Rodríguez Santiago incurred the wrath of the Catalan and Brazilian nations this week when he sent off Barcelona's Ronaldinho in their cup tie against Zaragoza. The Brazilian star is treated as something of a deity by the doting fans, and this image was strengthened by the fact that even the Archbishop of Barcelona joined in the protests!

And Rodríguez was in the news again at the weekend for disallowing a last minute goal which would have given Cádiz a much needed win at Villarreal, although to be fair to him it wasn't really his fault this time. The man who made the decision was non other than Rafa Guerrero, one of the most famous linesmen in football, who as our frequent readers will know has even featured in television adverts.

Guerrero is imagined to have super powers which enable him to sees things others don't, and he surprised everyone raising his flag when Medina chested the ball over the line, claiming that he had used his hands. The curious thing is that Medina did quite clearly get away with using his fist to score an important goal a couple of weeks ago, but this time television pictures confirmed that his extremities were well clear of the ball. Could it be that Don Rafa can also see into the past? (07.02.06)