unrelated matter

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/sep/23/ecuadorean-referee-jailed-heroin?newsfeed=true

the ref who oversaw the comedy/controversial italy vs south korea game in the 2002 world cup has been sent down for smuggling heroin.

depending on your perspective, that extremely eventful game was either one of the worst fixes in football history or an arrogant diving italian side who underestimated and were outplayed by a smaller nation.

it also featured one of the greatest 'torres-esque' misses in world cup history by christian vieri (about 1:50 in)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymNO06RMrw8

the tournament is also notable for beginning the inexorable rise of a certain park ji sung