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| | spiked-life | Column | Offside, 21 March |
 | | For sheer entertainment value the 'Battle of Bramall Lane' between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion on 16 March 2001 had it all: three goals, a mass brawl, three red cards, a head-butt, a scuffle in the tunnel, bitter recriminationsÂ…the lot. |
 | | When two Sportivo players were dismissed, a mass punch-up ensued which ended in the referee sending off a further 18 players, including the entire Sportivo team, and stopping the match. |
 | | But what nobody has stopped to ask is why we need the seven players' rule in the first place. |
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