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UEFA orders soccer match to be restarted after referee error (The Associated Press)
For the first time in its history, European soccer's governing responded to a team's protests by unexpectedly ordering part of a soccer match to be replayed because of a referee's error. Five days after the original game, the under-19s women's teams of England and Norway played the final minute again on Thursday - starting by retaking the penalty kick that prompted the controversy. Englishwoman Leah Williamson sent the spotkick into the bottom left of the Norwegian goal to make it 2-2. The English Football Association protested, and was surprised by UEFA's response: Replay the final moments again from the spotkick. More...
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