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Chickens, eagles and hand grenades: Weird things seen on a football pitch

By Simon Rice
Wednesday, 9 May 2012

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A chicken walks across the pitch during the Barclays Premier League match between Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic at Ewood Park on May 7, 2012. The chicken was smuggled into the ground in protest at Blackburn's owners Venky's, an Indian company that specialises in chicken meat processing.

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Monday night's Premier League match between Blackburn and Wigan was interrupted when a fan released a chicken onto the pitch.

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The disgruntled Blackburn supporter was protesting against club owners Venky's, an Indian company that specialises in chicken meat processing.

Here, we take a look at some other strange things seen on a football pitch.

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