Post by angryumpire on Sept 22, 2011 7:12:14 GMT 2
TURKEY has come up with a radical solution for tackling crowd violence at football matches — banning MEN from the stands.
Under new rules approved by Turkey's football association, only women and children under 12 will be admitted to matches involving teams whose fans have been sanctioned for unruly behaviour.
And incredibly, they can get into games for FREE.
Yesterday, women formed long lines around Fenerbahce's Sukru Saracoglu stadium, some carrying babies in the team's colours, for an opportunity to see their club in action.
More than 41,000 women and children filled the stadium to watch the Istanbul side play Manisapor.
The visiting team were greeted by applause instead of the usual jeering.