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Turkish soccer coach stabbed by own brother during match

Sep 18, 2010, 2:00 PM EDT

In this week’s episode of It’s Always Stabby in the Turkish Port City of Samsun, a famed Turkish pro soccer coach was attacked by his own brother during a match and stabbed six times, but survived the assault. Mersin Idman Yurdu coach Yuksel Yesilova was coaching his team in a match against Samsunspor when his brother bolted from the stands and attacked him. “He has psychological issues,” Yesilova said of his brother.
Video following the jump.



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