Spanish officer collapsed by himself during fan violence at Europa League matchALVARO BARRIENTOS/AP Basque riot policemen control the perimetre of the stadium close to FC Spartak Moscow's followers before Europa League match against Athletic Bilbao. The riot police officer who died of cardiac arrest during crowd trouble before a Europa League match in Spain collapsed on his own and not in a direct confrontation with fans, authorities said on Friday (Saturday NZ Time). Video footage published by local media appeared to show the moment the officer collapsed while standing near the fighting along with other policemen. There had been reports of other minor clashes involving Russian fans in Bilbao ahead of the match, which Spartak won 2-1. Six years ago, a fan died in the city in clashes after a match between Athletic and German club Schalke.

Source: Stuff February 23, 2018 17:37 UTC