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footballer went nuts at a referee... and kicked him in the balls. Midfielder Shirley Caicedo lost her cool and then some in second half injury time during an Ecuador Women's Super League match between Leonas del Norte and Club Nanas.

Arsenal icon Tomas Rosicky was his favourite player to referee as he prepares to hang up his whistle at the end of the season.Atkinson, 51, made his top-flight debut in the 2004/05 season, and from all those years he has carried fond memories from the game. But as he now prepares to say farewell to the sport after 17 years, he has opened up on his career, and explained why Rosicky was his favourite player to officiate.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has admitted he got the "vibe" that snooker referee Olivier Marteel was "looking for trouble" during the World Championship final.Belgian official Marteel was charged with overseeing the final between O'Sullivan and Judd Trump at the Crucible, but angered the former during the opening day of the match. One heated confrontation saw O'Sullivan tell him "don't start" whilst their spat also included the Rocket sarcastically asking Marteel to have a go at a shot himself.Their row was addressed by O'Sullivan as he spoke to Eurosport before the evening session at the Crucible on Sunday as he relaxed in his dressing room.“I just think he seems to be looking for trouble," explained O'Sullivan.

Ronnie O’Sullivan was involved in a war of words with referee Olivier Marteel in the World Snooker Championship final. At the Crucible, the Rocket made his feelings clear in a heated exchange of words during his contest with Judd Trump.

Ronnie O'Sullivan got into a spat with the referee during his World Snooker Championship final clash with Judd Trump.At the Crucible, the Essex-born star got into a debate with the referee as he sarcastically asked if the official wanted to take his shot for him. O'Sullivan, 46, wanted the white ball moved fractionally as he thought he could previously get a line in for hitting it before the referee put the ball down again. Video technology was used, and Trump also came over for a look.The snooker supremo ended up getting into a bicker with the ref over the incident, with the finalist even at one point asking if he would like to take the cue and give it a go himself.

World Snooker Championship semi-final against Judd Trump - including in his attempts to scare referee Desislava Bozhilova. Three-time world champion Williams is 7-1 behind against Trump after a brutal first session at the Crucible. But before the scoreboard started to get a little hairy for the Welsh potter, he had a bit of fun with Bozhilova.The Bulgarian official was using all of her concentration to put the pink back on its spot in amongst a crowd of reds when someone inside the Crucible made a loud banging noise.

“I was 6-2 ahead early on, but that is nothing with matches of this length – and they were two great breaks at the end under extreme pressure from 11-11. “I feel I deserved that one, because a lot of the close ones this season have gone the other way.

Pep Guardiola apologised to the referee after losing his temper with the officials during Manchester City's win over Real Madrid. Phil Foden had just restored City's two-goal advantage in the Champions League semi-final as he rose to meet Fernandinho's cross in the 53rd minute, and the Blues thought they had won a throw-in from the resulting kick-off as they scented blood.

clashed with darting royalty. Van Gerwen lost his rag with official Russ Bray during and at the end of his Premier League final against Jonny Clayton, who won 6-5 to replace the Dutchman at the top of the table. The Green Machine was unhappy with Bray’s attempts to discourage the whistling which occurred when Clayton stepped up to the oche.

The world’s sexiest referee, Karolina Bojar, has posted a selfie on her way home from officiating.She had been touring around the world after a break from football - but now Bojar appears to be back out on the pitch. In an Instagram story, she uploaded a picture of herself on a train following a game with the hashtag: “#aftermatch”.The Poland native, 24, who is also a lawyer, had put down her whistle and jetted around the world on an extended holiday earlier this year.

Tyson Fury’s subsequent reaction saw the referee chastising the pair.Fury, 33, beat the London-born fighter at Wembley on Saturday night with a brutal knockout in the sixth round to retain his WBC title. But in the fourth round, the pair locked horns and Whyte’s elbow was seen scraping Fury's face.It looked as though the strike was missed by referee Mark Lyson, who tried to split the pair up. But the Gyspy King was left fuming over the loose arm to his face.And even viewers vented their anger online.

Liverpool fans to all make the same joke about Manchester United. The Red Devils had travelled to Anfield for a Premier League clash, with the visitors going into half-time two goals down.

Bellator title fight caused ‘mass confusion’ after the referee declared a no contest.Vadim Nemkov's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix final against Corey Anderson at Bellator 277 ended after the contestants clashed heads in the third round. It meant that neither fighter was able to claim the £770,000 on the line - and for a period no one knew what was going on.As Anderson, 32, had his opponent on the ground, the pair knocked heads. Nemkov's forehead gushed with blood as a cut appeared over his left eye.

Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt believes some of the bookings for both sides in the game against Accrington Stanley were 'debatable' as he admitted both teams felt hard done by with some of the calls made by the officials.

World Snooker Championship final, once pledged to pose for a racy photoshoot when her career comes to an end. The revered Scottish official took charge of the biggest game in the sport in both 2009 and 2012 - a period in which she was open about her desire to complete a tasteful modelling shoot when her career came to an end.Michaela wasn't ever worried about what snooker officials might think of her appearing in raunchy snaps having previously worked for Ann Summers - but hasn't been able to fulfil that goal just yet because she is still in the job a decade later.

Tommy Fury.Verhaas has a reported net worth of $1.5million (£1.15million), according to AllFamousBirthdays.com. The Dutchman began his career in 1993, after a lacklustre snooker career, and by 2003 he had become the first man from outside of the UK to umpire a World Snooker Championship final.Since then the Dutchman has umpired the World Final, and he was in control of all three Masters finals which the late Paul Hunter won.

Europa League task was made that much tougher on Thursday evening when Iuri Medeiros was dismissed against Rangers.Medeiros was flashed his first yellow for a late challenge on Leon Balogun in the 105th minute of the tense clash. However, Medeiros was given his second yellow a couple of seconds later after he squared up to the referee as a result of the booking.The Portuguese forward gave the referee no choice but to brandish a second yellow, and Braga were down to nine.

Amazed Ally McCoist insists Rangers were victims of the worst decision of the season in their Europa League second leg with Braga.

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone stormed onto the pitch and seemed to sarcastically applaud the referee during their Champions League farce against Manchester City.Simeone lost his cool during the closing stages as his side resorted to thuggery and underhand tactics in an attempt to unsettle Pep Guardiola's visitors. The game boiled over after Felipe took out Phil Foden. Stefan Savic attempted to drag the England international off the pitch, sparking a huge brawl involving players, staff and substitutes.

Chelsea of bottling their Champions League clash against Real Madrid and branded Thomas Tuchel "embarrassing" over comments the Blues boss made about the referee after the match.Chelsea were agonisingly dumped out of Europe in spite of a 3-2 victory at the Bernabeu last night as Madrid battled back from 3-0 down to dramatically secure passage into the semi-finals.Blues fans had every reason to be upset after Marcos Alonso's second-half stunner was cruelly ruled out by VAR, while Casemiro's reckless challenge on Kai Havertz in the box was waved away by referee Szymon Marciniak - who was spotted laughing with Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti at full-time.During his post-match press conference, Tuchel said he was "disappointed" with Marciniak's actions, insisting that it was the "wrong time" for him to be fraternising with one of the coaches."When I wanted to go and say thank you for the match I see him laughing and smiling and laughing loud with the opponent … I think this is very very bad timing," said the Chelsea boss.Morgan - an avid Arsenal fan - didn't see it that way and offered up another explanation for the referee's antics. "They were probably laughing at how badly Chelsea choked after having the game in the bag … embarrassing by Tuchel," he tweeted.Chelsea weren't given much hope of progressing after being beaten 3-1 at Stamford Bridge last week, but they managed to take control of the tie in the early stages following Mason Mount's opener.

GFFN: “Yes, because we are humans and we love football. When you see a great goal and you say to yourself, “there might be a little foul”, the move is so nice that you allow it.