Why do fans go that extra mile when all they need to do is to enjoy the sport in a quiet manner? Check out our list of fan’atics’
Husbandry!
A man waves on the grounds of the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Freezing weather no barrier
Fans of the Green Bay Packers hold a sign and wear bikinis in below freezing weather during NFC Championship game between the Packers and the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field. The Packers had then defeated the Seahawks 48-10.
Meet your new trainer!
A girl runs on the pitch as Italy's national soccer team players train at Coverciano
He looks 'tyred'!
Dressed in his NASCAR attire, Chris MacNicol gives a thumbs-up to other fans before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Neck to neck
A security guard holds the neck of a fan who was chasing Real Madrid's Karim Benzema after a friendly soccer match against Tianjin Teda in Tianjin
Even Behind The Bar
Philippines fans watch from behind bars the 2014 World Cup qualification soccer match between Kuwait and Philippines in Kuwait City
Smoking is injurious to health
A Red Star soccer fan with a torch runs across the field during a soccer match between Red Star and Partizan in Belgrade
Back from the brink
A die-hard MLB fan, Keith Carmickle is caught by his brother and a friend after he almost fell headfirst to a pool deck about 20 feet below while trying to catch home run ball hit by Milwaukee's Prince Fielder during Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona. Easily a case of back from the brink for this fan'atic'
Hmm! Caught the big fish
A Woman is taken off field by security guards near end of international rugby union match between All Blacks and Ireland
No Baywatch this!
A hot fan'atic' runs on the field, interrupting the match between United States and Honduras, during the first round of their CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying soccer match in Tampa. This was way back in 2008
From Milan to Brazil with love
A fan'atic', who ran onto the field, tried to kiss A.C. Milan's Ronaldinho while being held back by a security guard when A.C. Milan took on the Chicago Fire during their international friendly soccer match in Bridgeview, Illinois back in May 2010
Not an on-field tackle
A stadium security guard captures a Colombia fan as he ran towards the team at the end of the match against Argentina at the Copa America soccer tournament in Santa Fe last week.
Heights of celebration
A man is thrown into the air as fans await the victory parade for the Mexico's U-17 World Cup winning soccer team in Mexico City July 11, 2011. Mexico won the U-17 World Cup after beating Uruguay in the final on Sunday
Dirty side of fan following
A Red Star soccer fan with a torch runs across the field during a soccer match between Red Star and Partizan in Belgrade October 14, 2000. Yugoslav soccer fans rioted in Belgrade's biggest sports stadium on Saturday, forcing abandonment of a match between Red Star and Partizan, the capital's two arch-rivals. Witnesses said Partizan fans sparked trouble by tossing fireworks and stadium seats at rival fans and on to the pitch, and as the players were escorted to safety hundreds of Red Star supporters broke out of their end of the ground and raced across the pitch to confront the Partizan fans
Familiar sight
The easiest way to know if cricket fans are happy is to simply take a look at the ground. If it looks in good shape, then the local fans must be really happy. If not, you know there is serious trouble. Like this one, which was sparked off after a few ugly fans hurled bottles onto the field at Arnos Vale in St.Vincent during the first ODI between West Indies and Australia in 2008
Too dangerous yet who cares
We have heard of number of instances of under-construction buildings caving in when exaggerated weight is put on them. Yet, fans don't seem to learn. When it comes to cricket, everything else including safety takes backseat. In this picture, fans are caught crowding an under-construction building near the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati during the ODI match between India and Australia in 2009
Hard task for security staff
Security staff removes a fan that ran on to the field during the MLB baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox in Toronto way back in April 2008
What a tackle
A fan is tackled by security after running onto the field and appearing to try to shake hands with Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki during the eighth inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the New York Yankees in Seattle, Washington, May 28, 2011
Hard to pacify
We have seen this happen in the subcontinent a number of times. Crowd getting angry about proceedings and organisers trying hard to pacify them. With this menace spreading like a virus from one venue to another, cricket boards decided to ban water bottles in every cricketing venue. Thanks to the ban, incidents like these are now a thing of the past
Does it feel like member's stand?
When an international match returns to a venue after two years, emotions can run high and craze for the match can be unparalleled. Like it was when New Zealand and India faced off at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati in the 2010 bilateral series, which India won 5-0
Football fans are no different
Countries like Italy, Croatia, Russia and the whole of South America are known for soccer riots, which keeps the riot police on their feet always. This was easily one of the worst incidents of crowd trouble in football when Croatian football fans clashed with police after Croatia was held to a 1-1 draw against Malta in a World Cup 2006 Group Eight qualifier at Ta' Qali National Stadium, outside Valletta, September 7, 2005. Croatia's hopes of winning European Group Eight and qualifying directly for the World Cup finals were jeopardised on Wednesday when they were held to an unexpected 1-1 draw by plucky Malta. The match was overshadowed by crowd trouble as a group of Croatia fans vented their frustration at their team's disappointing outing by ripping up seats and hurling them towards home fans and police officers.
This isn't my place
Boston Red Sox's right fielder Trot Nixon is caught by fans after trying to field a home run hit by New York Yankees Jason Giambi in the second inning at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts back in 2005
Image source: Reuters, AP, AFP
Text source: India Syndicate
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