Summary
EVERTON supporters will wake up this morning wishing Pierluigi Collina hadn't put off his retirement after all. The Italian referee joins Clive Thomas in the Goodison hall of infamy after disallowing Duncan Ferguson's 80th-minute header for an infringement by Marcus Bent that only the folicallychallenged official managed to spot.
It was heartbreaking for Everton and the thousands of supporters who had made the journey to Villarreal in the hope of watching their side earn an unlikely qualification to the group stages of the Champions League.See the full content of this document
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Football: Moyes Left to Count Cost of Pounds 15m Mistake ; Villarreal 2 Everton 1 Villarreal Win 4-2 On Aggregate
Outplayed for long stretches and thankful for a magnificent Nigel Martyn performance, the determination, team spirit and collective talent that so personified their achievements last season came to the fore as they battled back to within an ace of forcing extra- time.
After going behind to a deflected Juan Pablo Sorin opener, Mikel Arteta's sublime second-half free-ki...See the full content of this document
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