I wanted to call your attention to a story just posted on
Officiating.com involving an American player on an Argentinean team punching out an official.
After being given a technical foul the player confronted the official and sucker punched him - knocking him unconcious. The referee is still recovering from a broken jaw an possible blindness.
There is more about this event, including photos and video, at the following link:
Out-of-control Player Punches Official
[Edited by Brad on Aug 9th, 2004 at 09:15 AM]