Greek Soccer Fan's Ear Bitten Off by Bulgarian Hoodlums

Seeing your national soccer team get crushed at the hands of your most bitter rivals, and then having your ear bitten off ... that's just no way to spend a weekend. But that's what happened to Grecian businessman Dimitris Tsimbibakis after Greece was hammered 4-1 by Turkey in a Euro 2008 qualifier. Poor guy. He'll never be able to fully appreciate Yanni again.

Some Bulgarian cats were hanging out on the Greek island of Crete, and were apparently taunting Greek fans as Turkey piled on the goals. The Greeks and Bulgarians rumbled, and Dimitris Tsimbibakis claims he tried to intervene and break things up ... when one of the Bulgarian brutes sunk his teeth into his ear.

I don't know what happened to the guy's ear, how much of it ended in a Bulgarian mouth, or if doctors were able to reattach it. But I assume that the guy will be fine when they get some Ouzo and baklava in him.

Greece fared a little better today in Euro qualifying action, beating Malta 1-0, while Turkey tied Norway 2-2. Bulgaria, in an act of karma, tied lowly Albania 0-0, and don't look very likely to make the finals. But at least they have their ears.