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Supporter protests are nothing new in football with Charlton fans efforts on Sunday just the latest in a growing list.Charlton fans held a mock funeral prior to kick-off and then threw beach balls onto the pitch during the match, temporarily suspending the teams clash with Middlesbrough to show their displeasure with the clubs ownership.Over the years, supporters of numerous clubs across Europe have used protests to try to get their views heard, with the manner of those demonstrations as varied as the issues driving them… Walkout on 77Perhaps the most discussed demonstration this season, and which also looks to have made the biggest impact, came in February as approximately 10,000 Liverpool fans walked out after 77 minutes of their home game with Sunderland in protest against the clubs proposed ticket prices for the 2016/17 campaign - the highest of which was £77. Liverpool fans walk out after 77 minutes against Sunderland Enough is enough was the chant from the crowd as the stadium emptied with the scale of the protest shocking Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) into action. Within four days FSG had apologised to the supporters and announced that their previous ticket pricing structure had been scrapped with ticket prices frozen for the next two seasons.Other Premier League clubs have followed suit, some even cutting ticket prices, and earlier in March, the Premier League announced the price of away tickets at all grounds will be capped at £30 for the next three seasons.Green and goldAnother well-publicised protest in the north west came at Manchester United with their fans campaigning against owners, the Glazer family. David Beckham wears a green and gold scarf after Champions League tie at Old Trafford During the 2009/10 season, Manchester United fans opted for a colourful way to show their discontent, taking on the green and gold colours of Newton Heath; the name the club was originally founded under.The campaign received further backing after David Beckham, on loan at AC Milan at the time, draped a green and gold scarf around his neck as he left the pitch after a Champions League tie at Old Trafford.Blackpool sit-inBlackpool took a more direct approach at the end of the 2014/15 campaign as they protested against owner Karl Oyston. Blackpool fans hold sit-down protest After a series of demonstrations in the preceding weeks, things reached a head on the final day of the season as hundreds of fans invaded the pitch early in the second half and staged a sit in.Oyston out banners were held aloft, flares were set off and after stewards were unable to remove the supporters from the pitch, the game was abandoned.Unexpected pitch invaderOne of the more bizarre protests came at Ewood Park in the form of a chicken as Blackburn fans railed against the clubs owners, the Venkys. A Chicken is put on the pitch by Blackburn fans in protest of the Venkeys ownership of the club Supporters, disillusioned by the clubs financial problems and impending relegation from the Premier League in 2012, released a live chicken onto the pitch during a match against Wigan with Latics goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi having to usher it from the field.With Venkys still in charge, the protest was repeated ahead of a derby match with Burnley in 2014.Lazio fans cause a stinkOf course, it is not just in England that such protests occur and in Italy, Lazios ultras are never shy in making their feelings known. Charlton fans stage mock funeral Addicks supporters stage mock funeral before Championship clash with Middlebrough In December 2015 they found a novel way to express they displeasure after seeing their side go two months without a win in Serie A in the form of manure, with 10 bags of it delivered to the clubs training ground.New balls, please!Finally, to Germany and Borussia Dortmund. The German model has been the subject of much praise in recent years with affordable prices seen as key to the fantastic atmosphere at stadiums throughout the Bundesliga. Both sets of players clear tennis balls from the pitch at the Mercedes-Benz Arena However, in February, Dortmund fans boycotted the first 20 minutes of their sides German Cup victory at Stuttgart and then threw a volley of tennis balls onto the pitch in protest against high ticket prices for the match - with a quarter of the away tickets costing 70 euros (£55). Football Supporters Federation Chairman Malcolm Clarke discusses protests at Arsenal, Liverpool and Charlton.Also See:Charlton call on fansKlopp praises ticket U-turnFake Nike Shoes Black Friday . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. 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Wanna know whos going to win that big first-round matchup between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics?If you believe the draw sheet posted online by the International Tennis Federation , the victor of that match scheduled for Sunday is already known, days ahead of time -- and its del Potro.Theres more such info at that site as of Thursday night: 14-time major champion Rafael Nadal apparently is going to lose to Federico Delbonis in a real stunner. Andy Murray is going to improve to 8-0 against Viktor Troicki by beating him in Brazil.And so on.Its almost as if the ITF can see the future.Well,, OK, not exactly.ddddddddddddBut it sure looks that way at first glance.Because of what seems to be a computer glitch, the player posted second in the bracket for each first-round contest in the mens singles draw is given credit for a victory in the head-to-head listing accessible by clicking on a blue box that says H2H.The other posted draws do not have the same issue.If you were hoping to know precisely how easily del Potro will beat Djokovic, though, there are limits to the powers of the ITFs crystal ball: No scores are listed yet for the Rio matches. ' ' '