referees

French football to take major step in referee accountability in move Premier League has been desperate for
French football is set to take a big step towards making referees more accountable as they are set to introduce mic’d up...
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Liverpool and Man City cited as Newcastle make formal complaint regarding refereeing standards
It’s not been the best time of late for the referees in the Premier League. As with season’s past, there seems to...
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Anthony Taylor referee 2021
All change in Ligue Un as officials take their cue from rugby counterparts and agree to wear mics during matches
Even if it’s only a temporary measure to test out its viability, the officials in Ligue Un are apparently taking the plunge...
Opinion: It’s time that the game’s governing bodies took football back to basics
It was the most inexplicable way to win a tournament that has fast become a great replacement for endless international friendlies. When...
Video: Non-League manager held back by four players after threatening referee that showed him a red card
Football at any level is competitive, albeit the skill sets of the players and the prizes to be won are greater at...
Referee handed 10-year ban from football and 15 month prison term after match-fixing suspicions
Trying to prove that players or officials can influence the outcome of team sports, particularly football, is an arduous task, but it...
The (dis) Respect campaign is proving to be the FA’s biggest success
After fears about the potential outbreak of ‘respect’ throughout Britain, a Premiership Manager’s Press Kit has been launched this week to try...
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New respect initiative, yet no incentive to improve quality of match officials
The new initiative made by the FA in the close season seems to be working from what we have seen in the...
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