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Month: November 2016

What Players Must Wear

It used to be enough to get the whole team turned out in the same coloured shirts but now the International FA Board seem have an obsession with what players wear. There are so many regulations to be aware of. …

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By Dick Sawdon Smith Posted on 25 November 2016 Posted in From the middle Tagged with Equipment, Law 4, Undergarments
What Players Must Wear

Being Forewarned is not Victimisation

Robert Huth, Leicester City’s 6’4” former German international, has complained that he is being victimised by referees, because of his reputation. We have heard similar claims before of course, from people like Joey Barton for instance. The first thing I …

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By Dick Sawdon Smith Posted on 17 November 2016 Posted in From the middle Tagged with Persistant, Warning

Change to Advantage Law is Great Improvement

  One thing referees have always been told is that they should not play advantage when a player has committed an offence that would result in a red card. This might be a straight red card offence or a second …

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By Dick Sawdon Smith Posted on 10 November 2016 Posted in From the middle Tagged with Advantage

Seeing is Believing

Ronald Koeman last season called for a ‘grappling ban’. This was after his then club, Southampton, were involved in a holding incident. He said,’ If you pull someone back by his shirt in the penalty area and stop them getting …

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By Dick Sawdon Smith Posted on 3 November 2016 Posted in From the middle Tagged with Holding
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