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Some of these portray some outrageous and unmitigated fouls in the annals of sport. I'm particularly incensed by the goal scored, albeit unintentionally, by the Ref, who allowed it! Whats that all about?
Here are ten of the worst fouls in history, most of them on video...
Here are ten of the worst fouls in history, most of them on video...
A referee in the Women's World Cup made an astonishing blunder at the weekend, failing to award a spot-kick after what is surely the clearest foul in the history of the game.
The shocking blunder has inspired us to take a look at the top 10 worst refereeing travesties of all time - starting off with the new entry, which comes in at the very top of the list
1. Australia denied clearest penalty in history of football
A referee made a calamitous blunder in a Women's World Cup game by failing to spot a defender who calmly caught the ball in both hands during a match.
When Australian striker Leena Kharmis hit the post with her shot in a match against Equatorial Guinea, she then sprang forward with a good chance of having another effort from the rebound.
But Guinea defender Bruna had other ideas: she calmly caught the ball as it bounced towards her, held on to it for at least three seconds, then calmly threw it down to her own goalkeeper who carried on as if nothing had happened.
The stunned Australians couldn't believe their eyes - and nor apparently did Hungarian referee Gyoengyi Gaal, who simply waved play on in spite of the attacking team's protests.
Equatorial Guinea scored soon after to tie the scores at 1-1, but luckily for the referee the Aussies hit back to claim a 3-2 victory despite being denied what is surely the clearest penalty in the history of football.
Watch the video:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/the-rundown/article/4057/