Two major things puzzle me in the aftermath of the tragic events in Istanbul last week, where two Leeds United supporters were stabbed to death in clashes with local youths. Why on earth would UEFA, European football's governing body, make any hesitation at all in deciding no Galatasaray followers should be allowed to travel for the second leg on April 20? And why would Leeds fans, as much as they adore their team, risk entering Galatasaray supporters' self-proclaimed "hell"?...I said at the outset that two major things puzzled me. But actually make that three. Why does the magnificent sport of football so often have to go hand-in-glove with death, violence and destruction? Now that's the greatest unanswerable puzzle of all.

--From "Why Wait?" by Phil Jones, CNNSI.com, April 11, 2000