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Graham Poll. Geoff Hurst, the Hand of God and the Biggest Rows in World Football
Geoff Hurst, The Hand Of God And The Biggest Rows In World Football. Graham Poll
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
1 Reputations on the Line. THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF’S DECISION
WORLD CUP STATS: 1966
MOURINHO’S GHOST
OUR FINEST REF…AND ME
FACT! WHEN LINESMEN CAME…AND WENT
FACT! FLAGGING, NOT WAVING
YELLOW CARD FOR FIFA
RED CARD FOR PLATINI
FACT! NO MORE YES MEN
LANGUAGE PROBLEM
YELLOW CARE FOR ROB
RED CARD FOR POLL
FACT! THE THIRD MAN
2 Zidane Heads for the Dressing Room. THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF’S DECISION
WORLD CUP STATS: 2006
YELLOW CARD FOR THE LAW
SLOW WAY TO SUCCEED
THE RELUCTANT VIEWER
THE FIRST AND LAST REFEREE
FACT! RULES NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE
YELLOW CARD FOR FOURTH OFFICIALS
MORE RED CARDS FOR ZIDANE
3 A Big Hand for Maradona. THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF'S DECISION
WORLD CUP STATS: 1986
TV ‘REPLAYS’ REVEAL TRUTHS
BUTCHER’S GRUDGE
NOT SO SPLENDID ISOLATION
YELLOW CARD FOR MESSI
THE MYTHS OF HANDBALL
FACT! THE PURPOSE OF HANDBALL
RED CARD FOR OUR FA
RED CARD FOR THE DIVERS
4 Schumacher’s ‘Crime of the Century’ THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF’S DECISION
WORLD CUP STATS: 1982
FACT! FIRST AID FIRST
STAMPING OUT VIOLENCE
GETTING SHIRTY
BREAKING POINT
RED CARD FOR FIFA
RED CARD FOR FIFA (AGAIN)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
5 Going by the Book. THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF’S DECISION
WORLD CUP STATS: 1978
HANDS UP FOR JOE
REPAIRING THE DAMAGE
RED CARD FOR ME
YELLOW CARD FOR DUNNY
YELLOW CARD FOR ME
FACT! WHO’S THE DADDY?
FACT! FINGERS FARCE
FERGIE TIME
YELLOW CARD FOR ME
SUDDEN ENDINGS
‘NEXT GOAL’S THE WINNER!’
WELSH BARRED
FACT! A GAME OF TWO HALVES
FACT! THE PENALTY CLAUSE
FACT! THE COVENANT OF THE ARC
BAD HOLDING ON CORNERS
6 A Tale of Two Penalties. THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF’S DECISION
WORLD CUP STATS: 1974
RED CARD FOR CARLOS
NEW BOY AT OLD TRAFFORD
A SPOT OF BOTHER
A SPOT OF HISTORY
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
YOU’RE ALL RIGHT, JACK
HOWARD’S WAY
FACT! THE BLACK COUNTRY BUTCHER
FACT! FINAL COUNT
FACT! CRUYFF’S CLEVER TURN
FACT! KAISER CHIEF
THANKS, DON
FIXED PENALTIES?
RED CARD FOR RESEARCHERS
A REAL CELEBRITY
7 Beckham’s Hanging Offence. THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF’S DECISION
THE DANCING REF
LANGUAGE, GRAHAM
WORLD CUP STATS: 1998
A TEACHER AND A LESSON
FACING A MYTH
RED CARD FOR PSYCHO
FACT! SEEING RED
FACT! TEAM TALK
CARDS OF CHRISTMAS
SCALE OF JUSTICE
BIN THERE
8 The Vegetable Patch. THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF’S DECISION
WORLD CUP STATS: 1994
DINING WITH THE ENEMY
FACT! BALI HI
FACT! DO I NOT LIKE THIS
FACT! BITE-SIZED INFORMATION
FACT! NOT SUPREME
FACT! DISTANCE MEMORIES
FACT! CALLING FOR ASSISTANTS
THE REF WHO MADE FERGIE SWEAR
9 Flagging in Japan. THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF'S DECISION
WORLD CUP STATS: 2002
PEERLESS PIERLUIGI
FACT! OFF, OFF, OFF
FACT! FIRST PRINCIPLE
ACTIVE INGREDIENT
THE FULL ARSENAL
RED CARD FOR COMMENTATORS
OFF THEIR TROLLEYS
10 My German Lesson. THE MATCH
THE ISSUES
THE REF’S DECISION
A DATE WITH COINCIDENCE
PANEL GAMES
THE PROFESSIONALS
FACT! MEIN KAMPFBAHN
SEMI-DETACHED REF
PATH TO NEW CAREER
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Index
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Also by Graham Poll
About the Publisher
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I appreciate and thank Julia, Gemma, Josie and Harry for their support but dedicate this book to the man who introduced me to football, refereeing and life—Henry James Poll, aka ‘Big Jim’, aka my dad.
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It was an extreme example—so extreme that, if repeated in a World Cup Final, I bet FIFA would go against their own rules and get a message to the ref to stop the goal being awarded. However, the clear lesson from Reading’s ‘phantom goal’ is that errors do happen and, without video technology, they always will. In a less extreme case—for instance, when a ball bounces almost completely over the goal-line in the goal—it is very, very possible for the assistant and the ref to award a goal wrongly, even in a World Cup Final.
Of course, there would be one big difference if something similar to 1966 happened now—the poor referee will not be like Gottfried Dienst, who was allowed to continue the match without a word of protest and left the stadium unperturbed to get on with his life. Now, as soon as the incident happened, instant replays would be shown in the media areas of the stadium and all around the world. As two great mates of mine, top referees Urs Meier and Anders Frisk, learned to their cost, the reaction to controversial incidents is now extreme. I shall return to them later in this book, because they were very badly treated by ‘fans’ from England.
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