Tackling with feet off the ground risks a sending off
One particular foul that has stirred controversy again this season is what I call the ‘flying …
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From the middle
Change proposed to denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
This coming Saturday 3rd March, the International Football Association Board will be meeting in Surrey to …
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Inconsistency is not always what it seems
The complaint of inconsistency is frequently levelled at referees and a major topic that was discussed …
Referees don’t have to say heads or tails at toss up
date: 2012/2/15 At the beginning of last season, my wife and I spent a holiday in …
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Football is not something to die for
This is a column that I have deliberately delaying in writing and I think that if …
Different type of bravery on the football field
A couple of Sunday’s ago on BBC’s Match of the Day 2, the pundits were discussing …
Who should be blamed if a referee is deceived?
The phenomenon of Twitter seems to have become an addiction with many professional footballers; I suppose …
The FA break their rules for Rooney
Regular readers of this column may remember at the beginning of the season I wrote about …
Assistant referees don’t make decisions
There was some consternation just before Christmas when the assistant referee in the Manchester United v …
Are we too sensitive to racial comments and spitting?
If we believe what been going on in the last couple of weeks, we could come …
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