Articles tagged with "referees"
Rangers' Favorite Ref Strikes Again
By Ian Rose | May 10th, 2008Rangers took a big step toward finishing off the SPL title today, finishing off Dundee United 3-1. The real story of the game, though, was the referee, which is never a good thing. Mike McCurry is, far and away, the most controversial official ...
Bobby "the Brain" Heenan discusses FC Dallas, Beckham and more.
By Robert | April 17th, 2008Welcome to an extra-special FC Dallas post, today I have “put together” an “interview” with former wrestler/manager/wrestling commentator and legend Bobby “the Brain” Heenan. If you don’t know the man’s work, where were you in the 80s ...
Photo of the Day: Who Got the Call?
By Laurie | April 11th, 2008We'll give you three guesses as to which manager will be sending the referee champagne after this game. This is, of course, Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger during their teams' Champions League game on Tues ...
Episode 16: International Friendly Day
By Ian Rose | March 26th, 2008It sounds like a rather ridiculous holiday, like Love Day from the Simpsons, but no, Wednesday is going to be jam-packed with international football, and this week on the pod, we take a little break from the club football scene to take a look at some ...
Should UEFA have a say on hard tackles?
By Ian Rose | February 28th, 2008The media uproar around Martin Taylor's tackle on Eduardo, and the horrifying break that resulted, has begun to subside, leaving the questions of why this sort of tackle is so routinely allowed in England, and what to do about it. The question that inter
Ref Payments & An Italian Club. Like An Ordinary Sunday in Serie A.
By JT | July 28th, 2007Tomorrow’s friendly with fallen Serie A giant Parma was nearly called off over payments (or lack thereof) to referees. Apparently there is a bit of a “gentleman’s agreement” among the clubs and the match officials that for high profile friendlies
Friday News Roundup: Will It Ever End in Catania?
By Martha | April 20th, 2007•After the latest overturning of Catania's stadium ban caused quite understandable controversy (apart from inevitable FIGC issues, the court that made the decision apparently doesn't have jurisdiction over sporting matters), the issue has been addressed
It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Super Ref!
By Martha | January 17th, 2007Say goodbye, friends, to errors in Serie A -- Super Refs are coming! The problems in the past, you see were caused not by corruption, but rather by the presence of mere mortals in those hideous neon kits. Now, thanks to the clever thinking of Cesare Gusso
Milan Can't Win Because the Refs are Mean, Or: Welcome to the Real World, Suckers
By Martha | November 6th, 2006The Italian press (as well as the team's homepage) today is full of quotes from the Milan camp about the injustice that has been visited up them so far this season. According to the team's website (though I can't find the page in question, other news outl
Thatcher Tackle Referee Shown the Red Card
By Bob | August 26th, 2006While Manchester City has suspended Ben Thatcher and the English FA continues think about the punishment it will hand out for the nasty tackle he laid down on Wednesday, the referee who inexplicably awarded merely a yellow card for the foul will likely ne
Here's Another Headline About Those Referees Picking on Wayne Rooney
By Bob | August 11th, 2006Wayne Rooney has an explanation for why he can't seem to make it through a match without picking up a red card. It is the fault of those headline-grabbing referees who are picking on him. Said Rooney while he was busy trying to capture headlines while
Pierluigi Collina: Captain of Industry in Retirement
By Bob | August 3rd, 2006Usually when a referee retires from football we are there to open the door and to make sure it hits him on the way out. But in the case of Pierluigi Collina, we generally miss the guy. The buggy eyes, the bald head, the no nonsense approach to referee
Markus Merk Takes a Break from His Break
By Bob | August 1st, 2006Coming off a nice, relaxing vacation following our adventures on World Cup Blog, we can relate to top referee Markus Merk. The German ref will not be around for the start of the Bundesliga because he is taking some R & R following a disappointing World C
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