ARGENTINA: VIOLENT PROTESTS BY FANS AS 'RACING CLUB', ONE OF ARGENTINA'S OLDEST SOCCER CLUBS IS AUCTIONED

Record ID: 984416

  • Title: ARGENTINA: VIOLENT PROTESTS BY FANS AS 'RACING CLUB', ONE OF ARGENTINA'S OLDEST SOCCER CLUBS IS AUCTIONED
  • Date: 12th August 1999
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, (AUGUST 12, 1999) (CHANNEL 13-NO ACCESS ARGENTINA) 1. VARIOUS EXTERIOR OF RACING CLUB HEADQUARTERS WITH SIGNS THAT READ: "NO TO THE AUCTION" 2. INTERIOR OF THE CLUB'S HEADQUARTERS, FAN WATCHING FROM INSIDE 3. FANS OUTSIDE THE CLUB'S DOOR HOLDING FLAGS 4. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED FAN SAYING: "The auction must be postponed until a solution is found, a player should be sold but not the headquarters." 5. FANS IN THE STREET SCREAMING "ACADEMIA" "ACADEMIA" (THE NAME BY WHICH THE RACING CLUB IS KNOWN) 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) AUCTIONEER MARCELO BABENCO SAYING: "I am one of the four auctioneers, the auction is supposed to take place as planned." 7. FANS SCREAMING AT THE AUCTIONEERS 8. AUCTIONEER BABENCO TRYING TO PROTECT HIMSELF BEHIND POLICE CORDON 9. FANS CROSS THE FENCE 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED FAN TELLING A POLICEMAN: "Stop the auction, the conditions have not been set. The auctioning of the club is part of the Racing thieves' actions. This must be stopped otherwise there will be deaths. Stop it, stop it." 11. AUCTIONEER BABENCO LEAVES ESCORTED BY THE POLICE WHILE FANS THROW EGGS AND STONES 12. CONFRONTATION BETWEEN FANS AND POLICE 13. FANS INSIDE THE CLUB TRYING TO CALM DOWN THOSE OUTSIDE 14. POLICE TAKING INJURED MAN INSIDE CLUB 15. FANS THROWING STONES TO POLICE AND POLICE DOING THE SAME TO THEM 16. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FAN WHO HAD TAKEN OVER THE CLUB ATTEMPTING TO CALM DOWN THOSE OUTSIDE SAYING: "Let's stop please. The auction has been put on hold. Stop. There are people injured inside, a police is injured." 17. FAN INSIDE LOOKING OUTSIDE 18. FANS LEAVING THE CLUB 19. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED FAN SAYING: "What's important is that the directors did not show up. Those who caused the problems are not here. Here present are Racing's fans which is the best we have. That is all we want." 20. OUTSIDE FANS SCREAMING: "Racing united will never be beaten." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
  • Country: Argentina
  • Reuters ID: LVAAQ0OJPSEHB502G2J4ZUHGLU4X
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