IZAGUIRRE INJURED DURING FAN RIOTS IN HONDURAS WHICH LEAVE THREE FANS DEAD
FORMER Celtic star Emilio Izaguirre was rushed to hospital after he was injured in a riot between fans in Honduras that saw three supporters killed and seven injured. The full-back only agreed to re-sign for his first club in his homeland, Motagua, last week after leaving Celtic for a second time during the summer, where he won 13 trophies in two spells. But in what would have been only his second game for his club in a Tegucigalpa derby between capital sides Motagua and Olimpia, sickening scenes erupted before the game when his team bus was attacked. Izaguirre was taken to hospital after fragments of broken glass went into an eye — he was one of three players injured, along with team mates Roberto Moreira and Jonathan Rougier. However, the 33-year-old was
able to confirm from his hospital bed that he suffered no lasting damage. He said: ‘Thank God I am fine. There were bits of glass that flew into an eye, but I’ve been told it is nothing serious and there is no lasting damage. ‘The painful thing for me is the deceased. We are all Hondurans, no matter what team you support, we all must have respect for our fellow human beings.
‘Thanks to everyone for all the kind messages I have received.’ Trouble began after the attack on the bus before widespread violence spread outside the ground, which had 10,000 fans already in it. The game was later postponed. A spokesman for Tegucigalpa Hospital said: ‘Three people died and seven were shot and stabbed. One of them is a boy. Three of the injured adults are in critical condition.’