http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnew...6290883,00.html

QUITO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Eleven players were banned for between two and 12 months for taking part in a vicious brawl at the end of LDU's 1-1 draw at home to Barcelona, an Ecuadorean Football Federation official said on Tuesday.

Four Barcelona players were injured in the incident on the last day of the season which shocked the country and overshadowed the title won by El Nacional.

Three LDU players were banned from playing in any soccer league for a year, spokesman Victor Mestanza said.
Ecuador midfielder Patricio Urrutia was suspended for three months and national team mates Giovanni Espinoza and Edwin Tenorio were banned for two.

Among those suspended for a year was former Ecuador striker Agustin Delgado, who has played in two World Cups. He apologised for taking part in the melee in which he was filmed kicking and punching opponents.
"I want to apologize to the fans, to all the young people and children for my behavior," Delgado told reporters.

"They (Barcelona) kicked me, they treated me badly throughout the game, they kicked my injured leg and they know I have problems in this leg, that's why I reacted like that."

Barcelona said on their Web site that midfielders Leonardo Soledispa, David Garcia and Edwin Tenorio and defender Samuel Vanegas were injured in the fight, one of the worst in Ecuadorean soccer history.
Soledispa suffered a broken nose after being kicked while he was on the ground while Garcia complained of headaches and dizziness after receiving kicks and punches.

Colombian Vanegas sustained an injured eye and Tenorio, a defensive midfielder who played for Ecuador at the World Cup, a bruised face.
The FEF said on its Web site that the incident started with a clash between Delgado and his marker Victor Montoya.

Montoya denied that he had deliberately kicked Delgado's injured knee.
"That's a lie," the 22-year-old told the daily newspaper El Universo. "We were arguing for the whole game. I went in hard and won all the duels. I think that upset him and he started to insult my mother and I responded."

The FEF named LDU's Paraguayan central defender Carlos Espinola as the chief aggressor and said he had flown back to Asuncion after the game.
"It's not right that they react like that because of a bad result," said Soledispa, who also suffered a swollen face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNY0dAfoeE

Not only did Soledispa suffer a broken nose ........... but he also suffered a 'swollen face'.

Does a swollen face make you look like





There was a big punch-up in a big NBA game over here at the weekend. I saw it on the news - it was hilarious. These two huge 7ft guys throwing themselves into the first few rows of spectators as they fought.

Those spectators would've paid hundreds of dollars for those tickets only to be on the receiving end of some 20 stone freak's haymaker.

This must be the NBA match you're talking about Mister Parr:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_bw7B7bvPE