Watch the Valencia vs Inter brawl !

Patrik SG

Punch pple den run away.
Rolling Eyes

superstrongnlong SG

soccer seems 2 B more violent these days. Question

zocoss SG

Saw from the clip Figo also tried to follow him in but was stop by the security guards. Rolling Eyes

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Uefa charges Inter and Valencia

Uefa has charged both teams and five players for the brawl that marred Valencia's Champions League match with Inter Milan. Carlos Marchena and David Navarro of Valencia, and Inter's Nicolas Burdisso, Ivan Cordoba and Maicon have all been charged with gross unsporting conduct.

Uefa's Control and Disciplinary Body will deal with the case on 14 March. Navarro sparked a free-for-all after breaking Burdisso's nose, with players from both teams becoming involved. The fracas continued in the tunnel with Inter players trying to confront Navarro in Valencia's dressing-room.

A goalless draw at the Mestalla took Valencia through But the result was overshadowed by events on the final whistle. Valencia midfielder Marchena appeared to kick out at Burdisso after exchanging words. The incident sparked the brawl and Navarro, a substitute who had not featured in the match, ran on to the middle of the pitch and punched Burdisso.

Several Inter players tried to trip up Navarro as he ran off the pitch and the fighting continued in the tunnel and outside the dressing rooms. Inter coach Roberto Mancini dubbed Navarro "a coward" for his act. Mancini said: "Now I have seen the footage there's nothing else you can say about someone who throws a punch like that and runs away."

Navarro has apologised for his role in the fracas and offered to go to Italy to apologise to Burdisso in person. He said: "I want to say sorry for what happened, what I did was not good. "It was a lack of respect for the football world and that's why I wanted to ask forgiveness from the Inter player.

"If I need to go to Italy to say sorry, I will. "This is a bad time for me, nothing like this has happened before because I am not a violent person. I am setting a bad example." Navarro added that he expected Uefa to come down heavily on him, and will accept the punishment meted out to him.

He said: "It's logical that I am punished by Uefa and I must be ready for anything. "I want to say sorry to Uefa and my club as the example I gave was not good, it wasn't me."

Inter goalkeeper Francesco Toldo entered the Valencia dressing room, while Luis Figo and Inter's Esteban Cambiasso were involved in scuffles as they tried to follow him before security guards intervened.

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Champions League brawl photos

Valencia's players celebrate at the final whistle after the goalless draw earns them a spot in the quarter-finals

Events soon take an ugly turn as David Silva, Carlos Marchena and Joaquin Sanchez square up to Inter's Nicolas Burdisso

Burdisso is in the thick of the action, clashing with Marchena who had earlier lashed out with his boot

Valencia's subsitute David Navarro who had not featured in the match soon gets involved, breaking Burdisso's nose

Valencia's Fabian Ayala and Inter's Francesco Toldo tend to Burdisso who is left in agony following the punch

A number of Inter players start to chase Navarro, looking to trip him up as he runs from the pitch

Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries to calm the situation but the fight spreads to the players' tunnel and dressing rooms

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INTER CLAIM INNOCENCE

Inter Milan claim they were the innocent parties following the brawl that marred their elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Valencia. Both clubs have been charged with improper conduct by UEFA who will rule on the case on March 14.

A statement posted on club website www.inter.it read: "After the concerted aggression from Valencia, Inter can absolutely neither underestimate nor forget that as the away team it was victim of a very severe situation, generated by the violent physical aggression against a footballer who has had his nose broken after being provoked."

The statement then goes on to say that the reactions that followed the punch were "the reactions of those who had seen a team-mate struck in cold blood at the end of the game and with no motive" at a time when other players were trying to restore calm.

The statement ends: "For this reason, we are sure that it will not even have escaped UEFA's committees the exact evaluation of the facts that have seen Inter as a victim provoked and subjected to aggression. "The club makes it clear that it will state its case in all the relevant sports bodies and with all the means at its disposal."

The Valencia website reported that Navarro had sought and had received Burdisso's forgiveness. Valencia progressed on the away goals rule after the 0-0 draw at the Mestalla. The first leg at the San Siro finished 2-2.

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Navarro handed seven-month ban

Uefa has suspended Valencia's David Navarro for seven months for his role in the on-pitch brawl which marred the Spanish club's Champions League game against Internazionale last week. The disciplinary body announced the decision today after examining the official reports of the delegate and referee, along with video evidence.

European football's governing body also fined the Primera Liga club 250,000 Swiss francs (£106,000), but opted not to impose a stadium ban which will come as a huge relief for Valencia who play Chelsea in the quarter-finals.

Navarro has already apologised for his actions. "It's only logical for Uefa to punish me," he said, "and I will accept whatever sanction they choose. I want to apologise to the club, to Uefa and to Burdisso. I cannot explain why I did it and I regret it deeply. I've been trying to contact him to apologise. I spoke to my father and we were both in tears."

casshern SG

wahahahhaha sibei funny, still got sliding tackles

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