By Alan Duffy
An example of how football can actually break down all those silly barriers in the world, Muslim
fans of Russian side Rubin Kazan went to the trouble of having a banner, which paid tribute to
Israeli midfielder Bibras Natkho, translated into Hebrew for the player.
I can't even think the last time I called two penalty kicks against the same team - most of the
time they're smart enough to avoid it. But there they were, both in the second half and within 15
minutes of each other. The oddest thing about it was that this was a men's game, and I issued no
cards.
I'm rather fortunate that I let my instincts take over on the game, because as you could tell from
my last entry, I was not in a good place emotionally to run the game.
Why Tevez and Balotelli must be kicking themselves over Eto'o's mega-deal
According to Samuel Eto'o's people (they're like Barack Obama's people but with a better pay
incentives) he has agreed personal terms of £300,000-a-week to join Russian Premier League side
Anzhi Makhachkala.
Few media outlets take the time to consider the particular way that FIFA makes things worse for
women.
A few months ago, I reported on the slowly unfolding consequences of the decision of one xenophobic
referee working in a youth tournament in Quebec (FIFA Makes its Islamophobia Official).
