BBCNEWS Sportsday July 2, 2024
at one of football's most iconic arenas, the sport's darkest side was there for everyone to see. before a ball is even kicked, between brazil and argentina, fighting broke out amongst rival spectators at the maracana. police intervened, players attempted to act as mediators. aston villa's emiliano martinez attempted do grab a baton. lionel messi pleaded for calm. it came after clutches in the same city between a club match of brazilian argentine teams. messi said this one could've been a tragedy. translation: it is obviously bad, because we saw- with the police. we saw it once again....