Articles tagged with "referees"
Genoa Recap and Bologna-Juventus Preview
By alessio | September 25th, 2009Thoughts on Genoa: I look at this game a day later with a calmer head, and it still is puzzling to me. This was one ...
Weekend Dose 07.26.09
By Laurie | July 26th, 2009Some news to read as you wonder if this is the first time a streaking pitch invader has been nutmegged. (Not to mention how ...
Chingy Tweets
By Laurie | July 11th, 2009(Click to enlarge) Houston player and former USL Sounder Brian Ching (who wasn't even at the game, given that he was playing for the Nats ...
The Secret Lives of Assistant Referees (OR: The Post Tyrone Marshall Should Have Read BEFORE Last Week's Game)
By Laurie | June 4th, 2009DISCLAIMER: This post is intended as a cautionary tale for players. It is entirely hypothetical and in no way intended to cast aspersions ...
Let's Talk About Tim Weyland and the MLS Referees
By Laurie | May 11th, 2009This post is for both those who think Tim Weyland is a disgrace and those who think I'm being unnecessarily harsh on him. (Yes, ...
MLS > UEFA Champions League (in Referee Reviews at Least)
By Daryl | May 7th, 2009My favourite thing about Major League Soccer is that they do things differently. Some of it is frustrating (no promotion/relegation, trades instead of transfers, the ...
Offside Rewind: Spread 'Em
By Daryl | March 20th, 2009Clive Owen guns down MGP #10 vs #10 in Argentina Referees now protected by Ray Winstone Any of these things could change football forever Was it 35 or 37 ...
What Would Serie A Look Like if Adjusted for Refereeing Errors?
By Daryl | March 6th, 2009I don't follow Italian football quite closely enough to have a definite opinion of its men in the middle. But I do know that a ...
Offside Rewind: This is Who I Play For
By Daryl | February 13th, 2009Here are seven stories you might have missed on The Offside this week: The Premier League are after us Liquid medicine endangers Canadians Which teams have all the ...
Poll: Bodies, Technology or Leave It Be?
By chris | December 4th, 2008The lads at UEFA experimented with a 5 man refereeing crew in Cyprus a couple weeks back, sitting an extra referee behind each of the ...
Daily Dose: November 26th, 2008
By chris | November 26th, 2008Stuff to read while you decide which is the better dive...... 5 Reasons Why…The Prem Must Accept Internet Streaming (EPL Offside) Unprofessional Foul needs your help in ...
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
By Jim | November 21st, 2008Barely four months after it has begun, the FA's campaign to encourage football players and supporters to respect their match officials looks in danger of ...
Jens Lehmann To Bow Out With Dignity. Not.
By Daryl | November 11th, 2008Jens Lehmann was booked on Saturday for protesting a little too loudly during Stuttgart's 2-2 draw with Frankfurt on Sunday. A Frankfurt player apparently feigned ...
Video Technology: A Case of When, Not If...
By Wayne | September 29th, 2008After a weekend with some truly ridiculous decisions made by the 'top' referees, the question is being asked from all quarters; When is video technology ...
A Look Into Referee Favoritism
By Inara | September 28th, 2008In light of the recent accusations that Lyon get favored by arbitration and the brouhaha over video replays, I thought I would post the results ...
10 Ways to Improve Respect for Referees
By Daryl | September 22nd, 2008The respect for referees campaign isn't going so well. There was Mark Halsey's red card for John Terry being overturned, Stuart Atwell awarding Reading a ...
A Virtual Purge
By Martha | September 17th, 2008Look at that face -- it's positively awash with guilt. I thought I was over the Lyon match, but I just watched the Inside documentary at ...
Respect the Refs, Damnit.
By chris | August 8th, 2008This one's for you, Ashley Cole. And Poland. Refs who aren't on the payroll of Italian teams have a rough job, as it's not one ...
League Cup and Thursday Mashup
By Ian Rose | August 7th, 2008I find myself apologizing as often as anything else on these blogs lately, mostly for the fact that I'm so rarely here. Unfortunately, moving ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gordon Taylor Wants Invisible Force-Field Around Referees
By Daryl | March 24th, 2008PFA chief exec Gordon Taylor has reacted to the recent refereeing controversies involving Ashley Cole, Javier Mascherano and player dissent by suggesting an exclusion zone ...
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 ...
Michel Platini Wants to Give Refs Extra Eyes
By Daryl | January 17th, 2008Not literally. He's not planning some weird bionic implants. But with so much at stake in seemingly every football match, there's a definite clamour for ...
Germans Sue Match-Fixing Referee for Millions
By Laurie | January 7th, 2008Match fixing doesn't pay in Germany. Or rather, it does pay, to the tune of €67,000 and a plasma TV. But if the ...
Roberto Carlos gives the linesman a shower
By Bob | November 15th, 2007[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=vhJ_JKLJBMA[/youtube] You undoubtedly woke up this morning wondering what in the world Roberto Carlos has been up to since he left Real Madrid for Fenerbahce. ...
Upon further review, Marcelo Zalayeta won't be suspended
By Bob | October 31st, 2007[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=awYfAprNUlY[/youtube] The lingering furor from Juventus' match against Napoli on Saturday is interesting on a few levels. You have a club that has been involved ...
Juventus want to be treated like everyone else
By Bob | October 29th, 2007[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=SD1SEOTPmGs[/youtube] The tough decision of the day: which of the blown calls is more impressive? The one above or the one below? They both ...
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