By dixon9
August 23 2009

The News of the Screws is carrying a story that there was a mass brawl half an hour into a match between Chelsea Reserves and Arab Emirates side Al Alhi earlier this week. Some of the scenes described are quite astonishing and it is unfortunate that the match was part of Football in the Community scheme.

“Players, coaches and officials from Chelsea's reserve team and United traded blows for five minutes” says the paper and the FA have confirmed that a full investigation has been launched. 

Chelsea FC have supplied CCTV footage of the incidents.

"There were people being chased all over the pitch, eyes were being gouged, hair was being pulled out and one of the Al Hilal players shoved his fingers up the nose of Gael Kakuta. Every player was involved but Chelsea didn't start it,” said a “source".

Kakuta: Got right up his nose apparently 

Chelsea players are the ones that seem to have suffered the brunt of the brawl with karate kicks, knee-high tackles, hair pulling and eye-gouging all being attempted by the opposing team.

Defender Jack Cork was head locked and repeatedly hit, Gael Kakuta had one player trying to force his fingers up his nose and Jeffrey Bruma had two Al Hilal players on his back whilst being karate kicked by another.

The incident that seems to have started the brawl was Ben Gordon being taken-out by a two-footed tackle above the knee.

"The FA supplied the ref. We have received his report and are considering the appropriate action. Chelsea didn't start it,” said an FA source.

Al Alhi were directed straight to their team coach still in kit.

Mass brawl in training match at Cobham

Discussion started by 50 Years Over 100 Years , 23/08/2009 00:30

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23/08/2009 00:30

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geraldsand
23/08/2009 02:20

I think it is the news of the world... if you google it, there is nothing else. Chelsea, nor the other club have made a statement, again... it is the news of the world. The Daily Enquirer ran a story about an alien impregnating Bruce Willis and the offspring is Steve Urkel - let's talk about that too.

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dixon9
24/08/2009 00:55

Chelsea FC did make a statement.



"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.

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Since 66
24/08/2009 06:16

Chelsea withdrew there article from the official website

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PKGooner
25/08/2009 19:14

Same old Chelsea causing trouble

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Since 66
26/08/2009 08:37

cough cough

unlike......

West Ham and Millwall, only to expected of course



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