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| Argentine footballer Franco Nieto dies after hooligan attack | Argentine footballer Franco Nieto dies after hooligan attack |
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| Argentine football player Franco Nieto, 33, has died after being struck in the head following a match on Saturday. | Argentine football player Franco Nieto, 33, has died after being struck in the head following a match on Saturday. |
| Nieto, the captain of regional club Tiro Federal, was attacked by hooligans after a match against rivals Chacarita Juniors in the town of Aimogasta, in north-west Argentina. | |
| The match was stopped 15 minutes before full time after the referee sent off eight players for fighting. | |
| This year, 15 people have died in football-related violence in Argentina. | This year, 15 people have died in football-related violence in Argentina. |
| Nieto's cousin, Pablo Nieto, said three people surrounded the player as he was going to his car with his wife and one-month-old daughter. | Nieto's cousin, Pablo Nieto, said three people surrounded the player as he was going to his car with his wife and one-month-old daughter. |
| They kicked and punched him before one of the attackers struck Nieto in the head with a stone, leaving him unconscious. | They kicked and punched him before one of the attackers struck Nieto in the head with a stone, leaving him unconscious. |
| He was operated on on Tuesday but died on Wednesday. | He was operated on on Tuesday but died on Wednesday. |
| Local police chief Fabian Bordon told local media that three people had been detained in connection with the attack. | Local police chief Fabian Bordon told local media that three people had been detained in connection with the attack. |
| Football violence is a huge problem in Argentina. | Football violence is a huge problem in Argentina. |
| According to the NGO Salvemos el Futbol (Let's Save Football), deaths caused by football-related violence have tripled in 2014. | According to the NGO Salvemos el Futbol (Let's Save Football), deaths caused by football-related violence have tripled in 2014. |
| The main culprits are the so-called Barras Bravas, gangs of radical supporters who control the terraces and the streets around the stadiums. | The main culprits are the so-called Barras Bravas, gangs of radical supporters who control the terraces and the streets around the stadiums. |