Pitch Publishing, £16.99
Reviewed by David Pollock
From WSC 425, October 2022
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Scotland in the World Cup finals 1974-1998
Black and White, £11.99
Reviewed by Alan Patullo
From WSC 379, September 2018
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There are very few individuals who can run on a pitch designed for professional footballers without being jeered at by anybody who sees them
by Dave Roberts
Bantam Press, £12.99
Reviewed by Tristan Browning
From WSC 359, January 2017
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Sepp Blatter causes a stir with his views on part-time refereeing, writes Steve Menary
When Sepp Blatter announced that referees at all World Cup finals from 2014 onwards must be full-time, he caused consternation among many ambitious match officials. “Some people say there’s not enough money to pay them, but there always seems to be plenty in the professional leagues,” said Blatter. This prompted particular concern among Germany’s part-time officials. When Blatter recently clarified his position he did not back down, insisting that German football association must “establish a system in which the referees are its employees”.