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Den Ridder Miss

Beerschot's Nicoletta den Ridder somehow manages to scoop a rebound over the bar from a yard against Ajax. Oops

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Feature: Maddest refereeing moments

From the May 2011 issue of FourFourTwo: the most outrageous officials and dodgy decisions

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1 Schuey's shoeing

The 1982 World Cup semi, and Harald Schumacher does nothing for (West) Germany's image by destroying France's Patrick Battiston. He wasn't even booked.

2 Six-yard line

Germany, 2010: shot hits bar, bounces down near six-yard line, ref gives goal. Frank Lampard weeps openly.

3 Three-card trick

Germany '06: Graham Poll gives Josip Simunic more cards than Hallmark.

4 The 'ghost goal'

Watford-Reading, and Stuart Attwell sees a goal from another dimension.

5 Worst dive ever

There's nobody within half a mile, but the dive gets the spot-kick. For shame!

6 Ecuadorian drug shame

Ref says Totti dived, sends him off, gives South Korea a penalty

7 The Old Trafford no-goal

Roy Carroll fumbles Pablo Mendes' shot a metre over the line. No goal, obviously.

8 Thatcherism gone mad

Ben Thatcher elbows Pedro Mendes into hospital. Dermot Gallagher gives him a yellow card. Man's game, etc.

9 Ballboy... GOL!

Brazil, 2006: Last minute, home side trailing, shot goes wide. Ballboy knocks in a different ball. Goal is given.

10 Germany 4, Lampard 0

South Africa 2010: Frank Lampard's "equaliser" is ruled out. Germany go on to crush England.