Bad Thierry Henry. You cheated and you are the hero of all of France for it. Somewhere Michel Platini is dancing because you did it. Somewhere Sepp Blatter and the rest of FIFA are doing an Arsene Wegner impression. In Ireland your face will end up on dart boards and was the reason that children cried themselves to sleep last night. Click to continue reading...

A friendly between Uruguayan clubs Paysandu and Cameta turned not so friendly (see what I did there?) when defender Carlos Eduardo decided to play a little prank on the linesman. While Eduardo's Paysandu teammate was being stretchered off the pitch, he went up to the linesman and, in his own words:

"I said, 'Boy, you're very jumpy' and threw water on him, which was very hot.

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Elizabeth Lambert is a college football defender playing for New Mexico in the Women's Mountain West Conference college tournament. In the game against Bringham Young University (BYU), things got a little rough with Elizabeth. Things got so rough that she earned the nickname Elizabeth "cheap-shot" Lambert.

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Kaka made his glorious return to his old home for Tuesday's Champions League tie between Real Madrid and AC Milan a loser-free lovefest that ended in a 1-1 draw. The San Siro gave their returning hero a warm welcome as both sides had their chances to take three points in the wide open match.

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Oh the irony of it all: One of the wealthiest football clubs in the world, with a proven world-class manager who is yet to splash some serious cash at his new club, and suddenly the bank has been forced to involuntarily shut its doors until January 2011. All due to a little unknown reserve team player (unless you play Football Manager.

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Alongside discussions regarding an elite European league, salary caps and home grown/foreign player quotas, there is one subject that is guaranteed to spark debate among football fans: Should video/goal line technology be introduced to football?

In my opinion, for what little it is worth, it should not only be introduced but it should be embraced and cherished.

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CONCACAF has announced that Courtney Campbell will be the referee for tonight's U.S. Honduras semi-final match. This is a little strange because Campbell also officiated the U.S.'s 2-0 victory over Honduras in the group stage.

The Group Stage Match

In the group stage, Campbell awarded both squads two yellow cards (four total).

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They go by a variety of names in a variety of settings. Referees. Umpires. Officials. Judges. Call them what you will, but here on the Fullback Files, the preferred usage for the men who make the calls is Whistlemen. Granted, the linesmen... Click to continue reading...

Manchester United very nearly paid a high price for some poor finishing at Wigan last night after Rodallega had given Steve Bruce's side a first-half lead. Referee Rob Styles and his linesmen were also guilty of some poor decision making because between they denied United a penalty, they also gave the home team the benefit of doubt on offside decisions when Ronaldo and second-half hero Carlos Click to continue reading...

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FC Barcelona today filed an appeal with UEFA for both the yellow card given to Lionel Messi and the ejection of coach Pep Guardiola in Wednesdays Champions League match against Bayern Munich.

The yellow card Lionel Messi received in the 17th minute of the match occurred when he was tackled in the box by Bayern defender Lell.

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Referees and their assistants are lambasted, often fairly, often unfairly, for their mistakes. Refereeing is extremely difficult, especially in the cauldron of professional football, but it's linesmen who should have our sympathy, as their job is actually physically impossible... Click to continue reading...