Madagascan soccer team stages unique protest against referee bias.

Madagascan football authorities plan to take severe action against club Stade Olympique l'Emyrne, who scored a world-record 149 own goals in protest against alleged refereeing bias in a match on Thursday.
SOE lost the game 149-0 to AS Adema in the last game of the Indian Ocean island's league championship on Thursday.
SOE's coach Ratsimandresy Ratsarazaka orchestrated the protest from the stands as the Antananarivo-based side began repeatedly firing shots into their own net from the opening whistle.
The Midi Madagasikara newspaper reported Saturday that the club now faced severe sanctions for their bizarre protest in the match against Adema, who clinched the title last weekend.
SOE, last year's champions, deliberately scored one own goal after another in a pre-determined protest over refereeing decisions that had gone against them during the four-team playoff to determine the national championship.

posted by James Russell | 5:13 PM