FIFA : Seminar for prospective World Cup referees CONMEBOL, CONCACAF http://refereeingworld.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/fifa-seminar-for-prospective-world-cup.html ? PAUL REJER : Discusses re-entering the field of play after treatment http://www.proreferees.com/news-play-of-the-week—2014–-wk31.php MLS : Trio officiate the first-ever Indian Super League match, left to right in …
FIFA Referees’ Committee 2014-15 http://refereeingworld.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/fifa-referees-committee-2014-2015.html ? FIFA : Retirement age of referees remains at 45 http://refereeingworld.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/fifa-age-limits-for-referees-unchanged.html ? Denoncourt leaves FIFA for CONCACAF http://refereeingworld.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/denoncourt-leaves-fifa-for-concacaf.html ? YOU-ARE-THE-REF.com discusses last weekend’s games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnFSkAFf9Q&feature=youtu.be PAUL REJER : Discusses ‘using excessive force’ http://www.proreferees.com/news-play-of-the-week—2014–-wk30.php …
When Wayne Rooney first burst onto the Premier League scene as a teenager for Everton, he seemed an exceptional talent and a transfer to Manchester United soon followed. He made his debut with a hat-trick and he has done pretty …
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Do you remember the days when if a player scored a goal, his team mates would at the most slap him on the back or shake his hand? The player himself would do nothing more than raise his hand in …
Before the World Cup becomes a distant memory, I thought it might be worth while looking at how referees prepare themselves for the big games, particularly internationals. We are all used to clubs and players watching their upcoming opponents on …
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So many viewers found the co-commentary at the World Cup by former Manchester United, Everton and England player, Phil Neville, totally unintelligible, that the BBC was inundated by complaints. But was it the hapless Neville who was to blame, surely …
Ten things we learned from last weekend’s games http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2773014/Calum-Chambers-gone-nice-naughty-Manchester-United-turn-heat-referees-history-repeating-Jose-Mourinho.html? MASSIMO BUSACCA, Head of Refereeing, FIFA : Referees must “smell” the game http://refereeingworld.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/busacca-referees-must-smell-game.html? PIERLUIGI COLLINA hails new concussion rules http://sport.bt.com/sportfootball/news/collina-hails-new-concussion-rules-S11363935146822? PAUL REJER : Discusses confusion caused by …
After the dramatics of the summer we are now back to normality in football. Apart from England’s early exit I must say I enjoyed the World Cup. It was great to see some of the smaller nations making a breakthrough …
YOU-ARE-THE-REF discusses last weekend’s games with Keith Hackett & David Hirst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0JLpzbXfKA&feature=youtu.be PAUL REJER : Discusses mass confrontation http://www.proreferees.com/news-play-of-the-week—2014–-wk28.php KEITH HACKETT : Grappling is back, thanks to weak refereeing https://you-are-the-ref.com/grappling-is-back-thanks-to-weak-refereeing/ FIFA to approve 3-minute concussion breaks …
FOOTBALL REFEREES : A tribute to the men in black http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2757085/Football-referees-Graham-Poll-Pierluigi-Collina-Golden-Years.html ? KEITH HACKETT : Are fans having value for money? https://you-are-the-ref.com/timekeeping-are-fans-getting-value-for-money/ PAUL REJER : Discusses the duration of a match http://www.proreferees.com/news-play-of-the-week—2014–-wk27.php KEITH HACKETT and MARK HALSEY …
