Goals sometimes slip through the net
Last week I wrote about the goal that shouldn’t have been allowed for Chelsea against Cardiff. …
From the middle
When does a goalkeeper’s control of the ball end?
There was a very odd goal scored in the Premier League last Saturday and I am …
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When did you last see a contested drop-ball?
A couple of weeks ago I was at Reading FC’s training ground for an academy game, …
Is this the worst job in football?
In 1933, a local referee, Charles Kearse, proposed at a meeting of the Reading Referees Association …
Referee can’t undo physio’s saving interference
When I was on holiday in France last month I caught a snatch of a video …
Playing the advantage not always the best option
The biggest talking point in the Arsenal v Sunderland match earlier this month was not Arsenal’s …
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UEFA women referees set a great example
What a great summer of football on television with the Confederation Cup in Brazil and then …
Will new offside interpretations cause chaos?
Back in July one of the countries leading dailies had the headline, ‘Offside rule changes could …
Should unnaturally positioned hands be penalised?
Regular readers of this column may recall that last season I finished with a moan about …
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History of the RRA magazine and ‘From The Middle’ articles
I was asked recently about the origins of the “From the Middle” column and the RRA …
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