进球无功反有过
Referee Resigns After Being Punished for Scoring

A soccer referee suspended for scoring a goal while taking charge of a game has resigned after being found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute by the Essex County Football Association. The Essex County Football Association said that they were disappointed by the decision of Savill, who hit the headlines last year when his sympathy for a team getting beaten 18-1 went too far. “It is a pretty unique case and hopefully it won't happen again,”Essex County FA chief executive Phil Sammons said. Brian Savill was taking charge of a Great Bromley Cup game in the South of England between Earls Colne Reserves and Wimpole 2000. With 10 minutes remaining and Wimple trailing 18-1, Savill found the ball at his feet in front of the Earls Colne goal and promptly banged it into the net, before signaling a goal. The laws of the game state that the referee is part of the playing area and that the game continues if the ball strikes him. There is no provision in the laws to differentiate between an accidental or deliberate contact. Savill's bizarre goal made little difference to the outcome as Earls Colne went on to win 20-2, but the officials were impressed. The Essex County FA finally found 47-year-old Savill guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and suspended him for seven weeks. Savill, a referee with 18 years� experience, resigned after finding out about the decision. “They haven't got a sense of humor,”he told the Times newspaper.“It brought enjoyment to everyone誷 lives. It shows refereeing can be enjoyable and that we are not Hitlers running around blowing whistles all the time.” However, he advised other referees against following his example.


一名因在执法比赛时射入一球而遭停赛的足球裁判辞掉了工作，因为艾塞克斯郡足协认定他使比赛陷入了不光彩的境地。该足协说他们对萨维尔的决定感到失望，萨维尔去年执哨一场比赛时因对一支以1比18惨败的球队同情过了头而上了头条新闻。足协首席执行官菲尔·赛梦斯说：“这是一个比较特殊的案例，希望类似事件不会再发生。” 布赖恩·萨维尔当时在执法英格兰南部的大布罗姆利杯伊尔斯科恩预备队与温坡2000队之间的比赛。比赛还剩10分钟时温坡队以1比18落后。此时萨维尔发现球来到了他的脚边，正在伊尔斯科恩队门前，于是他立刻大力射球入网，然后鸣哨示意进球。按照足球比赛规则，裁判是比赛场地的一部分，如果球碰到裁判，比赛仍将继续进行，但是并没有区分（裁判）意外和故意触球的规定。萨维尔匪夷所思的进球对比赛的结果没什么影响，因为伊尔斯科恩仍然以20比2赢得了比赛，但官员们却对此印象深刻。艾塞克斯郡足协最后裁定47岁的萨维尔令比赛蒙羞，并处罚他停哨7周。有18年裁判经验的萨维尔在得知这一决定后宣布辞职。他对《泰晤士报》说：“他们没有幽默感。我的行动给大家的生活带来了乐趣，它表明裁判工作可以是轻松愉快的，而我们也不总是吹着哨子满场飞奔的希特勒。”虽然如此，他还是建议其他裁判不要步他的后尘。

Remarks：足球教练常常抱怨裁判是对方的第12名队员，用在萨维尔身上倒是合适，只可惜他发挥的作用还是太小。