Carew's punch left Riise unconscious
NINA BERGLUND
Oppdatert: 11.09.03 kl. 11:25 Publisert: 11.09.03 kl. 11:24
A fight between two star members of Norway's national soccer squad reportedly was more serious than originally thought. Striker John Carew punched teammate John Arne Riise so hard that Riise blacked out.
Even then, according to newspaper VG, Carew slugged Riise two more times before other teammates on the players' bus intervened.
The celebrated bust-up between Carew, who plays professionally for Roma, and Riise, who plays for Liverpool, has made headlines all over Europe. Now it seems the circumstances of a quarrel that exploded into a brawl could have had even more serious consequences.
Riise reportedly regained consciousness quickly, but Carew's attack was so brutal that teammates were never in doubt that Carew would have to be penalized. He was suspended and banned from playing in Wednesday's friendly match against Portugal, which Norway ended up losing 1-0.
Others have claimed since the fight that Riise also should have been punished, since he provoked Carew by, among other things, spitting repeatedly on his shoes.
Riise has admitted that he also behaved badly. "I didn't say anything ugly, I didn't swear or do anything racist," he told newspaper Dagbladet, "but I went too far."
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THIS IS THE MAIN REASON WHY I THINK RIISE IS A FUCKING CUNT!!!!