26Blackburn's Cold-Weather Walkout
Extreme cold forced all Blackburn players, with the exception of the goalkeeper, to leave the field after halftime in December 1891, leading to frequent offside calls against Burnley.
27. In 2005, North Korea experienced riots when thousands of enraged citizens protested after their national football team lost to Iran in a World Cup qualification match.
28. The Estadio Nacional disaster occurred during a soccer match between Peru and Argentina in 1964, when an unfavorable referee decision led Peruvian fans to swarm the pitch. Police tear gas caused panic, resulting in the deaths of 328 people attempting to exit the stadium.
29. Following major crowd disturbances in 2011, Turkish football authorities banned all males over 12 from attending the next match, resulting in a 41,000-strong carnival atmosphere of women and children.
30. The Luzhniki disaster occurred in 1982 at the Grand Sports Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow during a UEFA Cup soccer match. A woman lost her shoe while exiting the stadium, triggering a chaotic stampede that precipitated the tragedy. The official death toll figures, released decades later, remain disputed, casting a somber shadow over the incident.
