Officials slammed in homelamd

The failure by Uruguayan officials to award England a valid goal in their World Cup last-16 clash with Germany yesterday has been described as a “gross error” by a newspaper column in the South American country.

Referee Jorge Larrionda and his assistant Mauricio Espinosa failed to see that a shot from England midfielder Frank Lampard had crossed the goalline after hitting the underside of the crossbar, before the spin on the ball took it back into the hands of Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.