Italian football faces fresh allegations of corruption after the referee scored all of AS Roma's goals in their 3-2 defeat of strugglers Carpi on Saturday.
The Italian media has reacted furiously, accusing the referee of having been bribed. However, Roma's American hedge fund investor president James Pallota told terrified reporters and domestic staff at his underwater mansion that the referee had merely had an "off day" and that any talk of bribery might result in an unfortunate accident, which he wouldn't like to see.
This is the most controversial incident involving a match official scoring a goal since referee Mike Riley famously scored a penalty for Man Utd against Arsenal in 2003.
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