Video: Coach scores goal from his technical area, gets sent-off

Rob Parker | October 23, 2009

That’s how you do it, lads!

Dragan Stojkovic, coach of Japanese side Nagoya Grampus, showed his players that he could still walk the walk with a spectacular goal from his technical area. The ex-Yugoslavia international found the net with a beautiful strike. And he did it in formal shoes.
The match officials were quite so impressed and [...]

Video: Japanese team score while opponents watch ref eat grass

Rob Parker | July 28, 2009

Play to the whistle

This J-League craziness comes from a match between Sagan Tosu and Mito Hollyhock. Mito scored their second goal in a 3-1 victory after the referee tripped over. Concerned Sagan players stopped in their tracks to stare at the sprawled official.
Mito’s Kim Tae-yeon did not share their worries and instead smashed the ball [...]