I had to print off the LOAF in my office here in South Africa last night after a linesman in the Italy vs USA Confederatiopns Cup match in Pretoria made the howler of his lifetime and flagged an Italian player for offside as an American player kicked the ball into his own net from 20 yards.
Of the six colleagues I was with, most were convinced the Italian was offside and the own goal should not count. These are people who should know what they're talking about, but they didn't.
The Italian winger, I believe it was Pirlo, was in an offside position when the American - five yards away - intercepted the ball and put it through his own net. No laws have been broken here and the linesman's decision was awful, one that should not happen at this level.
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Fat Ref.
Webb ?? Is he blond?
First a corner, then a red card and a penalty!
Whats next? USA to beat Brazil and RSA to beat Italy? That will keep the FIFA coins rolling in.
Pele
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