Former refereeing boss Keith Hackett has called for the removal of Premier League referees Andre Marriner, Lee Probert, Lee Mason, Chris Foy and Mike Jones at the end of the season. Hackett told the BBC the refereeing standards over the holiday schedule were “bordering on appalling” while calling for the … Continue reading
SEMI-FINAL 1, TUESDAY, JULY 8, GERMANY 7, BRAZIL 1 REFEREE: MARCO ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ July 8, Match 61, Germany 7, Brazil 1: Brazil could have few gripes at the decisions by Rodriguez after their humiliating 7-1 semi-final defeat but their opponents Germany certainly could. The German’s concerns with the referee came not only for the … Continue reading
Enough is enough. Forget the Fair Play motto, FIFA’s slogan for this year’s World Cup should be: May the best cheaters win! We have been waiting since the opening whistle on June 12 for just a hint of Fair Play to materialize but instead the 2014 FIFA World Cup has evolved into a … Continue reading
SECOND STAGE FINAL STATISTICS RED CARDS: 2 YELLOW CARDS: 31 TOTAL FOULS: 286 MOST FOULS IN A MATCH: Howard Webb 51, Match 49, June 28, Brazil 0, Chile 0 (Brazil wins 3-2 on penalties) MOST YELLOW CARDS IN A MATCH: Ben Williams 8, Match 52, June 29, Costa Rica 1, Greece 1 (Coasta Rica wins … Continue reading
Just as FIFA’s teflon dons thought it was safe to head back to the beach in Rio, more allegations about match-fixing have been revealed in a report by English newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The exclusive undercover investigation released on Sunday alleged that the President of Ghana’s Football Association had agreed for the national … Continue reading
The football has been brilliant, while the refereeing…well almost a complete disaster.With only four matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup complete we already have enough refereeing controversy to fill the contents of this blog. You will recall that the World Cup opened with a storm of controversy surrounding Japanese … Continue reading
They are the men in black, a cast of 25 referees who will descend upon Brazil for this year’s FIFA World Cup. While we can’t disagree that some of the selected officials are fully deserving of the honour and therefore fit the part of an ‘elite’ referee; The track record of … Continue reading
Using their trademark trickery, some of the soccer world’s best drama queen’s have again managed to pull the wool over the eyes top-rated referees in high profile matches over the weekend. This weekend’s latest unwitting victims were English Premier League referee Howard Webb - who was officiating Saturday’s West Ham … Continue reading