11.   Despite his earlier severity, Al-Sharif opted only to show Garcia Aspe the yellow card for his blatant professional foul.

12.   Defender Jon Gittens, just back from a two-match suspension, was sent off for a professional foul in the first half.

13.   The referees want the Football Association to issue a directive on key issues such as professional fouls when a goalscoring opportunity is involved.

14.   They finished the game in shame, having resorted to a series of professional fouls in a vain effort to disrupt the underdogs.

15.   They also suffered the indignity of having skipper Colin Hendry sent off for a professional foul on raiding wide man Andre Tikhonov.

16.   Traditionally, a red card for a professional foul is given only when a scoring opportunity has been denied.

17.   Under FIFA rules a player who commits a professional foul must be shown a red card.

18.   Veteran international Milan defender Franco Baresi was sent off for a professional foul on Stefano Fiore with half-an-hour to play.

19.   Professional fouls will earn an automatic red card and refs have been told to crack down on injury feigning and time-wasting.

20.   Rangers suffered a further setback ten minutes before the interval when defender Craig Moore was sent off for a professional foul.