-22650 No surprises here. The leaders of River Plate's "barra brava" are hardcore Mafia-type criminals, extorting roughly fifty thousand dollars a month from club directors, securing free airfare and accomodations for the team's away games, etc. Last year, after a bad loss, they broke into the players' private parking lot and busted up their cars. No surprises here. The leaders of River Plate’s “barra brava” are hardcore Mafia-type criminals, extorting roughly fifty thousand dollars a month from club directors, securing free airfare and accomodations for the team’s away games, etc. Last year, after a bad loss, they broke into the players’ private parking lot and busted up their cars.

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