sidspaceman
24 Oct 2002, 02:38 PM
A footballer was knocked unconscious when a policeman whacked him on the head with a truncheon as players protested over a goal during a Brazilian championship match on Wednesday.
Television pictures showed Santos defender Preto lying on the ground unconscious with a deep cut near his ear following the incident during his team's 2-1 defeat away to Paysandu in Belem, near the mouth of the Amazon river.
Coach Emerson Leao was also shown having a substance sprayed in his face by an officer using a small aerosol can as his furious Santos team confronted riot police after the attack on Preto.
http://espn.go.com/soccer/news/2002/1023/1450212.html
Television pictures showed Santos defender Preto lying on the ground unconscious with a deep cut near his ear following the incident during his team's 2-1 defeat away to Paysandu in Belem, near the mouth of the Amazon river.
Coach Emerson Leao was also shown having a substance sprayed in his face by an officer using a small aerosol can as his furious Santos team confronted riot police after the attack on Preto.
http://espn.go.com/soccer/news/2002/1023/1450212.html