What is 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots?
The '''2000 UEFA Cup Final Riots''', also known as the '''Battle of Copenhagen''',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2000/may/18/uefa.sport4?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 |title=Copenhagen's hall of shame |publisher=The Guardian |date= 2000-05-19|access-date=2012-01-27 |location=London}}</ref> was a [[riot]] in [[City Hall Square, Copenhagen|City Hall Square]] in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]], between fans of [[England|English]] football team [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Turkey|Turkish]] side [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray]] around the [[2000 UEFA Cup Final]] on 17 May 2000. The fights, in which four people were stabbed, also included fans from other clubs and were viewed by the media as part of revenge attacks for the killing of two [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] fans by Galatasaray fans the month before.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/may/14/uefa.football|title=Soldiers join hooligans to attack Turks in Cup clash|first1=Denis|last1=Campbell|first2=Sports News|last2=Correspondent|date=14 May 2000|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> ==References== <references/> [[Category:2000 in association football]] [[Category:2000s crimes in Europe]] <!--[[Category:Crime in Denmark]]--> [[Category:Riots in Europe]] [[Category:UEFA]] [[Category:21st century in Copenhagen]] [[Category:2000 in Europe]] [[Category:2000 in Denmark]] [[Category:2000 crimes]]