UK Tabs Crucify Goalie: 'Hand of Clod'

England goalkeeper Robert Green is getting knocked around by today's British newspapers. Green's the keeper who fumbled Clint Dempsey's 25-yard shot last night, giving the United States a 1-1 surprising tie with England in the World Cup opener for both teams. The banner in the News of the World and the Sunday Mirror was "Hand of Clod," a play on the "Hand of God" goal scored by Diego Maradona that knocked England out of the 1986 World Cup.

The News of the World also described the game as "Shock 'N' Draw." Even the Sunday Times got into it, making a reference to Gulf of Mexico oil spill by saying Dempsey's goal was "one disastrous spill the Yanks won't complain about." (More Robert Green stories.)