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Angry Arda throws boot at linesman

<span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Arda Turan</span><br /><a name="more"></a> was booked for throwing his boot at the assistant referee during the club's Copa del Rey encounter with Barcelona on Wednesday evening.<br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">The Turkey international lost his boot in a tackle three minutes into the second half of the game at the Vicente Calderon and then, seemingly incensed at not being awarded a free kick, launched it at the linesman, only narrowly missing the official's head.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">It was the most controversial incident in a fiery encounter in the Spanish capital, with Atletico having been infuriated by the referee's failure to award them a penalty for an alleged Jordi Alba handball just seconds before Barca broke to make it 3-2 through Neymar in the 41st minute.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.960000038147px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Video:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/VGeV81G3Q38/0.jpg" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VGeV81G3Q38?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br />

Angry Arda throws boot at linesman

Arda Turan was booked for throwing his boot at the assistant referee during the club's Copa del Rey encounter with Barcelona on Wednesd...

Has Torres come Back to his Golden Form?

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i0VQMRH3H47zPCwO5ZGN2xDOHlU7AKo95xrk5R8yLuLv1nO8JLMRkARhD6MxJ6LofOFnv_HjSwxDada31fqr-P8lEzICQNfLBTwyifvWNUAYVEogpu3_qXiQLc82dUETEXAg0KDdOI_R/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i0VQMRH3H47zPCwO5ZGN2xDOHlU7AKo95xrk5R8yLuLv1nO8JLMRkARhD6MxJ6LofOFnv_HjSwxDada31fqr-P8lEzICQNfLBTwyifvWNUAYVEogpu3_qXiQLc82dUETEXAg0KDdOI_R/s1600/download.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #515151; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.625em; line-height: 1.30769231em; padding: 0px 1.15384615em;">Fernando Torres</div><a name="more"></a> has scored twice for Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Copa Del Rey semi-final with city neighbours Real.<br /><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #515151; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.625em; line-height: 1.30769231em; padding: 0px 1.15384615em;">Already 2-0 up after the first game at the Vicente Calderon, the former  Chelsea Striker had no time to waste  in extending his Atletico Madrid's lead, by placing a volley past Keylor Navas in the Real goal in the first minute of the match.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #515151; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.625em; line-height: 1.30769231em; padding: 0px 1.15384615em;">Sergio Ramos headed an equaliser during the first half, but Torres doubled his tally in the first minute of the second half, latching on to Antoine Griezmann's through ball and finishing under the keeper. He was substituted after 57 minutes, with the score 2-2 after Cristiano Ronaldo again equalised for the home side.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #515151; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.625em; line-height: 1.30769231em; padding: 0px 1.15384615em;">The double are Torres' first goals since returning to Atletico on an 18-month loan deal from AC Milan, who completed his permanent signing from Chelsea.</div>

Has Torres come Back to his Golden Form?

Fernando Torres has scored twice for Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Copa Del Rey semi-final with city neighbours Real. Already ...