Rob Parker | September 20, 2009
Pitch invader is spot-kick expert
Fantastic action from the Russian league this weekend. Spartak Moscow’s Alex was steadying himself and centring his Zen as he prepared to take a penalty against Saturn. A pitch invader with little patience and a decent left peg took the opportunity to enter the field of play and put the ball [...]
Rob Parker | September 9, 2009
Official suspends match to talk to police
The Spanish third division match between Jumilla and Puente Tocinos last weekend was halted when the referee answered a tannoy announcement about his car. The official waited for a break in play before heading to the touchline to talk to police.
According to reports, the ref’s Audi had its windows [...]
Rob Parker | July 29, 2009
Seeing red in more ways than one
I don’t recall Jose Mourinho-era Chelsea starring in any Benny Hill films, but if they had it would probably look a lot like this. This Chinese team did not take too kindly to having two of their players dismissed and chased the referee out of the stadium. But not [...]
Rob Parker | July 28, 2009
Chubby Brazilian’s wrist can’t withstand weight of chubby Brazilian
How the mighty have fallen. Literally. Originaldo is facing five weeks on the sidelines after breaking bones in left hand taking this fall during Corinthians’ match against Palmeiras.
The hefty striker might have shed a couple of pounds since he started playing regularly again, but it seems he [...]
Rob Parker | July 27, 2009
He’s let it run between his legs (in many ways)
The beauty of the increasingly frequent veterans matches, like yesterday’s Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match between England and Germany, is that you don’t have to stop play for something as insignificant as a streaker on the pitch.
The naked man kindly avoids interfering with play, shows [...]
Rob Parker | July 27, 2009
Ref gets his pockets confused
AC Milan star Ronaldinho was very nearly treated to an embarrassing pre-season red card against rivals Inter Milan after a refereeing cock-up. Busy exchanging a bit of verbal with the goofy Brazilian, the referee got in a bit of a muddle and reached into his pocket pocket for a yellow card. [...]
Rob Parker | June 6, 2009
That’s a bit harsh
This poor chap wants to talk about Notts County’s takeover, but ends up with a caption he probably didn’t want. In the process Sky Sports managed to create the most prominent use of the c-word in one of their reports since they stopped asking Steven Bywater onto their shows!
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