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https://scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/1212457/blunders-are-part-and-parcel-game-we-love
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Blunders are part and parcel of the game we love

Players are just as guilty of making mistakes as officials, so Uefa should highlight and punish everyone's errors or let it ride

German referee Wolfgang Stark. Photo: AFP

To err is human and to really foul things up takes a soccer referee, apparently.

In three of the four Uefa Champions League quarter-final matches following April Fool's day, there were glaring howlers, which made some wonder if it was not just one huge European joke. Some were appalling mistakes at the hands of match officials, but similarly there were disgraceful mistakes made by players and coaches. However, the blame is squarely crosshaired on match officials.