Show starts at 1pm east coast time, can be heard on sirius. John aloisi says yellow card confusion has shades of graham poll s world cup blunder by phil lutton updated november 19, 2016 11. The curious case of the three yellow cards northern star. Seeing red by graham poll is a autobiography which will appeal to those who likes soccer, follow the english premier league, or follow refereeing. Graham poll croatia v australia, 2006 the hertfordshire whistlers threecard trick saw him book croatias josip simunic once more than top referees recommend. Page 5 5 of the most bizarre moments in world cup history. However, sometimes things tend to take a shocking turn. Josip simunic of croatia in a match against australia. English referee graham poll had only sent two of those players off the field.
Kranjcar silent over poll display croatia boss zlatko kranjcar was angry at the goals scored against his side but refused to comment on english referee graham poll after the 22 draw. Referee graham poll shows a yellow card to croatias josip simunic during a 2006 world cup match 15 15 poll sends simunic off but only after he had failed to show a red card after a second booking. Sports mole reflects on some of the most controversial red card incidents. Graham poll books josip simunic three times knowing the basic rules of the game happens to be essential if you want to officiate at a world cup, yet graham poll quite visibly struggled in that. Josip simunic of croatia is shown a yellow card by english referee graham poll during the fifa world cup germany 2006 group f match between croatia and australia at the gottliebdaimler stadium on june 22, 2006 in stuttgart, germany. At the 2006 world cup, the english official managed to show croatias josip simunic not two but three yellow cards before sending him off. Croatias dario simic and australias brett emerton were sent off before josip simunic was finally dismissed after being shown three yellow cards. Graham poll is supposed to be on during the first hour of world soccer daily this friday. Laurent koscielny gabriel paulista kieran gibbs graham poll josip simunic jose mourinho. The call was used by the ustashas, the croatian pronazi puppet regime that ruled the. In the heated last 10 minutes of thursdays 22 tie between australia and croatia, the english referee graham poll failed to send off josip simunic, who got a. The english referee, graham poll may have blown his chances of taking any further part in the 2006 world cup after appearing to show croatias josip simunic three yellow cards before sending him.
Graham poll made english referees a laughing stock when he gave probably the most ridiculous red card of all. Australia draws with croatia 22, advances to next round. On this day in 2006, graham poll showed three yellow cards to. Ten of the worst red card decisions ever football the. Poll shows three yellow cards to croatia defender josip simunic before sending him off in world cup match against australia. Graham poll stopped refereeing may 2007 and told why in an interview with the bbc and later in a book. Soccer player booked three times before being sent off youtube. Shortly after the world cup, poll retired from refereeing international games, citing.
Thus when the second foul by simunic resulted in the second yellow for him, in poll s notebook, that was the first time simunic s name was actually noted down. Three yellow cards finally earn ouster the denver post. Simunic having picked up a booking in the 61st minute, the referee graham poll took. Can a player receive a direct red card after receiving the second. With 26 years of experience, he was regarded as one of the most prominent referees in the premier league, often taking charge of the highest. The event is known for providing fans with moments of pure magic. Graham poll books the same player three times when david beckham et al failed to show england in a positive light at the 2006 world cup, that responsibility fell to, er, graham poll. The law requires a player to remain at least 2m from the touchline until a throw is taken rather like players having to be 9. In the match between croatia and australia in the 2006 soccer world cup, british referee graham poll made a horrible mistake. John aloisi says yellow card confusion has shades of. Josip joe simunic is a croatian former footballer and current manager of the croatia national. But for referee graham poll, it was a night to forget as he achieved the unusual distinction of issuing three yellow cards to the same player the australian born and raised josip simunic. He issued three yellow cards to the same player croatian josip. Can a player receive a direct red card after receiving the.
After already sending off two players, poll failed to send off josip simunic for a second yellow card late in the match, eventually sending him off for a. The beautifully unfair game of football the irish post. Coast to book place in africa cup of nations last 16. Read more about croatias josip simunic denies making pronazi world cup celebration chants on business standard. Croatian defender josip simunic has denied making pronazi chants after his teams 20 victory over iceland in a world cup playoff match recently. English referee graham poll mistakenly exceeded the yellow card. Josip simunic thanking fans with pronazi chant the. Graham poll born 29 july 1963 is an english former football referee in the premier. Croatias josip simunic denies making pronazi world cup. Graham poll born 29 july 1963 is an english former football referee in the premier league and is considered the best english referee of the last 25 years in a list maintained by the international federation of football history and statistics iffhs. Graham poll has been named as one of 14 referees who have been sent home from the world cup.
Bbc sport football world cup 2006 ref poll sent home from. Graham poll born 29 july 1963 is an english former football referee in the premier league. Josip simunic of croatia was shown a red card after receiving his third yellow of the game. Josip simunic of croatia is shown a yellow card by english. Graham poll on world soccer daily this friday bigsoccer. In the 2006 world cup in germany, simunic was involved in one of the more bizarre episodes of bad refereeing when the english official graham poll. Graham poll is one of 14 referees who have been sent home from the. Even if youre not a hardcore football fan, you how the basic rules go. Poll managed to show three yellow cards to croatian defender josip simunic, resulting in the referee packing his bags early and being sent home from the tournament. The situation you are interested in is not explicitly mentioned in laws of the game or specifically in disciplinary code of royal spanish football. Igrao je na poziciji branica nakon darija srne, stipe pletikose i luke modrica, sa 105 nastupa cetvrti je na ljestvici hrvatskih reprezentativaca po broju nastupa. The english referee has paid the price for his yellowcard blunder in the australia versus croatia game when he booked josip simunic three times. Poll failed to eject simunic after showing him a second card, as fifa rules require, and eventually went on to award him a third caution. Australia draws with croatia 22, advances to next round in group f.
Graham poll today reveals the depth of his devastation over his mistake in stuttgart last year when he waved three cards at croatias josip simunic, launching a. Seeing red is graham poll s incisive insight into football from his prime position as the man in black, the one in control, the eye that sees all. The 2018 world cup is just under a week away, as 32 of worlds most talented football teams prepare to fight for the coveted trophy. As i read this book, i learned how tough it is to be a referee and how much abuses they receive from players, managers, and spectators. Worse was to follow as poll then created world cup history by booking one player, josip simunic, three times. Bbc sport football world cup 2006 ref poll sent home. In the late stages of an outright battle for second place in group f at the 2006 world cup in germany, referee graham poll brandished a yellow card to croatian player, josip simunic. Poll, one of the better premiership refs, had a nightmare missing penalties, ruling out legitimate goals and even cocking up the kickoff.
The absence of a video referee has provided us with countless hilarious moments such as rivaldos 2002 oscarwinning performance of my face my beautiful face against turkey, graham poll s majestic three yellow cards for josip simunic and everyones. Englands 2006 world cup didnt go perfectly they were eliminated by portugal in the quarterfinals but. The 7 principles of football management slideshare. Thats right, referee graham poll failed to send him. Continuing bad press, a foulmouthing mourinho chelsea coach, players who lied about him in the press, abuse directed at him and his family from spectators and the lack of support by the fa made him come to the decision he had had enough. Graham poll controversial to the last, ref fans love to hate bows out with accusations of betrayal. A premier league referee since 1991 and with ten years as an international referee, graham poll has handled some of the toughest games in the premiership involving arsenal, manchester united. Ref poll books player three times as kewell puts aussies. Players stood around expecting the inevitable, as this was simunic s second yellow. Graham poll books josip simunic three times knowing the basic rules of the game happens to be essential if you want to officiate at a world cup, yet graham poll quite visibly struggled in that regard during croatias 22 draw with australia in group f of the 2006 tournament. Switzerland shuts out south korea, but senderos will miss. The bbc includes that erroneous third card in its tally, while fifa does not.
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