This week's round-up also features Scott Parker: the early years, an ice hockey meltdown and some romantic mascots
1) The recriminations still haven't died down after Milan's fractious 1-1 draw with Juventus on Saturday – in which the Rossoneri were denied a goal when the linesman Roberto Romagnoli failed to spot that this Sulley Muntari header had crossed the goalline. It's not the first time Buffon has been involved in such an incident, as fans of Chelsea and Chievo could tell you. Still, none of those were as obvious as the goal not awarded by the Scottish referee Leslie Mottram during a game between Partick Thistle and Dundee United in 1993. The official failed on that occasion not only to spot that Paddy Connolly's shot had hit a supporting post at the back of the net before bouncing back out, but also that the Partick midfielder Martin Clark – assuming the goal would be awarded –subsequently caught the ball in the area before handing it to his goalkeeper. We reckon the referee definitely spotted this goal though.
2) The NBA All-Star Weekend has come and gone, which means we had tall men jumping over various tall things in the always entertaining slam-dunk contest. Kevin Love – nephew of Beach Boys member Mike Love –won the three-point shoot-out but his talents have nothing on this zinger from one Niles Crane. Even Niles didn't incorporate football into his routine though.
3) McDonald's knew that Scott "Jimmy" Parker would be England captainnearly 20 years before Stuart Pearce got round to announcing it.
4) Iceland: home of geysers, Björk and showboating throw-in takers. While we're on the subject of showboating, here are some delightful backheels Kendi Kalesine and Phil Clarkson. Oh, and why you should take the wind into account on free-kicks.
5) The ice hockey meltdown of the week comes courtesy of Nick Vitucci.
6) Tennis + squash = padel.
1) Loveable scamps put the romance back into football before Napoli's victory over Chelsea.
2) What Teen Wolf did next (apart from Teen Wolf Too).
3) Sometimes success can be painful.
4) How to win a snooker frame in style.
5) We've had clips proving that Lionel Messi very rarely dives before but here's yet more evidence. He can also score a free-kick too.
6) How far do you need to throw a paper airplane to break the world record? Very far indeed.
7) We're not sure if this is brilliant or terrible. Britain did Billy the Fish. Japan did Noruki the Crab.
Spotters' badges: stevehall01, Baccalieri, richardsmall, prasopes, The Corporal, cmb1981, icenoodle.
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