By now, you might have seen this shocking tackle on Valencia’s Sergio Canales by referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez (and in case you haven’t – yes, you did read that correctly)…
Naturally, we at Football Burp have taken this as our queue to gather together a bunch of clips of players and referees engaging in a variety of set-tos, altercations, melees, kerfuffles, spats and brouhahas. Enjoy…

1. Paulo Di Canio Shoves Paul Alcock
…and that would have sounded like a euphemism if we hadn’t included the referee’s first name there…
2. Savage Gets Elbowed
…the long-awaited follow-up to Freddy Got Fingered…
3. Ref Takes on All-Comers
…may or may not still be going…
4. Ref Strikes Back
…seemingly a black and white thing…
5. Ref lamps player he’s just sent off…
…successfully fends of succession of flying kicks…
6. Good grief…
…nutter…
Honourable mention #1
…the lesser-spotted Brazilian diving ref…
Honourable mention #2
…Figure 3.8: The Boob Brush…