- 1. Referees ...
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- Created on 30 November -0001
- 2. Referees’ tolerance of foul play annoyed fans and blighted 1950s matches ...
- (Stories)
- ... which were measured in days and not in matches, they had to stay away from their clubs and they were not paid. This might in part explain why referees were reluctant to use the ultimate sanction. In ...
- Created on 13 October 2017
- 3. Sin-bins are not the answer for already over-worked grassroots referees ...
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- The FA will trial sin-bins in lower leagues from next season but these changes, along with others proposed, will not be welcomed by all referees 3 May ~ My friend Pete is a bus driver who referees ...
- Created on 03 May 2017
- 4. Referees consider their options ...
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- "I could move to a country where oligarchs run the league. But it wouldn't be a big enough change." By Dave Robinson from WSC 362
- Created on 23 March 2017
- 5. Football's unsung heroes: What referees are really thinking ...
- (Cartoons)
- By Tim Bradford from WSC 360
- Created on 19 January 2017
- 6. How amateur referees deal with sarcastic applause from frustrated players ...
- (Stories)
- WSC contributor Ian Plenderleith runs a blog which discusses issues from a referee’s perspective, from penalty calls to angry spectators 22 November ~ “The away team's defender knows that he's going ...
- Created on 22 November 2016
- 7. "Referees respond to authority" ...
- (Players)
- ... sure that players know the laws of the game, we’ve got referees to visit clubs, we’ve tried to have ex-players as referees. One thing I was disappointed about over this past weekend [February 12 – involving ...
- Created on 14 April 2000
- 8. Unnecessary use of change shirts is becoming increasingly absurd
- (Stories)
- ... and Newcastle – do help match officials. “I didn’t like refereeing stripes v stripes of any colour,” he said. “It’s even harder for the assistant referees, who see the side view of lots of stripes movin ...
- Created on 29 November 2018
- 9. Harry Pearson column: Fans can't get enough of ludicrous excuses for defeats
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- From managers avoiding promotion to dodgy referees, supporters love making up exotic reasons for why their team have lost 6 June ~ Last month, when Carlisle let a two-goal lead at home to Crawley ...
- Created on 06 June 2018
- 10. WSC 375 out now
- (Stories)
- ... for future stars in Argentina Plus Burnley's England heroes | When referees get political | Big signings on the bench | Upheaval at Anderlecht | Sheffield United: are the good times back? | Non-Leagu ...
- Created on 12 April 2018
- 11. Football doesn’t need VAR – it needs an end to referee-blaming culture
- (Stories)
- ... d human error. The players and managers involved aren’t perfect but somehow referees are expected to be. Far from helping them, VAR undermines their ability to manage a game and be its foremost authority. I ...
- Created on 01 March 2018
- 12. The Duellists: Pep, José and the birth of football’s greatest rivalry
- (Managers)
- ... of the first leg of the Champions League semi-final in Madrid backfired. His listing of referees’ decisions that benefited Barça at key moments on big European nights, and his claim that Guardiola wouldn’t ...
- Created on 07 February 2018
- 13. Italy’s VAR trial: 45 “game-changing” interventions and plenty of controversy
- (Stories)
- ... There are two video referees in a van with eight TV monitors. One sees the images in real time, the other with a time lapse of three seconds. They can confirm the referee’s decision with a "silent check" ...
- Created on 05 January 2018
- 14. Hopes for 2018 ~ part one
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- Embed from Getty Images A failed World Cup, underdogs having their day and free drinks during VAR decisions – WSC contributors on what they are wishing to see in the coming year That they do away ...
- Created on 28 December 2017
- 15. How footballers evolved their figures to be built more like wrestlers
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- ... with a classroom brawl, referees have long given up on trying to stamp out such an endemic feature of the game. If they did they would be blowing their whistles every few minutes, issuing lectures and ...
- Created on 23 November 2017
- 16. VAR controversy sparks corruption claims among Benfica, Porto and Sporting
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- ... striker Jonas, not given. Far from easing the pressure on referees, the VAR has become yet another element of refereeing to criticise. Benfica have also been under intense scrutiny for alleged corruption ...
- Created on 14 November 2017
- 17. Seeing red: should players be sent off for celebrating?
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- By Tim Bradford from WSC 368
- Created on 29 September 2017
- 18. Mud, Sweat And Shears by Dave Thomas
- (General)
- ... book contains Oldfield’s recollections of the famous players, managers and referees who would pop into his room for a “brew”. Kevin Keegan, Denis Law, Brian Clough and World Cup final referee Jack Taylor, ...
- Created on 20 September 2017
- 19. Sweden musters strong defence against match-fixing after Allsvenskan scare
- (Stories)
- ... the Tipselit Trophy. RF co-ordinator Johan Claesson is also travelling around Sweden providing information to players, managers and referees. RF also provides an anonymous whistle-blower service on its ...
- Created on 22 August 2017
- 20. Benfica’s leaky defence opens door for Porto to defend consecutive titles record
- (Stories)
- ... novelty of the new season will be the introduction of video assistant referees (VARs) in all top-flight matches. There are bound to be teething problems, and some decisions will undoubtedly still be controversial, ...
- Created on 04 August 2017
