In a frenetic Friday afternoon contest, Metro State used a couple of outstanding individual
efforts and strong team play to a 3-0 victory over visiting Seattle Pacific University.
Metro State, which peppered the goal in the first two games of the season with limited results,
scored in the 10th minute through Scott Grode.
Most media outlets are reporting that Arsene Wenger pushed an assistant referee
and will be charged.
However, I'm told that this is not the case and he is in fact in trouble for patting the
official on the back in a sarcastic manner.
It sounds pretty ridiculous but his manner in recent times has become more and more fraught on
the touchline, especially when things are not going Arsenal's way.
Source: Himalayan News Service
KATHMANDU: New Road Team (NRT) stunned star studded Laxmi Hyundai Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC)
1-0 to enter the semi-final of the San Miguel Knockout Football Tournament here at the Dasharath
Stadium today.
The result meant former NRT player Raju Kaji Shakya made a winning start with the club as a
coach.
Okay, well, maybe Salt Lake was correct to be mystified by the penalty reversal...because I'm
baffled by the explanation.
Quote: Tamberino indicates that Hernandez did see a handball but was thrown off when the assistant
referee he consulted told him "I have nothing."
"The assistant referee means 'I don't see anything and I have no info to overturn you,'" Tamberino
said.
Today MLS made two rulings on plays from this past week's game between New York and Dallas. Both
plays have big repercussions on this coming weekend's game for the Wizards against FC Dallas. First
of all, the most talked about incident from the game this past week, the incident between Thierry
Henry and Kevin Hartman after New York had scored to tie the game 1-1.
By Ollie Irish
More abysmal refereeing in Serie A...
It takes several Roma players to contain the fury of Mexes, but you can see why the French
defender was so angry. Firstly, the challenge was outside the box (just), second the assistant
referee kept his flag down, third it looked like Mexes got the ball cleanly.