Pitch Publishing, £16.99
Reviewed by David Pollock
From WSC 425, October 2022
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Stories
Mark Noble carries Ander Herrera off the pitch; Jordan Pickford performs his trademark flop; Alessia Russo keeps the ball in the corner as England hang on to a 2-1 lead in the Euro 2022 final. Offside, Alamy, Getty
Running down seconds during a match is no longer simply a case of taking the ball to the corner, with the famous Pickford Flop one of many modern methods
Increasingly facing threats and intimidation, many officials have simply decided to walk away from the game
