Some of the fans even wore dog masks and threw dog biscuits at opposing players.

This year they threw dollars at players indiscriminately, and their chances look no better, perhaps worse, than last year.

The Tigers' home opener was spoiled Tuesday by fans who threw objects at players and also ran onto the field.

Recent violence in Portuguese football included fans throwing objects at players on the pitch and staff.

Fish - used to throw directly at other players in front of the player.

Bleacher-bum types in every town have thrown missiles at visiting players.

He said things were a lot more raucous in arenas in Europe, where the fans would throw coins at visiting players.

"We've seen the news where down at Houston they had thrown eggs at players," he said.

South African fans began throwing bottles at Nigerian players and started fights.

"There are ways to express displeasure, but when you start throwing metal objects at players, you have to be deeply troubled by it."