May 2025 Brussels clashes
Football fan violence in Brussels
Summary
On 4 May 2025, around the occasion of the 2025 Belgian Cup final, a football match between Club Brugge KV and RSC Anderlecht played at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, violent clashes broke out away from the match venue in several districts of the Belgian capital.
Originally created by GloBoy93
5/11/2025, 10:37:13 PM
Modified
5/18/2026, 5:41:18 AM
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