Football stampede kills 125: A look at sporting incidents that turned fatal

Over the decades, many events have witnessed tragedies and deaths of fans and players

In one of the deadliest sporting events in recent memory, at least 125 people died in a stampede that erupted during a football match in Indonesia on Saturday. Around 180 people were injured in the incident at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java. 

In a match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya at the former's home stadium, where only Arema fans were allowed to curb possible rioting between the fans of the two arch-rivals teams. Upset with their team's loss, thousands of Arema fans poured into the stadium. The violence spread outside the stadium where at least five police