Original sentence: Before the semi-final UEFA Cup match with Leeds United AFC in 2000, two Leeds fans, Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, were stabbed to death in Istanbul before the first leg match between the two clubs.Galatasaray fans were banned from travelling to the return match to try and avoid further clashes between fans, although there were reports of attacks by Leeds fans on Turkish television crews and the police.Leeds complained because home fans jeered while a message of condolence was read for the victims, despite the incident having nothing to do with the Galatasaray organization.. Galatasaray’s players refused to wear black arm bands.The Leeds chairman at the time, Peter Ridsdale, accused Galatasaray of "showing a lack of respect"
Edited sentence: Before the semi-final UEFA Cup match with Leeds United AFC in 2000 street violence between visiting Leeds supporters under the influence of alcohol and Itanbul residents not in any way affiliated with the Galatasaray organization.Galatasaray fans were banned from travelling to the away leg to try and avoid further clashes between fans, although there were reports of attacks by Leeds fans on Turkish television crews and the police.Leeds complained because home fans jeered while a message of condolence was read for the victims, despite the incident having nothing to do with the Galatasaray organization.. Galatasaray’s players refused to wear black arm bands, insisting that the incident had nothing to do them and that football hooligans should not be made into martyrs.Racist attacks were carried out on British citizens of Turkish and Muslim throughout England.Racist chanting echoed through Elland Road the night of the second leg.The Leeds chairman at the time, Peter Ridsdale, accused Galatasaray as "showing a lack of respect", despite knowing full well that the incident had nothing to do with the Galatasaray organiztion...The violence is said to have broken out after the drunken Leeds fans defecated on the Turkish flag in front of Istanbul residents.Two Leeds fans, Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, were stabbed to death in Istanbul before the match between the two clubs