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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Soccer culture clash at Club World Cup as American woman reports Argentine fans to cops over 'throwing beer and shoving' - but they say SHE was wrong
A clash of cultures erupted at Seattle's Lumen Field during the Club World Cup as an American woman reported a group of Argentine fans to stadium staff and police. The tensions occurred during Inter Milan 's 2-0 victory over River Plate earlier in the week - a match that was heated on the pitch as well, with the Buenos Aires side receiving two red cards and six booking issued in total. The woman described being surrounded by River fans who refused to respect assigned seating and crowded into her section in raucous fashion. She explained on social media that the situation turned physical when she confronted the fans, claiming they threw beer on her and shoved her boyfriend away. She called security, and eventually local police arrived to intervene. The woman could be heard screaming in a video uploaded on TikTok: 'This is our seat, we paid for the seat.' One of the River fans responded: 'We paid too,' before the American woman demanded they showed their tickets. @_jung_kook_wifey We approach them with our tickets in our hand and they're like 'there's no assigned seats' like we don't go to almost every Sounder game and know the drill. They got aggressive real quick throwing beer and shoving my bf and pulling my hair. #ClubWorldCup ♬ original sound - lou ❀𓇼𓏲☘︎ River Plate fans ignored ticket allocations and sat in her set, leading to a heated confrontation The woman alleged that beer was thrown on her hair and that her boyfriend was shoved away The River fan then said: 'You can sit anywhere, it doesn't matter [about] your ticket,' much to the woman's frustration, who insisted again: 'It does. This is our seat, we paid for the seat.' In South American football culture, supporters often cluster together and ignore seat assignments on their tickets. The woman recognised this, but argued that these norms do not override the fact she paid for a specific seat. She wrote on TikTok: 'I can support futbol culture but that does not mean disregarding the stadium's rules or jurisdiction. 'This was not a general admission event! Otherwise, tickets would have been priced THE SAME. 'Choosing to ignore assigned seating - and worse, attempting to physically intimidate or assault others out of their PAID spaces - is not only entitled, it's unlawful. 'You cannot assault your way into getting what you want just because you are not 'used to the customs set in place.' However, many fans under the woman's video did not extend any sympathy, arguing she should have been prepared for a culture clash before buying her tickets. The woman went on to accuse one fan of swearing and smoking a cigarette in the ground One fan commented: 'In South America your ticket gets you into the stands and no seat allocation as no one sits down anyway. The seats are a free for fall, if you come late. You lose out. So happy Americans are getting a taste of real football.' Another wrote: 'That's how it works in ultras sector. You should know that before you buy tickets.' A third said: 'To be fair in South America and many countries, seat allocations don't matter. You sit where there's space.' The woman shared more details of the incident in another slideshow on TikTok, where she went on to reveal that one man was also swearing at her and smoking a cigarette in the ground.
New York Times
7 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Goodbye Argentina. The Club World Cup will miss your fans but not your football
There were 93 minutes on the clock. One of the Italian journalists in the press tribune at Lumen Field stopped watching the game and gazed down at the River Plate fans below him. Their team were 2-0 down, heading out of the Club World Cup, but you would never have known it. Again and again, at the very top of their voices, they restated their love. Advertisement 'Bellissima, meraviglioso,' the journalist said, shaking his head. Beautiful, marvellous. 'I've never seen anything like it.' Moments later, what remained of the game was in flames. River, who needed a miracle or three, decided to stop trying for them and instead went full scorched earth. Gonzalo Montiel was sent off for acute head loss. In fairness, it could have been any one of about six River players. At the final whistle, Marcos Acuna tried to chase Denzel Dumfries into the changing rooms. Beautiful? Marvellous? Not so much. This was ugly, undignified stuff. And here, in tidy, diorama form, you had the final balance sheet of this Club World Cup — not just for River, but for the Argentine contingent in general. This tournament will miss the fans. What River and Boca Juniors mustered on the pitch — long periods of scrappiness with occasional outbreaks of football — will be forgotten by daybreak. Let's sink one more for the road. Boca's fans especially breathed life and vitality into the first week of this shiny, slightly soulless competition. Even those keen to hold this thing at arm's length, wary of what it might mean to live for a month inside Gianni Infantino's ego dreams, found their resistance melting, if only momentarily. On the west coast of the United States, the River supporters had been less of a news item, their presence watered down by the sheer geography of Los Angeles. Here in Seattle, though, you had the feeling of bearing witness to a mass pilgrimage. If this is as close to a true football city as can be found in the U.S., the travelling River supporters did it justice, turning every street scene into a vivid red and white collage. There was plenty to be excited about at kick-off. Qualification for the last 16 was still in River's hands. There was also Tuesday's Boca result. Not only were their bitter rivals going home early; they had failed to beat Auckland City's literal part-timers. It was a gift from the gods, destined to be worked into the rich, vindictive tapestry of the Superclasico. Advertisement Well. The needle lord giveth. The needle lord also taketh away. There is no shame in losing to Inter, especially when they play as well as they did here, but River will still be joining Boca on the plane back to Buenos Aires in the morning. There will be parallel post-mortems. For Boca, the Club World Cup accentuated a feeling of drift that has surrounded the club for months, maybe even years. The president, Juan Roman Riquelme, will come under renewed scrutiny. His decision to bring veteran manager Miguel Angel Russo back on the eve of the tournament now looks like an act of nostalgia and crude populism. River are a better team than Boca. They might have beaten Monterrey in their second match and were unfortunate to lose striker Sebastian Driussi to injury against Urawa Red Diamonds. In Marcelo Gallardo, they have a genuinely smart coach who transformed the club, inside and out, during his first spell at the Monumental. Still, there are questions to be asked. How will they replace the Real Madrid-bound Franco Mastantuono? Would a bit more discipline — their entire first-choice midfield was suspended against Inter — have given them a better chance? Does Gallardo still have the hunger? Inevitably, there will also be reflection about what this means for Argentina. The fact all four Brazilian teams have made it through the group stage will not be lost on the media in the two countries. Nor could River or Boca really paint themselves as unlucky losers. It all plays into the wider narrative, the one that tells of a power shift in the South American game. The past six editions of the Copa Libertadores have been won by Brazilian clubs. Four of those finals were all-Brazilian affairs. Boca and River have 10 titles between them — no Brazilian team has more than three — but history can only sate you for so long. Advertisement Boca and River have colossal fanbases but have suffered financially due to the rolling financial crisis in Argentina. Their revenues — particularly those from sponsorships and marketing — are lower than those of the big Brazilian clubs, who can afford to sign and pay better players. More of them, too. There has also been a wave of professionalisation in Brazilian football that has yet to be replicated in Argentina, where many club hierarchies still bow to powerful fan groups. There is, in fairness, no great sense of crisis. Argentine football's smaller clubs can still punch above their weight: witness Racing's success in the Copa Sudamericana, South America's Europa League equivalent, last year. Plus, of course, there is the all-conquering national team. It is hard to be too down about things when you have the World Cup trophy in your possession. Still, the performances of the big two in the U.S. should provide some food for thought. The Brazilian clubs have made the gap between South America and Europe look smaller. Boca and River, for all the glorious sound and fury in the stands, have made it look like a chasm.
The National
7 days ago
- Sport
- The National
Club World Cup: Inter Milan storm into last 16 as Brazil clubs impress
Inter Milan entered the last 16 stage of the Club World Cup following a stormy 2-0 victory over River Plate that sealed the Argentine club's exit. Teenage striker Francesco Esposito and Alessandro Bastoni scored the goals to settle a tense contest which saw River finish with nine men. The final whistle was marred by an ugly melee which saw players from both sides clash as they sprinted off the pitch, with missiles being thrown by River's fans at Seattle's Lumen Field. "We got the job done, that's the most important thing," Inter manager Cristian Chivu said. "That game was very tough for us – in the first half they had a lot of aggression, a lot of intensity. But in the second half we controlled the game better and in the end won." Esposito, 19, bagged his first goal for Inter with a fine strike in the 72nd minute to put the Italians ahead. The tall striker collected a pass from Petar Sucic, lost his marker before drilling a shot into the bottom right-hand corner past River goalkeeper Franco Armani. Bastoni then bagged Inter's second deep into injury time to seal a win which sets up a last-16 meeting against Brazil's Fluminense next Monday. Both Argentine teams at the tournament, River Plate and Boca Juniors, have been eliminated despite fervent support. "It's a shame for all the people who came en masse to watch the team that we couldn't give them the chance to keep going," said River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo. Brazil clubs on the mark Fluminense held Mamelodi Sundowns to a 0-0 draw, denying the South African club the win they needed to advance to the knockout round. Fluminense finished second in Group F to Borussia Dortmund, who defeated Ulsan 1-0 in Cincinnati. The result underscored a renaissance of sorts for Brazilian clubs at the tournament. Flamengo, Palmeiras, Botafogo and Fluminense – Copa Libertadores winners in recent years – all advanced to the second round. Flamengo and Palmeiras topped their groups; Flamengo stunned Chelsea 3-1 to be the first team to qualify for the last 16. Botafogo, who stunned Uefa Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, and Fluminense qualified in second place. "Our first objective was the round of 16, but that isn't the end objective,' Fluminense midfielder Jhon Arias said after the draw with Mamelodi Sundowns. Botafogo and Palmeiras will face off on Saturday, a game which guarantees at least one Brazilian club a spot in the quarter-finals. Flamengo take on Bayern Munich on Sunday. Corinthians were the last Brazilian club to win the world club title, beating Chelsea in 2012. That tournament format was much smaller than the current 32-team competition, which features clubs from five continents. Also, Monterrey booked a spot in the knockout rounds with a thumping 4-0 win over Urawa Red Diamonds at the Rose Bowl to claim second place in Group E and set up a last-16 clash with Borussia Dortmund. Three goals in eight first-half minutes sent Monterrey on their way to victory, with stunning long-range strikes from Nelson Deossa and Jesus Corona coming either side of German Berterame's cool finish. Deossa put Monterrey in front on the half-hour mark with a swerving shot from 35 yards and Berterame doubled the advantage four minutes later. Corona added the third with the pick of the goals from distance in the 38th minute before Berterame scored the fourth in second-half stoppage time.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Battle of Seattle' as Inter down nine-man River to advance
Tempers flare between Inter Milan and River Plater's players at the end of their stormy Club World Cup clash (JUAN MABROMATA) Inter Milan powered into the last 16 of the Club World Cup on Wednesday, scoring a stormy 2-0 victory over River Plate that sealed the Argentinian club's exit. Teenage striker Francesco Esposito and Alessandro Bastoni scored the goals to settle a physical contest which saw River finish with nine men. Advertisement The final whistle was marred by an ugly melee which saw players from both sides clash as they sprinted off the pitch, with missiles being thrown by River's fans at Seattle's Lumen Field Earlier, the 19-year-old Esposito bagged his first goal for Serie A giants Inter with a lovely strike in the 72nd minute to put the Italians 1-0 up. The tall teenage striker collected a pass from Petar Sucic, elegantly lost his marker before drilling a shot into the bottom right-hand corner past River goalkeeper Franco Armani. Bastoni then bagged Inter's second deep into injury time to seal a win which sets up a last 16 meeting against Brazil's Fluminense next Monday. Advertisement Mexico's Monterrey, 4-0 winners over already-eliminated Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds, finished as runners-up in Group E and will face Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 on July 2. River's campaign ended in disarray, with defender Lucas Martinez Quarta sent off for denial of a goal-scoring opportunity in the 66th minute. Argentina international Gonzalo Montiel then followed his team-mate off the field in injury time after picking up a second yellow card Inter and River Plate had gone into the game with the Group E standings on a knife edge. But after Monterrey swept into an early 3-0 lead against Urawa in Pasadena, the stakes soon became clear in Seattle, where the winner would advance provided the result in California held. Advertisement After a scrappy first half, Inter began to get on top in the second half against a River side who struggled to create much of note in the final third. Inter striker Lautaro Martinez squandered a golden chance in the 55th minute, shooting straight at Armani after cutting side. The game tilted decisively in Inter's favour in the 65th minute when Martinez Quarta was dismissed for bringing down Henrikh Mkhitaryan as the former Manchester United player went down on goal. The game opened up for Inter after that, Esposito giving the Italians the lead seven minutes later before Bastoni sealed it. rcw/bb
The Sun
25-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Inter Milan vs River Plate predictions, odds and betting tips
A HEAVYWEIGHT showdown awaits at Lumen Field as Inter Milan and River Plate collide in a decisive Group E finale at the FIFA Club World Cup. With both sides vying for a place in the knockout rounds, the stakes couldn't be higher. A win guarantees top spot and safe passage through for either team, but defeat could prove fatal, with Monterrey expected to claim all three points against Urawa Reds in the group's other match. 🔥 Inter Milan vs River Plate betting tips Waiting for the match to start? 📺 Keep up the live action with bet365 live casino! 👇 Inter Milan vs River Plate odds Find the latest football betting odds for Inter Milan vs River Plate here. Our odds are provided by our recommended football betting sites and are subject to change. Inter Milan vs River Plate predictions Group E of the FIFA Club World Cup is heading into its decisive phase, and the clash between Inter Milan and River Plate is shaping up to be a pivotal encounter in the race for the Round of 16. River Plate currently sit top of the table with four points, leading only on goal difference. Marcelo Gallardo's side opened their campaign with a comfortable 3-1 win over Urawa Red Diamonds, followed by a goalless draw with Monterrey. Facundo Colidio, Sebastián Driussi, and Maximiliano Meza were on target in the win over Urawa, as River dominated possession with 59% and conceded only from the penalty spot. However, their second outing was far less straightforward. Somewhat bizarrely, with only 40% possession, River registered 18 shots to Monterrey's three. Despite outgunning the Mexicans, River couldn't find a breakthrough. The 0–0 draw was marred late on by a red card for Kevin Castaño, who was dismissed in stoppage time for a second yellow. He will miss the Inter match, as will Enzo Pérez and Giuliano Galoppo through suspension. Under new head coach Cristian Chivu, Inter Milan have also had a mixed campaign in the United States. The Nerazzurri drew 1-1 with Monterrey in their opener, before edging Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 in their second match. After falling behind to a Sergio Ramos goal in the first game, Lautaro Martínez equalised just before halftime. Inter enjoyed 62% possession and tallied 15 attempts to Monterrey's 11, but couldn't find a winner. Their second match followed a similar pattern. Inter again went behind, and although they dominated with a remarkable 82% possession, it took until the 78th minute for Martínez to level the score. The winner came two minutes into stoppage time, courtesy of Valentín Carboni. That victory leaves Inter second in the group, also on four points, but trailing River Plate by an inferior goal difference of one. Inter Milan vs River Plate betting tips The bookmakers expect a tight finish in Group E, with Inter Milan currently favourites at 8/11 to top the group and 1/6 to qualify. River Plate isn't far behind, priced at 5/4 to finish first and 1/3 to advance. Monterrey remain outsiders at 10/1 to win the group, but still have a fighting chance of progressing at even money. It promises to be a nervy encounter - our Inter vs River Plate betting tips follow: Inter Milan to win from behind Inter Milan have had to come from behind in both their matches at the FIFA Club World Cup. The Italians trailed 1-0 to Monterrey, before captain Lautaro Martinez scored late in the first half to salvage a draw. They then also found themselves 1-0 down to Urawa Red Diamonds, but another goal from Martinez, along with a late winner from Valentín Carboni saved their blushes. If you prefer a safer bet, Cristian Chivu's team is 17/20 to win in the 90 minute match betting market. But given their slow starts at the competition, we think it's worth backing Inter to come from behind to win at the far better odds. River Plate to have over 3.5 shots on target River Plate have shown plenty of attacking intent in this tournament, registering six shots on target and 18 total attempts against Monterrey, and five on target from 13 efforts against Urawa Red Diamonds. You can back River Plate to have over 10.5 total shots at even money, or over 3.5 shots on target at the same price. Given Inter Milan's defensive displays so far - conceding five shots at goal to Urawa and 11 total attempts to Monterrey - there's reason to believe River can exploit that looseness at the back. Lautaro Martinez to score anytime Having found the net in both of Inter Milan's opening group matches, Lautaro Martínez looks a solid bet to score anytime against River Plate. The Argentine forward has been Inter's most consistent attacking threat. The captain is the go to man when Inter needs a goal. At odds against to find the net again, Martinez offers strong value given his current form and sharpness in front of goal. 📺 How to watch Inter Milan vs River Plate Location: Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington, United States. Date and time: Thursday, 26th June, 2am BST. How to watch: DAZN. About the author Craig Mahood Craig Mahood is an expert in sports betting and online casinos and has worked with the company since 2020. He joined the Betting & Gaming team at The Sun in June 2022 and works closely with the leading bookmakers and online gaming companies to provide content on all areas of sports betting and gaming. He previously worked as a Digital Sports Reporter at the Scottish Sun, covering Scottish football with particular focus on Celtic and Rangers, As well as football, he has covered horse racing, boxing, darts, the Olympics and tennis for the Sun. 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