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It’s not a perfectly good goal in law. There’s no way in that position that Rashford isn’t interfering with an opponent.

One of the poorest all round refereeing displays I’ve seen at the Etihad. Thought Madley was inconsistent/indecisive in his decision making, with a number of baffling foul/no foul decisions (for and against both sides) and it never really felt like he had the game under control. Haven’t seen...

It was the "make of that what you will" comment that got me. Treating it as some kind of gotcha moment, when in fact he'd just made himself look a bit of an idiot :oops:

As a general rule I won’t accept anything less than the standard league fee for a friendly. It’s £35 for any game from U15 upwards in my league (no mileage), so it seems reasonable to ask for that. That being said, I’ve accepted £30 for an U16 friendly this morning. The ground is about a 30...

I thought so, but then again it was a bit chaotic so I could be wrong

Can a player play the ball to himself and be offside? No doubt that Benzema is in an offside position for me, but he’s also the last RM player to touch the ball before it makes its way back to him via Alisson/Fabinho.

First one I thought was a pen (I’m sure you’ll all be shocked to read that), but not sure it was clear enough for a VAR to intervene. Second one looked clear in real time and VAR rightly stepped in. One thing that really wound me up was Antonio. 3/4 shows of very clear and aggressive dissent...

I disagree. The association still has a responsibility to act when abuse happens, but they can't have people at every match, so placing the onus on those who are present to tackle it is the way forward. Great idea on paper, but it's totally unworkable. To use my league as an example, there are...

I think this is actually the whole point - it encourages parents to "self-police" and creates a collective responsibility for preventing abuse.

As somebody who had to try and explain to those around me why it couldn't be a penalty, I concur! Nothing new, but never ceases to amaze me!

To only add 3 minutes on at the end of this half is absolutely scandalous, but to blow early as well…

An excellent advantage because of the outcome, although the whistle going to the lips didn't look great. If I had one criticism accross the Real and Atleti games, it's that the ref seemed slightly hesitant in his decision making. That may have actually helped him in this scenario because a lot...

I think it's debateable whether it was actually a foul, but it's naive from Cresswell. It was obvious what the attacker was trying to do and he fell for it (and in doing so gave the ref a decision to make). Had to be a red once he'd given the foul and it wasn't a C&O error that warranted VAR...

It’s crossed my mind many times, but let’s just say that the skill level doesn’t match the thought process. I’d imagine an undignified walk to the car park to retrieve the ball! :oops:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10636213/Mike-Dean-QUIT-field-refereeing-end-season.html Apologies for the source. Suggestion is that he's going full time VAR.

I use my Apple Watch as my primary watch when refereeing, with an Adidas sport watch as a backup. It's served me well for about ten years, but has just decided to hang up the whistle ( :p ). Can ayone recommend a relatively cheap replacement? Doesn't need to be anything flashy, just a stopwatch...

I'll be sad to see him go. One of the very few refs at the top level who lets his personality show on the pitch. A real character and an exceptional referee.

Thanks all, very much appreciated. Report submitted. On the point re informing the team, I’m not sure that I agree that it’s necessary. The coach was made aware of what the red card was for when I confirmed the details of the player, and it doesn’t take a genius to work out that it may attract...

First for me in 14 years of refereeing yesterday. Had to dismiss a youth player for a homophobic comment to an opposition player; I would say I’m surprised, but nothing surprises me with the state of player behaviour at the moment. I won’t go into too much detail on what was said, but I just...

Thoughts on the Moutinho foul in the build up to Leeds’ equaliser? Very high in the follow through and with a fair amount of force. Orange for me, so was shocked Friend didn’t at least give the yellow.