Moving goalposts

[Swipe]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8274016.stm

 

 

Keeper guilty of moving goalposts

 

IFK Gothenburg goalkeeper Kim Christensen could be in hot water after moving the posts during a Swedish first division game to make the goal smaller.

 

The Danish goalkeeper was caught by TV cameras pushing the posts toward each other before a match against Orebro.

 

Referee Stefan Johannesson spotted the posts had been moved a few centimetres about 20 minutes into the game and pushed them back into the right place.

 

Christensen later said he had done the same thing before several other games.

 

He was spotted using his feet to push the bottom of each post slightly inwards.

 

The Swedish Football Association is investigating the incident.

 

"I have never heard anything like this before," said Swedish FA's disciplinary chief Kheneth Tallinger. "It's unique."

 

IFK Gothenburg drew 0-0 with Orebro and top the table on goal difference with just a few weeks of the season to go.

 

 

Sorry to all Swedes, he's actually Danish!

Edited September 25, 2009 by Swipe

[stressederic]

Kim Christensen has recently been loaned out to Manchester United where he will see out the rest of the season. In unrelated news he's also begun working part-time at the FA who apparently have been impressed with his work to date.

[Internationinteroperability]

A lot has been made of this in the Danish news, but really, it's no big deal.

 

He moved the posts quite a bit but it's the ref's job to keep an eye on it. Just like outfield players place the ball a bit further from the penalty spot, corners etc.

 

If anyone hasn't seen Kim Christensen's little stunt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZruHwl3MHaU

 

This is a big deal though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZIb1YL028

[Duncan Disorderly]

A lot has been made of this in the Danish news, but really, it's no big deal.

Unlike your forum name???

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

This is a big deal though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZIb1YL028

 

 

He went for the ball.

[_00_deathscar]

What was that all about?

[Bo Benn]

Dokken got suspended for the rest of the season (ie about a months ban).

 

Keeper Christensen got freed in the Swedish FA today, which I think is a bit lenient. Not a huge crime, but acting within 'the spritit of the game' he should have gotten a game or two on the sidelines for cheating imo.