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ITV got their fingers burned by throwing to a commercial during a break in play for the 6 Nations earlier this year. They didn't want to get tarnished by throwing to an advert during the World Cup. They decided to use the hydration break to promote their competition to win 75k and two tickets...

The 54m (I think) refers to something else within the 3D simulator, I don't think it has any relevance to the pass/possession/referee.

The BBC have wonderful feature on their website called 3D experience, and it's really interesting immersive view of all the games (sometimes live as the game is actually being played out!) I must say, the referee's positioning for the Konsa penalty shout was... curious. Below is a screenshot...

In my own personal circumstances, I find/found midweek AR duties much harder to come across, therefore I had to dedicate certain Saturdays to middles, and others to AR duties to satisfy the promotion critera. Midweek fixtures increased toward the end of the season with a backlog of fixtures...

L5-L4 promotion pathway, this season, successfully reached L4 last week! 🎉 25/26 - Level 5 to 4 24 middles, 22 lines 56 yellows (2.33 per game) 2 reds (0.08 per game) It's interesting seeing my cards per game count slowly increasing with more experience. Level 6 (1.45 yellows per game) Level...

To go back earlier in the process, I'd love to know more about CORE and how referees get selected for it. At least for me, it does feel like a fairly exclusive group where opportunities and information tend to circulate among people who are already well-connected and/or familiar to those involved.

What is meant by "assessment day"? Is that the day The FA meet up and decide whom to take? Or is that a date L4 candidates should keep free for any reason?

I'm torn on this one. I think there's been good points for/against VC made in this thread. I wonder whether the LoTG might be updated in future to reflect this kind of incident, with similar wording to Offences where an object is thrown? Offences where an object (or the ball) is thrown In all...

I think an "unnecessary" push on a referee is confrontational. But hey, if the FA don't see it that way, that's up to them, it just makes life much harder for referees further down the pyramid. It also makes The FA's life much harder the next time there's a National Serious Case Panel...

Which then begs the question, why did the match official caution the player?

It's in black and white in the FA handbook under "offences against a match official": 92.2 Physical contact or attempted physical contact: physical actions (or attempted actions) that are unlikely to cause injury to the Match Official but are nevertheless confrontational, examples include but...

Could I hazard a guess that Nyberg uses his right arm instead of his left arm to signal the corner, and thus closes his body off to his AR? It's certainly something my observers have picked me up on this season (especially when signalling for a goalkick). As a side note, I was at Wembley on...

I'm glad you said this, because I also think this may be the case. During my combative playing years, it was quite common/easy to disguise 'leaving one on an opponent' during a jump, tackle or challenge. I also very much agree with @RefereeX - I'm comfortable with the on-field decision of...

Based on what, exactly? As mentioned above, without knowing/hearing all the evidence and aggravating/mitigating circumstances, nobody can say whether the sanction is over the top or not.

When deciding on sanction for an offence that is proven, a disciplinary panel will note the starting point and top end sanction. They will then consider mitigating / aggravating circumstances to help decide upon the appropriate sanction. I would sincerely hope the age/inexperience of the...