After Tom Henning Øvrebø’s disastrous turn as a top-flight referee in the Champions League semifinals, the charge that referees from smaller nations shouldn’t be in charge of major matches was levied against him. All eyes immediately turned to the Champions League final match, looked at the referee sheet, and cringed: the official was Massimo Busacca, [...]
Archive for September 21st, 2009
Massimo Busacca Banned for Fingering Young Boys at Wankdorf
Posted in Refereeing, tagged BSC Young Boys, Massimo Busacca, Swiss Cup on September 21, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Craig Bellamy gets punchy and other controversial Manchester Derby issues
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Craig Bellamy, Manchester City, Manchester United, What Would Joey Barton Do? on September 21, 2009 | 11 Comments »
By now everyone is surely aware that Craig Bellamy decided to take his frustrations at the Manchester Derby out on a fan who invaded the pitch. This certainly isn’t the first time Bellamy has gotten himself into trouble. Though at least this time it doesn’t involve hitting his teammates with golf clubs (though I doubt [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Burnley, Chicago Fire, Chris McCann, Columbus Crew, Craig Bellamy, El-Hadji Diouf, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Hertha BSC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Marcel Koller, Naked Bus Rides, Neridson Estevao, Progresso de Sambizanga, Real Madrid, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ryan Babel, VfL Bochum on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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