#2 Nani vs Tottenham Hotspur
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Nani’s goal against Tottenham for Manchester United has been debated over and over again despite the fact that the event happened over seven years ago. ESPN called the goal a “farce”, BBC called it “controversial” while Spurs’ official website went for the rather tame “bizarre”.
With 85 minutes left on the clock, United were 1-0 up before Nani broke into the box and went down under pressure from Younes Kaboul.
The entire United team screamed penalty but Clattenburg waved the appeal away as a frustrated Nani lay on the ground. However, Heurelho Gomes misunderstood the referee’s decision and believing that he had a free-kick, rolled the ball a few yards forward to take it. As the keeper prepared his run-up, Nani jumped up, looked towards the referee and then knocked the ball into the net.
As it turned out, unfortunately for Gomes, Clattenburg had never blown his whistle and Nani’s goal stood as the Spurs players surrounded the referee while Nani wheeled away in celebration.
