Just A Pic: Night Game

The last thing you'd imagine is finding yourself on a website in an unfamiliar pose watching a match. Browsing the Maine Road FC website spotted myself in a nonchalant position on the left, and the Biffa herself with red hoodwear. It's the friendly with FC United in August.

Done a bit of digital manipulation to try and give it an oil painting feel. Last season I was snapped at the Manchester United Reserves v. Accrington Stanley match with other work dodgers at The Cliff - it was a Thursday afternoon 1400h kick off. Stanley might not be around much longer 'cos the tax collecters want about 300k next month and they haven't got it in the bank - yet.

Back to see Maine Road v. Bamber Bridge in a FA Cup tie tomorrow afternoon, followed by Spurs v. United on ESPN, followed by our local street party. Heady days. It will be if the football results are right. Especially the one in Dronfield, Yorkshire where Sheffield FC play FC United in the FA Cup. Billed as the oldest club versus the newest club. Back to reality on Sunday with a shift at work.

Games that happen

L&CAFL 3-1 Whalley Range
L&CAFL Centenary Cup at Bedians Sports, Didsbury; attendance about 45

All those initials stand for the Lancashire & Cheshire Amateur Football League, and they have a representative side and this a warm up game for the side who will compete in the The FA National League System Cup next month. Until recently I didn't know all this malarkey went on. Nor did I know about this annual cup fixture. Apparently this is the second year, though nobody knew who won it last year and the teams looked a bit surprised there was a cup at the end of the game.

Intrigued I thought I'd get down Millgate Lane to Bedians Sports Grounds. Apart from the background hum of motorway traffic beyond the distant trees you would think this was the countryside. In times gone this was an important road to Manchester with pack horses bringing salt from Cheshire crossing a ford over the River Mersey at the end of the lane. It's now a narrow quiet no through way.

An 1830h kick off and here with my takeaway - mixed vegetables Szechuan style, fried rice and the world's smallest plastic fork. I have to eat the rice with my fingers because the match would be over trying to lift grains with the doll's house cutlery.

Whalley Range are in their usual red and black uniform and for a while I thought they were having the better of the match. The League XI are in yellow and blue and appear to be playing a 4-4-2 formation. What do I know? The League XI score a couple of good goals in the first half, and it would have been more if Whalley Range hadn't been repeatedly playing them off side .

There is a five minute break for half time. I watch the youngsters doing rugby training behind me. They also do Gaelic football down here. It looks a well organised set up - club house, a well kept football pitch, three rugby pitches and another football pitch. Not so sure about having long grass behind the far goal. I'd get the mower out to it because it's probably eating footballs.

Whalley Range do lots of substitutions in the second half and press ahead. For the effort they deserve a goal. They get one and it's a scrappy kick about in the box but not before going 3 nil down.

At the end there is a very brief presentation of the cup. The players are keen to get off the pitch but they get their shirts back on and huddle about. An entertaining game. I head off for the 7 minute walk to the bus stop. Maybe I'll get home to see the second half of the Netherlands v. England friendly. Why do ITV keep calling the country Holland. That's like thinking Great Britain is England. What about Friesland?

Admission free, no programme available, bus fare £3.50, takaway £5.10.
Temperature 20 down to 17 degrees C, no wind. I'd like to barometric pressure, humidity and visibility but that's taking the Shipping Forecast a field too far.

Trafford Trip for FCUM

Trafford 1-2 FC United
Pre-season friendly; attendance est: 400

Nothing on the Tv box and feeling a need to get out so why not get along to that football ground. It's about a 5km drive to Flixton in the light drizzle. We're last minute, the car park is full, no programme sellers about, it's just kicked off.

We take up position behind the end nearest to Stretford as it has cover. A very mini "Stretford End" except you have a couple of hundred people who spend the time chatting and having a bit of banter with Sam Ashton the FC goalie. These are just friendlies but this look likes more the team who will play on Saturday against Boston United.

The first half is livened up by a goal for FC at the far end, could barely see it so we're hoping for some more to show what the team can do. Trafford have a few attacks and Sam Ashton makes some saves at close range to the delight of the crowd.

Second half, still in position behind the goal. It's a restricted view with the big Trafford goalie, goalposts and the metal work of the shed in the way. Ten minutes in wholesale changes to the FC United line-up but the Biffa herself is happy that Carlos Rocca in the No.7 shirt is still on.

Can't remember anything about FC's second goal. Note to memory try and concentrate even if it's a friendly. Trafford pull one back near the end. The Biffa wants to get a quick getaway and not get stuck behind a hundred cars so we drift up to grassy bank nearer the exit.

I think both sides will be please with their run-out tonight, and the fans still have that start of season expectancy of great things before them. Like cup runs and promotions. The optimism of August is with me.

Admission £5, no programme, "guess 1st goal ticket" £1 (got 80th minute away side - never win this and the bloke who sells it to me always says "you never know".
Temperature 21 - falling to 16 degrees C, drizzle in first half, no wind.

Just A Vid: Maine Road v. FC United

Maine Road v. FC United Friendly from biffadigital on Vimeo.

An indirect free kick awarded to FC United after Maine Road did a back pass to their goalie. Very short 31 seconds....

Just a Vid : Reserves v. Alty

Took a bit of finding - Altrincham v. Manchester United XI (good Reserve side) on Tuesday 5th August 2009. Keep finding myself on the Altrincham FC website as it's updated everyday, it's local and one day I'm going to see them play in the Football League.

Friendly out the back

West Didsbury & Chorlton 0-0 Gregorians
Pre-Season Friendly; attendance about 18
Made tea to sit in the pans for later. If you're not from the north tea is the evening meal and you might even say something weird like "a spot of supper". Thought I'd nip over the road, cutting through some one's garden to watch a match. A 1830h kick off, and the Biffa herself wouldn't be home until at least 2000h.

A tight match and my local side held its own against a club from a higher division. Not many attempts on goal. Interesting bits to note. Picked up the stories of the planned expansion - a proper community football club on my doorstep and an all weather pitch. Hope it gets the green light from planning, and the NIMBY types keep their beaks out. The Gregorians goalie only did 20 minutes and then went off in his car. Fortunately they had another lad with a No.1 on his shirt. He made a good save in the second half. A low flying aircraft circled the pitch - not a plane spotter but it was very, very small but with long wings and two propellors if that helps. That's friendly matches - you welcome any distraction from basically a fitness work out on the grass.

Rob the dynamo organiser of West Didsbury collared me about this blog. Bit taken back, only the third person I've met who has ever read it. Three out of 25 ain't bad. I've been praising Whalley Range FC's club house! They are a rival near neighbours but in the Lancashire & Cheshire League.

Game over the players did the warm down. Fitness is the key. Gone are the days of a cup of tea and a cig' after 90 minutes, even at this level. Went home to warm the food and watch Coronation Street - still can't understand why it's been moved to a Thursday. Back on the 19th for the match against Govan Athletic - seen them a couple of times before, I just like the idea of a team named after Sir Alex's home town coming from Romilley, Stockport.

Admission : free, no programme available.
Temperature 21 degrees C, no wind, warm summer's evening.
Links : West Didsbury & Chorlton; Gregorians

Go to a FC United friendly

Maine Road 2-1 FC United
Pre-season friendly; attendance 400
Got a twinge of excitement as I cycled home thinking that I'd be going to my first game of the season. It's been over two months without football. Well apart from an outdoors 5 a side game in Italy. More about that another time....

Got there a minute or two after kick off. It's only a friendly so punctuality is not compulsory. The Biffa herself came along and we stood to the side of the goal which FC United were attacking. Eventually we got a FC United goal and that was the highlight of the night for me. The Biffa herself missed it, going off to the little tea hut for some confectionery.

Maine Road picked up their game after this and promptly equalised. After that FC United came close on the odd occasion but Maine Road looked the better organised team. They were awarded a penalty in the second half and got a goal from the re-bound. But we were at the wrong end and thought it had been saved. So did everyone else at our end and there are 30 supporters with jaws dropped in puzzlement as the ball is put onto the centre spot. That's non-league for you. Blink and you miss it.

There was another good bit. Maine Road did a back pass to the goalkeeper and an indirect free kick for FC United. You don't often see these and when you do they rarely result in a goal. Same this time - it went wide and over.

During the dull-ish bits of the game we marvelled at the grey billowing clouds spread across the sky like a ruffled blanket. The red lights on the distant Beetham Tower (168.87 m high) got brighter as the darkness set in. Then got to thinking about all the spare grassland at the back of the ground - it would make a great allotment. So much clover in it that it'll be a nitrogen rich soil by now.

We drifted back to the car knowing I'd be doing this another 50 times this season and most of them after better games and harsher weather.

Admission £5, no programme available, confectionery 50p. Temperature 20 degrees C, wind force 0-1, direction SSW.

Bayern Keep The Audi Cup

Bayern Munich 0-0 United:
7-6 on penalties, no extra time
Another thrilling evening with that streaming video stuff. Watched most of it until the channel was removed with two minutes to go. Quickly got another one. There was some liveblogging going on at Scribblelive which is a good online application for this sort of thing. Even joined in the discussion. Enough of that tech stuff let's go to the footie.

A competitive match, and essentially an away game in Munich at the impressive Allianz Stadium. No goals but there should have been. Berbatov hit the bar, Owen had one saved in a one on one with the keeper. The only worrying thing was United's defence got carved up on numerous occasions. Fortunately VDS was on form, and Ferdinand saved the day with a last touch of the toe. But it looked frail without Vidic in there.

New away kit in black with blue trim and a big blue V across the front of the shirt. The home kit is the same in red and black. Not that I ever wear a football shirt - leave it to the athletes not some wine, beer and potato guzzler like myself.

No doubt Fergie will be pleased with the performance. We the fans should be watching two up front in attack with two more waiting on the bench after the frustrating 75 minutes of not scoring. Optimistic about the forthcoming season? Yes about the Premiership, and another FA Cup would be alright after a few seasons gap. Not so sure about the Champions League. As long as it's not Real Madrid or Liverpool is the consolation prize.

United: Van der Sar; Fletcher, Ferdinand (Cathcart 69), Evans, Evra; Gibson (Valencia 63), Scholes, Giggs, Nani; Owen (Rooney 78), Berbatov (Anderson 78)
Subs not used: Foster, Park, Tosic, Carrick, Fabio, O’Shea, Macheda

Penalty shootout: Giggs scored; Baumjohann scored; Anderson scored; Braafheid scored; Nani scored; Altintop scored; Evra missed (saved); Pranjic missed (saved); Rooney scored; Sosa scored; Fletcher scored; Ottl scored; Scholes scored; Badstuber scored; Evans missed (saved); van Buyten scored.

United 2-1 Boca Juniors

A friendly dressed up as the Audi Cup. Missed the first half, still at work, but managed to locate some live streaming video for the remainder of the game. A chance to see Valencia, Craig Cathcart get his debut and the new style shirts. Looked a competitive match with Boca pressing from 2 goals down to pull one back.

Free streaming video isn't the best viewing experience, but hey it doesn't cost and if someone wants to hook up their Tv to the wires of the web who can stop them. Well someone does because four streams were shut down for infringement of copyright whilst I jumped from site to site. Not seen that before and no doubt it will happen more this season. But as I've written many times before technology in the hands of the many will overcome the efforts of corporations to protect their media rights. After a few minutes found another more reliable site to catch Rooney getting the man of the match award.

More Audi Cup tomorrow - it's the final - and I'll be hunting down the game. It's out there on the web you've just got to be prepared for something unreliable.

Kuszczak; O'Shea, Cathcart, Brown (Ferdinand 37), Fabio (Evra 77); Valencia (Nani 68), Anderson (Fletcher 77), Carrick (Scholes 77), Park (Giggs 68); Rooney, Macheda (Berbatov 68).
Subs not used: Foster, Tosic, Vidic, Evans, Gibson.
Goals: Anderson 23, Valencia 42

Young Reserves Local Friendly

Trafford 2-2 United Reserves
Mid-Season Friendly : attendance est. 200
What a cold night. Frost on the grass, I'm on six layers of clothing, double socks and scarf - it's just about keeping me alive. It's a young Reserve side made up of Academy players against the regular Trafford side. It takes me a while to work out who is playing. Looks like Macheda up front, and I presume Reece Brown is playing 'cos the manager Paul McGuinness is shouting out his name.

First half, lots of fast football but nothing to trouble the goalies. We count four "high wide and handsomes" - that's a shot that balloons way off target, and at Shawe View this means out of the ground. Move into the main stand to keep warm. Sat in front of the United school boys, been let out with it being half time. Entertaining listening to them - a well behaved, intelligent lot who appear to know a lot of the star players.

Second half we sit in the stand opposite and this improves the game. Trafford catch the United lads out and score a couple of goals. It's not over United keep on playing in their passing style making use of the wings. They get back level.

Walk back to the car, it has a thin layer of soft ice and the temperature reads minus 2C. Back through the bright lights of Urmston, nobody about, get home in time for the 10 o'clock (2200h) news.

Match Report & Pics saved from Trafford FC - here.
Game 47; admission£5, programme £1.50, first goal ticket £1 (I got 40mins away side - didn't win)

Goaless Muted Friendly

United 0-0 Juventus
Pre-Season Friendly att: 69,464

Got to the ground early to see the team with the trophies. It was a nice gesture but a little late. Not sure we'll ever see an official home coming trophy parade on the steets again. Too many health, safety and public order issues to get clearance from the authorities. Such are the times we live in.

The game was never going to be a humdinger. A distinct lack of firepower up front. Tevez, and Giggs in the centre, O'Shea and Fletcher behind, and young Lee Martin to supply the crosses from the wing. The defence looked good though.

Second half saw the home debut of Rafael DaSilva. A few more games and he'll be a fans favourite. The sort of player we love, like we did Heinze. Goes for all the balls, puts in the tackle and follows up in attack.

Other highlights....the showing of the Champions League final penalties on big screens - the crowd loved it. The young Fluminese side doing a lap of honour having won the Man United Premier Cup 2008 earlier in the day. Del Piero of Juventus getting an ovation when he went off. Getting rained on leaving the ground...

Friendly win at The Posh

Peterborough United 0-2 United Pre-Season Club Friendly
Not watched an un-official streaming game for ages. Not bad quality, didn't keep buffering, though it'll never be suitable for the big Tv in the lounge. It was all worth viewing just for Darren Gibson's goal in the second half. A 35 yard left footed screamer. This was also for the young Da Silva brothers from Brazil. I think they might have been out on loan to Fluminese, but don't quote me. Both play as full backs - the next Neville brothers maybe? Tom Cleverley has been impressing me in the recent games and hopefully he'll have a future at OT.

United must get many requests for friendlies, so why not keep it in the family and play The Posh managed by Darren Ferguson. They looked a robust side and gave United a strong game with their rapid closing down style.

Last point is this streaming tv milarky isn't going to go away. Anyone with a few cables and a subscription to a sports channel can re-broadcast it on the net. Close one down, another one can open and post the links in the forums.

You are my Solskjaer

United 1-0 RCD Espanyol
Ole Gunner Solskjaer Testimonial; att 68,868

We had to wait until the last 20 minutes of the game before Ole came on as a substitute. It was what the crowd had been waiting for. Even his warming up of running down the South Side touchline got cheers and ovation. As for the game it didn't really matter that much. Tevez looked great, Scholes is on form and Campbell scored the only goal. The picture is Ole taking a free kick towards goal. An enjoyable sunny afternoon.

Altrincham beat FC - oh well

Altrincham 3-0 FC United
Pre-season friendly match; att 831.
A warm, 17 degrees, summer evening and a tram ride from Stretford to Altrincham to see a non-competitive match. Really just to see the new signings for FC United, and what else am I going to do on a Tuesday? Stay in with the Tv - the Biffa herself is in London and the cats are out hunting.

It looked a promising open game. FC in an unfamiliar all blue, and Altrincham in yellow shirts and black shorts. But a goal down after 7 minutes and after that FC didn't look like they'd find the net. Second half they came closer - about five shots towards goal but nothing on target. Altrincham are an organised squad and don't appear to be troubled. They score again, on 65 minutes - game over. They get a third in the 80th minute. But by then I'm wondering how much the houses they are building behind the goal will be selling for. Think I'd go for the middle one, dreaming of watching Conference League football for nothing, and finding lost footballs in your garden.

So far from a thrilling game, just a run-out for the teams to get some match fitness. Get hungry in the second half and buy some chips. You can watch the game whilst in the queue but it's mostly Altrincham bringing on lots of substitutes.
Game 26, admission £7, programme £1, pie and chips £2.70, tram £2.70, bus £1.10

Countdown to the new season

Giddy about the new season already - only a month away. The fixtures are out and Sky and Setanta have started to wave their magic scheduling wand. Not so happy about Portsmouth away on a Bank Holiday Monday night. Also what's that pre-season match in Nigeria about? Also against Portsmouth. Possibly it's the million quid pay-out and not for getting ill on a lot of yellow fever vaccine. Just so we all get familiar with Portsmouth there is the Community Shield match at Wembley - the one you don't mind not winning as it's a good omen.

Hope you like the picture of the tunnel at Old Trafford with the background boards for the Tv interviews. Did the tourist bit last Friday by taking the Old Trafford tour. Must praise the staff at Old Trafford - friendly, very helpful and customer focused. They could see our disappointment when the trophy was away being polished or wherever it goes to. So they went and got it for our photo opportunity even though they were closing in a few minutes. You can see our snaps here on Flickr - includes a couple of biffas with the trophy. Had to keep our fingers off it - I'll take rubber gloves next time....

Lots more stories to tell. So back to blogging, and make smart the layout of this page. First game to go and see is next Tuesday - Altrincham v. FC United in a friendly. Altrincham must be one the luckiest teams of recent years. Should have been relegated from the Conference North for the last three seasons but escaped everytime because another team went into financial troubles.

FC Friendlies & Unibond

FC United of Manchester
Pre-Season Friendlies (confirmed to date)
Friday 6th June: Marburg XI (a)
it's in Deutschland, and part of an anti-racist demo & festival

Tuesday 22nd July 1945h: Altrincham (a)
Saturday 26th July 1500h: Tamworth (a)
Wednesday 6th August 1945h: Curzon Ashton (a)

Already looking forward to watching FC in the Unibond Premier next season, that's 3 divisions below the Football League. A chance to see plenty of teams I've never seen before like Leigh RMI, North Ferriby United from Hull, Buxton with the highest football ground in Britain, and some Scouse clubs like Marine and Prescott Cables.

Friendlies & Super Cups

The upside downside of winning major trophies is you're entered into extra competitions. The Community Shield is a regular extra fixture but I forgot about United having to turn up in Monaco at the end of August to play Zenit St. Petersburg for the UEFA Super Cup. Even more exhausting is the FIFA World Club Championship in Japan, 12th - 21 st December, which means two weekends of Premiership fixtures postponed....


Friendly
Saturday 12th July 1500h; Aberdeen (a)

Vodaphone Challenge 2008 in South Africa
Saturday 19th July: Kaiser Chiefs (a) in Cape Town
Tuesday 22nd July: Orlando Pirates (a) in Durban
Thursday 24th July: Orlando Pirates v. Kaiser Chiefs in Port Elizabeth
Saturday 26th July: winners of above game play United in Tshwane

Ole Gunner Solskjaer Testimonial
Saturday 2nd August 1500h: Espanyol (h)

Friendly
Monday 4th August: Peterborough United (a)
possibly another home match against Juventus (advertised on MUTV no date announced)

Community Shield
possibly on Sunday 10th August: Portsmouth (Wembley)

UEFA Super Cup
usually last week in August: Zenit St. Petersburg (Monaco)

Al Hilal and other bits

The Al Hilal v. United, testimonial match for Sami Al-Jaber (he made 4 appearances for Wolves) Checked out Al Jazeera (Sky 514) for a report but nothing. But caught the goals on good old Skysports News, as can be seen in the clip. The match report on the official Manchester United site gives it a bit of a comedy edge with goodwill. Danny Welbeck, an Academy is given the job to miss a penalty. Most testimonials are. Lost 3-2.

The African Nations Cup has started - some great football skills on show. There is a United player involved, Manucho Goncalves, just signed from Petro Atletico, turning out for Angola. So he speaks Portuguese then - is that the second language at Old Trafford? Don't follow this competition too closely but I'll be dipping into the Angola matches just for sheer nosiness...all available on BBC Interactive and Eurosport (Sky 410) and a good highlights show on BBC Three.
Wednesday 23rd January Angola v. South Africa 1930h GMT
Sunday 27th January Angola v. Senegal 1900h
Thursday 31st January Angola v. Tunisia 1700h

United to Riyadh

A fixture I've been looking out for is Manchester United's one million pound trip to Saudi Arabia. The date has been set for Monday 21st January.
Ferguson said “This is a great chance for the players to escape the harsh realities of winter for a few days, while keeping up their fitness levels and taking in the exhibition match,” adding “I hope we will come back from this refreshed and ready to continue the challenge for honours.”

It's FA Cup 4th Round weekend when they get back. Will be available on TV in the UK - very possibly not. Would you take an afternoon off work, allowing for time zone differences - very possibly not.

January Friendlies for clubs

Intriguing video in German of Lokomotive Leipzig vs FC United of Manchester. Warning it contains pictures of those Florida sun basking millionaires the Glazer family. This is to go with the story about FC United going to Germany in January. The event is an annual competition televised across Germany with three lower level Bundesliga clubs, Lech Poznan from Poland, Lokomotive Leipzig along with FC United. Henkel are the parent company of UniBond so the league couldn't really say no.

We've not heard much about Manchester United one million pound trip to play in Saudi Arabia. No doubt there are the details to work out. All the mutterings about having an Israeli stamp in your passport would prevent of some of the team getting out of the airport. The Jewish Chronicle actually phoned the Saudi embassy and the answer was no problem..Story.

Third Return

The return of the annual AFC Wimbledon v FC United fixture - there have been two previous ones so a third counts as a tradition.

Hopefully this will be available on internet radio. Not so sure WDON the Wimbledon station is still going because the site hasn't been updated since 2006. Maybe FCUM-TV radio will be reporting the match - in their unique style.

Also The Dons video highlights will not be showing this year. New kid on the block called Ryman TV filming that league. It's one of those you have to register, and no doubt have to pay. Mention of £3.95 to watch a live game. But for £9.99 a month you can have Setanta and watch the Premiership, Conference, SFL & etc. Still if it's your club involved, you want to watch, so out comes the credit card.

Someone is going to come up with a way of hacking into live streams. Maybe they have and I'd like to hear about it.

Looking for result

Started looking for the Port Vale v. Manchester United result tonight. It had gone 2115h and it wasn't mentioned anywhere. Even tried teletext. You know there are reporters everywhere and at every game. There must be the ultimate live scores site but until then the BBC Sport website vidiprinter will do. Eventually it did turn up and it was only a reserve team match. Lost 3-2. Have to wait a little longer for the match report.

Peak View

Tempted to take a view of the friendly match in Tokyo - Urawa v. United. Watch the second half, I thought. It's now raining, come home from the allotment wet through, retire indoors. Unfortunately I got my international times wrong and the match had kicked off at 1100h. Tried out the software to watch on the laptop. Received the whole game being repeated with Chinese commentary. But when you know the score you just go back to the time of the goals.

Oh well, lesson learned, 2-2 final score. At least Sopcast is working on this machine, and I started a thread in a football forum about the match.

United Friendlies

Don't think I could take to watching another friendly game for a while, though I did show a flicker of interest when the Inter Milan match at Old Trafford was announced..Most of them will be on MUTV which I don't subscribe to anymore, even canceled Sky for the summer. No doubt more will announced

Tuesday July 17 Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
Friday July 20 FC Seoul (South Korea)
Monday July 23 Shenzhen (Macao, China)
Wednesday July 25 Port Vale (A)
Wednesday 1st August Inter Milan (H)
Friday 3rd August Doncaster Rovers (A)
Saturday 4th August Peterborough United (A)
Sunday 5th August Chelsea (Community Shield - Wembley) Sky Sports
Wednesday 8th August Dumfermline Athletic (A)
Wednesday 8th August Glentoran (A) - Sky Sports

Asia Tour 2007

There was a time in the pre-Glazier days when I subscribed to MUTV. Then I could watch the summer friendlies at unfriendly times. So for old times sake I'm noting the dates of the Far East tour 2007...might be available on some dodgy broadcast somewhere, if I can be bothered...
July 17 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan)
July 20 FC Seoul (South Korea)
July 23 Shenzhen (Macao, China)
July 27 Malaysian XI (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Europe XI Video Clips

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Manchester United play an all star Europe XI. A few short clips - penalty save, penalty scored, Ronaldo, Scholes, David Beckham speech, Mexican Wave - all in less than 2 minutes.

Player Brawl

Featured in today's sports news the player brawl between QPR XI v. China Olympic Team on the training ground. Match abandoned, one visiting player goes to hospital. I reckon this will be a viral video.
BBC Video Clip