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Howard Webb's obsession with speed just broke the Manchester derby
Matt Donohue sounded like a panicked pit crew worker during the Manchester …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Football is treating match-going fans like second-class citizens over VAR
Ten years into the VAR era, match-going supporters are still kept in …
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Jason Cundy called Mike Dean a liar and football fans are loving the chaos
Mike Dean boasted on a podcast about playing secret refereeing sidequests during …
1 month, 1 week ago
Premier League's new mic'd up referee experiment will not fix officiating
Sky Sports and TNT Sports are expanding RefCam audio broadcasts this season, …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sian Massey-Ellis steps down, exposing England's pitch-level officiating vacuum
Sian Massey-Ellis leaves on-field officiating for an FA executive role. Her departure …
2 months agoThe SFA has lost the plot on the Findlay red card ruling
The SFA has denied the appeal against Frankie Findlay's red card, and …
2 months, 1 week ago
Howard Webb faces a massive uphill battle with officiating standards
As Howard Webb pushes for diversity in the officiating ranks, the real …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Serie A officiating chaos ends as fraud charges are dropped
Italian prosecutors have dropped the sports fraud case against referee boss Gianluca …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Miguel Almiron's red card blunder and the new era of officiating
The red card given to Miguel Almiron for covering his mouth sets …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Did the refs just gift Morocco a win over Scotland in Boston?
Scotland had a rough night in Boston. Did the referees cost them …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
USMNT vs Australia: Why are we talking about the ref's 20-year-old bribery scandal?
The USMNT vs. Australia match is being overshadowed by headlines about a …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Technology in the World Cup is finally moving past the guessing game
A deep dive into how audio-based tracking is altering the standard for …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Omar Artan banned from US as World Cup officiating takes a hit
Referee Omar Artan has been blocked from entering the United States for …
4 months ago
FIFA's World Cup officiating crisis is already here
FIFA's failure to clear referee Omar Artan for entry into the U.S. …
4 months ago
Domestic chaos and cup drama: A weekend of refereeing headaches
Manchester City reaches the FA Cup final as officiating inconsistency and fan …
5 months, 2 weeks agoOliver Glasner is delusional if he thinks that Palace goal was fair
Oliver Glasner is defending the indefensible, and it’s turning the Palace controversy …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Three refs banned from the Merseyside derby and the PL is panicking
The Premier League's unprecedented decision to pull three officials from Sunday's Merseyside …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Portsmouth’s promotion push almost collapsed over a bizarre red card
Portsmouth's promotion bid was nearly derailed by a baffling red card decision …
6 months, 1 week ago
Old Trafford's latest VAR disaster proves the system is beyond broken
The latest VAR controversy at Old Trafford has left everyone questioning the …
6 months, 3 weeks ago