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Cologne's Bundesliga match with Mainz on Saturday was postponed after the referee was found to have attempted suicide.
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Babak Rafati was found in his hotel room ahead of the game in a state of distress.
Cologne's official website revealed the match was called off because the referee due to officiate was not able to take charge of the contest. The statement added: "A replacement is not available in the short-term."
Bild newspaper quoted Cologne's chairman Claus Horstmann as saying that "he (Rafati) is alive".
At a hastily arranged press conference, Cologne's director of sport Volker Finke explained that the game had been called off "due to an accident".
"It is only considerate and correct that we do not go into details. The rest will be taken care of by the media department of the DFB (German Football Association) and DFL (German Football League)," he said.
"All we can confirm is that the game will not take place due to an accident.
"It was not a decision by Cologne and Mainz and I cannot reveal any further details."
Whoa...Iranian-German ref attempted suicide before a match.
Yes, Barfa fans determine how much a team is dominating by the amount of yellow cards they can draw. In this case, it was 6 of them in the second half. Bravo, bravo, says abovelegit!Originally Posted by abovelegit1
Valencia deserved better; they dominated that second half. Oh well, Barca will simply have to put Real in their place themselves.
They dominated that second half however you want to look at it; possession, shots, shots on target, corners earned, fouls drawn, etc., and that Ronaldo goal was clearly against the run of play. Of course, I wouldn't ever expect a fan of Real Madrid to give the opponent credit. Glad you noticed the yellow cards; as always, leave it to Madrid to ugly up the football.Originally Posted by Bean Pie Slanga
Yes, Barfa fans determine how much a team is dominating by the amount of yellow cards they can draw. In this case, it was 6 of them in the second half. Bravo, bravo, says abovelegit!Originally Posted by abovelegit1
Valencia deserved better; they dominated that second half. Oh well, Barca will simply have to put Real in their place themselves.
You're kinda becoming a Barca stan, which is unfortunate given that you're pretty knowledgable on the game. And this is coming from someone with no dog in this fight.Originally Posted by abovelegit1
They dominated that second half however you want to look at it; possession, shots, shots on target, corners earned, fouls drawn, etc., and that Ronaldo goal was clearly against the run of play. Of course, I wouldn't ever expect a fan of Real Madrid to give the opponent credit. Glad you noticed the yellow cards; as always, leave it to Madrid to ugly up the football.Originally Posted by Bean Pie Slanga
Yes, Barfa fans determine how much a team is dominating by the amount of yellow cards they can draw. In this case, it was 6 of them in the second half. Bravo, bravo, says abovelegit!Originally Posted by abovelegit1
Valencia deserved better; they dominated that second half. Oh well, Barca will simply have to put Real in their place themselves.
"Barfa" was quite witty, though. Did you come up with that one yourself?
I mean I was disappointed at the result, hence my "put them in their place" comment, but a draw would have been fair - at the very least. Surely what I said wasn't as irritating a comment as the previous "EAT +!%+" and "GODNALDO!" that you felt you had to address it. And I'm not sure why you're upset I show my bias towards Barca anyway; I've never pretended to be anything other than a supporter.Originally Posted by PersiaFly
You're kinda becoming a Barca stan, which is unfortunate given that you're pretty knowledgable on the game. And this is coming from someone with no dog in this fight.Originally Posted by abovelegit1
They dominated that second half however you want to look at it; possession, shots, shots on target, corners earned, fouls drawn, etc., and that Ronaldo goal was clearly against the run of play. Of course, I wouldn't ever expect a fan of Real Madrid to give the opponent credit. Glad you noticed the yellow cards; as always, leave it to Madrid to ugly up the football.Originally Posted by Bean Pie Slanga
Yes, Barfa fans determine how much a team is dominating by the amount of yellow cards they can draw. In this case, it was 6 of them in the second half. Bravo, bravo, says abovelegit!
"Barfa" was quite witty, though. Did you come up with that one yourself?
So Madrid goes to Valencia, who is 3rd in the league right now, picks up all three points, and you say Barca needs to "put them in their place," then go at a Madrid fan for not giving Valencia credit? See the irony here?