What to expect at the World Cup and beyond
As this is my last column for the season, I would like to look forward to the World Cup in Brazil and at changes to Law made at the International FA Board’s annual meeting. But I must first mention one …
Videos & Articles — Fri 16th May 2014
The FA Cup Final with Budweiser at Wembley Stadium, Saturday 17th May 2014, Arsenal v Hull City R : Lee Probert; ARs : Jake Collin & Mick McDonough; 4th official : Kevin Friend; Reserve AR : Simon Bennett. http://www.thefa.com/news/the-fa-cup/2014/apr/final-referee-lee-probert William Hill …
Videos & Articles — Fri 9th May 2014
Football League PLAY-OFF semi-finals, appointments : Thursday 8th to Saturday 17th May2014 http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Appointments/0,,10794~3809063,00.html Scottish League : Appointments Wednesday 7th to Sunday 11th May 2014 http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/RefereeAppointments/SPFL/44.%20SPFL%20Appointments%20Wednesday%207th%20-%20Sunday%2011th%20May%202014.pdf Scottish FA : Other final appointments http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1986&newsCategoryID=2&newsID=13285 http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1986&newsCategoryID=2&newsID=13286 UEFA : Officials for Champions League …
Videos & Articles — Fri 2nd May 2014
Football League appointments : Tuesday 29th April to Saturday 3rd May 2014 http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Appointments/0,,10794~3792779,00.html Scottish League : Appointments Saturday 3rd to Wednesday 7th May 2014 http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/RefereeAppointments/SPFL/43.%20SPFL%20Appointments%20Saturday%203rd%20-%20Wednesday%207th%20May%202014.pdf William Hill Scottish FA Cup Final appointments : Dundee Utd v St.Johnstone, Saturday 17th May, 2014, at Celtic Park …
Jose Mourinho – the special one or enemy of football?
Some years ago when playing golf in Wales, I got a piece of unusual advise from the course golf professional. If you have a bad round or play bad shots, he said, don’t take responsibility for it, always find something …
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Is there a right and wrong way to toss the coin?
There is a little dispute going on in refereeing training circles about one of the simplest laws of the game, something that has to happen before a match can even start – the coin toss. I realise that many people …
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Videos & Articles — Friday 25th April 2014
Football League appointments : Tuesday 22nd April to Tuesday 29th April 2014 http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Appointments/0,,10794~3781417,00.html Scottish League : Appointments Friday 25th to Sunday 27th April 2014 http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/RefereeAppointments/SPFL/42.%20SPFL%20Appointments%20Friday%2025th%20-%20Sunday%2027th%20April%202014.pdf The state of football in Scotland http://www.scotzine.com/2014/04/the-state-of-refereeing-in-scotland/? The Origins of the Football Referee http://www.victorianfootball.co.uk/the-origins-of-the-football-referee/ Intimidation of referees is …
Videos & Articles — Fri 18th Apr 2014
FA Cup final with Budweiser, Saturday 17th May, 2014 : Appointments http://www.thefa.com/news/the-fa-cup/2014/apr/final-referee-lee-probert Football League appointments : Monday 14th to Tuesday 22nd April 2014 http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Appointments/0,,10794~3766934,00.html Scottish League : Appointments Friday 18th to Tuesday 22nd April 2014 http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/RefereeAppointments/SPFL/41.%20SPFL%20Appointments%20Friday%2018th-Tuesday%2022nd%20April%202014.pdf KEITH HACKETT: Wants more video technology in football …
Decisions, decisions – the hard part of refereeing
Something that anyone taking up refereeing has to accept is that refereeing is all about making decisions. There is simply no way of getting out of it. More than that, not all decisions are easy to make, and whatever your …
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Videos & Articles — Fri 11th Apr 2014
The FA Cup with Budweiser : Semi-finals, at Wembley Stadium, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th April 2014 http://www.thefa.com/thefacup/more/match-officials Premier League appointments : Saturday 12th to Wednesday 15th April 2014 http://football-talk.co.uk/90592/referees-announced-for-upcoming-fixtures-see-wholl-be-in-charge-of-your-team/? Football League appointments : Tuesday 8th to Tuesday 15th April 2014 http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Appointments/0,,10794~3754329,00.html Scottish League : Appointments …
