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soccer ref kills coach for questioning a call

jacksonpt

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Jul 22, 2002
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how screwed up is this... saw it on cnnsi this morning.

A South African soccer referee pulled a gun and shot dead a coach who questioned one of his rulings, police said on Sunday.

Inspector Mali Govender of the Grahamstown police in the Eastern Cape province said a fight broke out after the referee gave a yellow warning card to a player in a local match on Saturday.

"There was an altercation...and the referee became threatened when the other team approached him because they were angry," Govender said. "So he pulled out a gun and killed the coach of the visiting team."
full story here
 

binary visions

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Jun 13, 2002
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Dude, I'd totally shoot someone if they questionned my call. No doubt about it.

If I'm the ref, my word is LAW.
 

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Jul 20, 2002
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You mean South Africa isn't happy fun land?

I bet the next time a yellow comes out, the players on the offending team won't all crowd around the ref and get in his face...
 

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stosh said:
I bet if Knuck reff'd there would be more dead people.
I think if Knuck did anything that required significant contact with the general population, there'd be more dead people...
 

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I Are Baboon said:
If only the NFL and NBA refs took a little initiative like this, maybe the crybaby players would not bitch and moan so much. :devil:
No kidding. Crybaby coaches, too, actually.

I think play reviews are B.S. That's what the refs are there for - to make the best call they can given what they can see. You take the good with the bad, because its part of the game.

Issue all the refs a sidearm and announce that all whining about play calls will be considered a threat and justifiable homicide will ensue :D