In an amateur game in Argentina, a tree confused the San Lorenzo defender, leading to the referee awarding Libertad de Charata a very controversial penalty.
After getting the results of a scan and discovering he has a David Haye-esque broken toe injury, Peterborough's Gabriel Zakuani isn't completely miserable.
After leaking the new England shirt on Twitter, Joey Barton has Tweeted his disappointment in having to buy one after he wasn't called into the England squad.
Producer Will|14:33 UK time, Thursday, 23 February 2012
Life must go on, and despite the England national football team being managerless, there is still a major international competition coming up in four months and a visit from Holland to Wembley to deal with – the squad for which was announced today by caretaker Stuart Pearce.
The headlines throw up the return of Steven Gerrard and the inclusion of un-capped Fraizer Campbell, but there are three other issues which grabbed the initial thoughts of 606ers on Facebook and Twitter.
1 – Stewart Downing and Theo Walcott Despite the likes of Englishmen like Stanley Matthews defining what a winger should be they have caused a bit of a problem in the England set up of late – particularly down the left.
A number of you are upset both Downing and Walcott have been included based on their current poor club form. GavScottSR87 on Twitter cites information like this to support his argument.
Why hasn’t Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain been given an opportunity (he is in the Under 21s squad) and why are the likes of Aaron Lennon often overlooked?
2 – Why is Wayne Rooney in the squad? After his rush of blood against Montenegro, Wayne Rooney is banned for the first two games of the Euros (reduced from three) and therefore should England – whoever is in charge now and in June – use this friendly to experiment with a front line minus the Manchester United striker?
His inclusion doesn’t mean he’ll take any part in the actual game, but are you convinced by the rest of the forwards – Darren Bent, Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck and Fraizer Campbell (with 16 caps between them).
3 – Micah Richards A lot of people indicated their happiness with the inclusion of Richards in the England squad because of his impressive form at the back for Manchester City.
The defender has already made 12 appearances for England – but where could he fit in? Can he shake of the challenges from Glen Johnson and Kyle Walker to play right back or will he slot into the middle given the absence of Rio Ferdinand and John Terry.
Let us know what you think about this England squad and whether they have a chance against Holland or the Euros here and on Facebook.
A new kit makes all the difference - or at least that's what the FA hope as they are set to launch a new strip in time for the Holland friendly at the end of the month.
Bayern Leverkusen's Michal Kadlec and Manuel Friedrich squabbled so much over Leo Messi's shirt in their Champions League game that the club have decided neither will keep it.
Randy Lerner is hooking up the top men at his two clubs - Aston Villa's Alex McLeish and the Cleveland Browns' Pat Shurmur - to share ideas on coaching.
Producer Will|09:00 UK time, Wednesday, 15 February 2012
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Estudiantes U20s won a penalty after a drop-ball which should have been given to Pachuca. In an act of complete sportsmanship, coach Mauricio Gallaga ordered his player to miss.
Roy Carroll's career has dropped into obscurity of late with stints at Odense and OFI Crete but today he made his stunning Olympiakos debut in the Europa League.
Coming on with 17 minutes to go - he saved a penalty with his first touch.
What do City players think of Carlos?
A lot is being made about Carlos Tevez's return to Manchester City - but Joleon Lescott has come out in support of the Argentine.
Well done to Zambia, who have won the African Cup of Nations in Gabon, the same country where 18 of their players were killed in a plane crash in 1993.
Before he made himself unavailable for his country in 2004 Scholes had racked up 66 caps and Redknapp believes he is a similar player to Xavi and Andreas Iniesta, insisting “you’d love to have Paul Scholes in the Euros.”
There are obviously a few maybes here – but if Redknapp becomes England manager and decides to call upon Scholes and persuade him to exit his international wilderness, who else might he drag back from obscurity?
We’ve had a think in the 606 office and this is the eldest England team we can think of, who are still playing, and have won at least one cap in the past:
England Vets XI: David James (41 years old – when the final is played in Kiev on July 1, 2012)
Phil Neville (35) Rio Ferdinand (33) Jamie Carragher (34) Luke Young (32)
David Beckham (37) Paul Scholes (37) Danny Murphy (35)
Kevin Davies (35) Robbie Fowler (37) Kevin Phillips (38)
Stats: Average age: 35.8 Total caps: 463 Average caps per player: 42.1
It’s four months and two days until a Rooney-less, captain-less and manager-less England take on France in the first of their Euro 2012 group games, and once again the national team are going into an international competition in turmoil.
There are two options as far as we can see in the 606 office – the logical one is to appoint a full-time manager now; and then there’s the option of hiring a caretaker until the end of the competition before a different man steps in permanently (whatever that means in 21st century football).
You’ve been leaving your opinions on our Facebook and Twitter pages in droves. Some have suggested Ian Holloway should be given a go for the Euros as his motivational skills could drive the team to glory.
Could Guss Hiddink – a man who took South Korea to the World Cup semi-finals – sprinkle his magic over England for one tournament before moving aside?
Or is it the heir apparent, Harry Redknapp’s time to step into the breach – a man who seems to have the support of players such as Rio Ferdinand and pundits like Gary Lineker.
The obvious extenuating circumstance surrounding him is his position at Tottenham, who still have a chance to win their first league title since 1961 and the manager’s first.
Would Redknapp be able to stay at Spurs until the end of the season and take England to the Euros afterwards?
Does Harry even deserve the job – he’s only won one top piece of silverware with a club, that being the FA Cup with Portsmouth.
The FA have confirmed they are drawing up a shortlist of candidates but with Redknapp’s recent record being so strong – he seems like the obvious man to be given a go.
Producer Will|17:06 UK time, Monday, 6 February 2012
Geoffrey Boycott is known for being one of the most boring batsmen in English cricket - but equally one of most successful, and he now applies his stubbornness in appraising the the current England cricket team.
But yesterday (Sunday) he joined Ian Payne on 5 Live and after talking about the merits of Monty Panesar he lambasted the current Manchester United squad, and arguably coined the phrase 'you can't win anything with 30-somethings.'
Have a listen to the stern Yorkshireman - do you agree with his thoughts on Sir Alex Ferguson's squad?
Darron Gibson may have just left Manchester United but after his goal for Everton against title contenders Manchester City he's still helping his old pals out.
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