Articles tagged with "referees"
After Further Review, Instant Replay is not the Answer
By Bob | October 23rd, 2006Add Arsenal coach Arsenal Wenger to the list of people in favor of adding video technology to football. A-Dub, as our man Trent likes ...
A Referee's Revenge
By Bob | October 13th, 2006Most referees look like they couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag, but this guy should give you a bit of caution next ...
Presumably, drop kicking a referee is now illegal in France
By Bob | October 10th, 2006French legislators today passed a new law today to address the scourge on society known as attacks on sports referees. The new law makes ...
Daily Dose 10.04
By Bob | October 4th, 2006Some stories to read while you finally get around to looking for the guy you haven't seen in years.... * A Mexican football love triangle straight ...
Optometry might not be the Best Profession for this Linesman
By Bob | September 20th, 2006We're not sure which is worse these days, the requirements for becoming a referee or the requirements for becoming an optometrist in Spain. Apparently ...
UEFA to Crack Down on Imaginary Card Waving
By Bob | September 1st, 2006Call it the Cristiano Ronaldo rule or anti-mime legislation. UEFA announced today that it is dead serious about getting rid of that scourge known ...
Thatcher Tackle Referee Shown the Red Card
By Bob | August 25th, 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 ...
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 ...
Pierluigi Collina: Captain of Industry in Retirement
By Bob | August 2nd, 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 ...
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 ...
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