Two Chelsea Fans Stabbed in Turkey Ahead of Champions League Game Against Galatasaray: Nightly Soccer Report

Two Chelsea supporters were stabbed in Istanbul last night ahead of tomorrow’s UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray in Turkey.

The Guardian reported that:

“At least two Chelsea supporters were stabbed in clashes around Istanbul’s Taksin Square on Tuesday night, the eve of the first leg of the club’s Champions League knockout tie against Galatasaray.

“Trouble reportedly flared after a bar being frequented by English fans was targeted in a city that has been on high alert over political and social unrest over recent days. Local demonstrations are scheduled for Wednesday in Taksin Square as protests escalate against the current government in Turkey.”

Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Two Chelsea fans stabbed in Istanbul ahead of Blues’ Champions League clash against Galatasaray — The Mail
• West Brom’s Pepe Mel facing sack after just 44 days in charge as unimpressed players rebel — The Mirror
• José Mourinho and Roberto Mancini clash ahead of Champions League tie — The Guardian
• ‘That’s the worst we’ve played in Europe’ – David Moyes admits — Evening Standard
• Fulham’s Ryan Tunnicliffe shown the door by new boss Felix Magath just 25 days after signing — The Mail
• Ryan Tunnicliffe and Larnell Cole following winter transfer window moves from Manchester United — The Mirror
• Samuel Eto’o says winning the Premier League is ‘not our mission’ — The Independent
• Jose Mourinho calls reporter ‘a disgrace’ and says there is no story in Chelsea striker comments — Sky Sports
• Wayne Rooney has a new Manchester United deal but fans will never love him — The Guardian
• Aaron Ramsey targets north London derby against Tottenham on March 16 to return from injury — The Telegraph
• Is long range shooting a bad option? — Stats Bomb
• Platini criticizes ‘stupid’ triple punishment — ESPN FC
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scraps warm weather training after Hull defeat — BBC Sport
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits his team needs a ‘monumental run’ to stay up — Wales Online
• Michu reportedly interesting Anzhi Makhachkala — Evening Post
• Manchester United top the table for diving this season — The Mirror
• Arsenal’s Mesut Özil ‘questioned over photographer collision’ — The Guardian
• Scott Sinclair ‘holds showdown talks with Pepe Mel over lack of first team action’ — The Mirror
• Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool caught in trials scam as players paid £3,000 to fake agents — The Mail
• Didier Drogba admits he nearly moved to West Ham — The Mirror
• FA charge Jason Puncheon over Twitter comments he made about former boss Warnock — The Mail
• Premier League & UEFA suspend 101 Great Goals on Twitter & Facebook — 101GG
• Crystal Palace fan arrested on suspicion of throwing object at Manchester United star Wayne Rooney — The Mail
• Nicolas Anelka ‘quenelle’ hearing to begin on Tuesday — BBC Sport
• Newcastle United make profit for third year in a row — The Guardian
• ‘Radamel Falcao should not be playing before 3,000 fans’, says Mourinho — Evening Standard
• Tim Sherwood backs Tottenham to come out fighting and save season — The Guardian
• Everton FC sign Irish youngster Stephen Kinsella — Liverpool Echo

International soccer

• Why Brazil’s footballers play to half-empty stadiums — The Guardian
• U.S. fans snap up World Cup tickets — New York Times
• Kristine Lilly, Brian McBride and Bob Bradley elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame — US Soccer
• Roy Hodgson may use psychologist so England do not pay World Cup penalty — The Guardian
• FIFA announces four World Cup suspensions, including one that’s quite significant — Pro Soccer Talk
• After demanding £250,000 in 2010, Guardiola prices himself out as World Cup pundit again — The Mail

Football League

• Leeds United: Football League still ‘in discussions’ over takeover — BBC Sport
• Lucas Neill signs for Watford — Watford FC
• How Oxford United rose from the Third Division to win the League Cup in 1986 — The Guardian
• Leeds keen to sign Connor Wickham on loan from Sunderland — The Mail

Bundesliga

• Arsenal defender Johan Djourou open to permanent Hamburg switch — The Independent
• Borussia sign Fabian Johnson — Borussia Monchengladbach
• Stuttgart flirting with disaster after Hertha inflict seventh straight defeat — The Guardian

La Liga

• Barcelona pay €13.5m in tax over Neymar transfer — The Independent

MLS

• Didier Drogba linked with MLS move, as two teams battle for his signature — Pro Soccer Talk
• Sporting KC stand firm in the face of increased Juventus offer for Erik-Palmer Brown — Sporting KC

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