Belgian football officials have condemned fans of Belgian giants Standard Liege after they unfurled a banner showing a mocked-up image of former captain Steven Defour being beheaded.



The banner showed a masked man holding a blood-covered machete in his right hand, a la Friday The 13th villain Jason Voorhees, and the severed head of Defour in the other.

It was accompanied by the words "Red or Dead" (red is the colour of Standard).

"This banner was in bad taste and unacceptable to Standard and Anderlecht," tweeted Bob Madou, the Belgian football federation's communications chief.

"There is nothing in the rules against it but we will see what we can do about it."

Thibault de Gendt, the director of the tournament, condemned the actions of Liege fans.

"It was disgusting and this took place in front of children. We hope never to see this again," he said.

Defour was playing for arch-rivals Anderlecht in the game which his new side lost 2-0 and ended with him literally seeing red after he was sent off early in the second half.

Defour, who skippered Standard to two Belgian league titles, joined Anderlecht earlier this season after three years with Portuguese club Porto, a switch that caused widespread anger in Liege.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-26/beheading-banner-sparks-outrage-in-belgium/6045834

What did he expect? You move your hated rivals and you're going to cop it. All that being said, it's rather tame and got in his head so that's his own fault. At least he's not getting bullets in the mail like in Glasgow.

Wait u wot m8?

Edited by The Maco: 26/1/2015 10:32:32 AM

Disgusting.

Should be a hefty UEFA ban.

Wayyyyy too far.

Nothing wrong with it, just a bit of banter.

Why?

Because I said and I'm the boss of the world.

UEFA doesn't answer to the boss of the world. It doesn't even answer to FIFA

Good to see the "Ermergerd der cherldrern" argument trotted out though.

So there's no situation where this 'argument' is justified ?

FIFA answers to me.

UEFA will do as I tell them.

Is that what I said?

Of course there are situations where it's a relevant argument. Bearing witness or being subjected to domestic abuse and general kidfucking would be too...you know, things that actually have devastating lasting impacts on developmental outcomes.

However, it's largely become a completely overused go-to for people that just can't handle contrary expression.

Looks like ISIS has infiltrated football hooliganism.

Exactly, not worth losing your head over.

UEFA :cool:

Putting Sepp in his place since 2014. :cool:

That's amazing. Stop complaining carnts.

Is that what I said, you said?

What if the scenario was: it was an actual photo of a severed head as opposed to a depiction of one?

LOL, very nicely done.

WHAT IF IT WAS A PHOTO OF ME FUCKING THE 10 GUYS ON MY LIST I WOULD FUCK IF I WAS GAY???

Borrrrrring.

Amazing banner!! Fuck UEFA.

Can't handle the #bantz.

-PB

You're actually surprised that when in a corner of his own doing he hasn't got shit?

A corner? How is that a corner?

Hence the reaction of utter boredom. Classic Matt Morris - seen it all too often.

Won't someone please think of the children.

Quality.