White Stick Awards

All eyes on referees on the penultimate day of the season, one wrong decision capable of influencing the outcome of what this year is a very close fought league, both at the top and the bottom of the table. Rodríguez Santiago was at fault for not spotting Leo Messi's "hand of god" goal which could have handed Barça the title (every day the kid is looking more like Maradona!), although Tamudo's late equaliser limited the effect. And Sevilla were not happy with Iturralde González after he turned down two penalty appeals, although Dragutinovic could have taken the long work well before he did after the referee failed to spot an incident with Ibagaza. Elsewhere Clos Gómez went a bit over the top with the red cards, producing four in the derby game between Levante and Valencia, although both sides had little at stake there. (12.06.07)

Name Games played Yellow cards Red cards Total
Velasco Carballo 19 143 10 153
Pérez Burrull 21 129 17 146
Iturralde González 19 120 14 134
Muñiz Fernández 19 117 11 128
Rubinos Pérez 16.3 112 15 127
Turienzo Alvarez 18 114 9 123
Alvarez Izquierdo 20 114 7 121
Pérez Lasa 19 111 9 120
Medina Cantalejo 18 105 5 110
Teixeira Vitienes 18 101 7 108