Fox News:Police say an Iraqi soccer player has been shot dead just as he was about to kick what could have been the tying goal in a weekend game south of Baghdad. Police Maj. Muthanna Khalid says a striker from the Buhairat amateur team was facing only the goalie during a Sunday match in Hillah when a supporter of the rival Sinjar club shot him in the head in the final minute of play. Sinjar was leading 1-0 when the shooting occurred. Khalid said a spectator was arrested. More Iraqis are turning out for sports events now that security is improving. Major matches in Baghdad are heavily guarded but security in amateur games in smaller cities is often lax.

We at JimmyFenimore.com always search out the silver lining. I think it's pretty obvious what that is here. The psychopaths and loony tunes are back to being normal every day citizens and not country leaders. If you recall, one of Saddam's sons had severely burned the entire national teams feet after losing in international competition. That's just wrong on so many levels. Now .com doesn't support any sort of violence towards athletes unless it's being directed at O.J. Simpson or Adam "Pacman" Jones but we see progress in this tragedy. No longer do Iraqi athletes have to fear being tortured by their leaders. Instead, like the rest of the athletes around the world, they have to fear unruly fans. The truth is, this is small potatoes compared to some of the other Soccer related deaths around the world. We've heard of some nasty brawls regarding Yanks/Sox but these soccer nuts take the cake. From riots to gang beatings, when their team loses, forget it. No one is safe. That's why you need Bruce Willis to be commissioner of all sports. After all, he is the last boy scout.