Officially hopeless

Jun 22 2008 Andy Walker

THE sooner fourth officials get the message they're not important the better.

Germany boss Joachim Low was sent to the stands for having a mild argument with Austria's Josef Hickersberger.

Consequently, UEFA didn't allow Low to do his job properly in the quarter-final against Portugal when any contact with his players inside the stadium was forbidden.

Thankfully it didn't make a difference but yet again an officious idiot stole headlines from the guys who matter.