Funny Old Game, Beach Ball Edition
They say it's a FUNNY OLD GAME, and they're correct.The latest bizarre episode in the long history of ENGLISH FOOTBALL occurred yesterday at the Stadium of Light in SUNDERLAND.
Darren Bent of the home side struck a ball that deflected off a BEACH BALL and into the LIVERPOOL goal for the only score of the game.
The 1-0 Sunderland victory enabled the Black Cats to leapfrog Liverpool into seventh place in the PREMIER LEAGUE.
The bitter irony for supporters of the Reds is that the ball was apparently thrown onto the pitch by one of their own.
Media reports after the match and today suggest the referee erred in allowing the goal to stand.
FIFA's "Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and guidelines for Referees" states that "the referee stops, suspends or abandons the match because of outside interference of any kind."
Given the beach ball should not have been on the field, so the referee should have stopped the match once it interfered with play.
Yep... Funny old game.
posted by erik hogstrom at 8:18 AM
1 Comments:
In truth it was a terrible match and not a brilliant advert for English Premier football.
But it wasn't the actual game that got nearly all the world watching this one, it was everything surrounding it - The Prem has become one big soap opera:
With Fergie and his ref rants. Rafa and the pressure after 4 losses on the run.
What will happen ? Is the end of their title challenge ?
Will we see Stevie Gerrard ? What about Roo ?
- Oh and don't forget the return of little Mickey Owen to Anfield (which in the end, once again he didn't really perform)
Post a Comment
<< Home