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England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was full of praise for Italian referee Pierluigi Collina for his handling of last night's potentially volatile clash in Istanbul.

Trouble flared at half-time with players and staff from both sides clashing in the tunnel, a continuation of the Alpay / Beckham feud which began when the Turkish defender taunted the England captain's 37th minute penalty miss.

Eriksson said: "I was the last one down the tunnel. Collina was very good as usual and took David and Alpay into his dressing-room and talked to them.

"The first thing that I said to the players at half-time was to stay calm and to keep their heads."
Collina was handed the game after orginal referee Kim Nielson pulled out through injury.