The rows continued as the teams went down the tunnel at half-time with Derry boss Stephen Kenny involved in a heated exchange.

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Zamora limped down the tunnel at half-time and, although he came out for the second period, his evening last only seven more minutes.

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Villa boss Martin O'Neill showed little respect as he angrily pursued referee Halsey down the tunnel at half-time and his team certainly came out fired-up for the start of the second period.

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The Scottish Football Association has begun an investigation into Wednesday's events, but Mjallby played down his own involvement in the tunnel at half-time, when he appeared to clash with Rangers defender Kyle Bartley.

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And there was worse news to follow for Wigan when this season's Man of Steel Richards limped down the tunnel five minutes before half time.

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Now anyone willing to wait in a tunnel for most of the first half of the football game will be allowed on the field for the concert.

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Transport Secretary Philip Hammond cut the ribbon to officially open the road tunnel, which has taken four and a half years to build.

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He also was the first player out of Ohio State's locker room before the second half, because of course he was, and waited to high-five every teammate behind him in the tunnel, like that is a surprise, and then nuzzled his way into the huddle for a pep talk, as if you would expect anything else.

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The second-half started in bizarre fashion, with Hibs starting with nine men after Jones and Murphy were late emerging from the tunnel.

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