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Play on, keepers just aren't very good at making themselves look good in a challenge. I might have also given the foul here, feels very 50/50

Can absolutely understand Atwell missing it in real time, also an understandable week off for Salisbury

Had one last week where the keeper was just a bit late missed the ball and contact to the shin was audible. He tried the innocent game, but even his defenders said you could hear the contact from halfway. From where I was, I couldn't 100% see the contact but the sound really helped sell it. Must...

I did once as well. Thought I had a stonewall PK but was probably the only one in the vicinity of the park to think so. All reactions told me it wasn't a PK so went with the corner, as I blew the whistle after the ball had gone out. Weird to be tricked by your own brain. Alternatively, had a...

Today's game saw Zwayer not give the PK after VAR recommended him to come look. Think he was right and yesterday's game shouldn't have been a PK either

I've had these a lot. Gave a couple of fouls and PKs for it last season and was told in rather clear terms that I wasn't expected to give those. No one even really appeals for them while they're mostly clearly reckless and sometimes even borderline excessive.

Anyone not giving at red on that failed bicycle kick attempt? Yellow seems like a C&O mistake here

Think both Taylor today and Oliver yesterday have shown why they're the respective competition (near-) best referees

On rewarching Bergkamp's wonderful goal vs Newcastle, I noticed that the assistants are on the opposite side of what we're used to. Was this still standard practice in the UK in the early 2000s or is there a different reason?

I'm pretty lenient on that standard in most cases, but this immediately screamed C&O to me. It's one of the easiest types of fouls you give nearly 100% of the time in midfield (if I remember correctly, Arsenal had a goal chalked off against Man U for a similar foul by Odegaard).

I'm imagining the player like this

Had one of these as well, attacker knew he was gone the moment he realised I'd seen it. He'd been fouled during a promising attack and kicked out retaliation. No issues from anyone there, seems you handled it correctly

Thought Haaland's tackle was on the border of yellow/red and well-handled. Point of contact not too bad but a lot of force obviously. Think on our levels, these tackles will be less well timed and clear reds

Actually a red card for taking off your shirt while in a yellow? Has to take some balls to give that one

Best game I've watched since the 7-1 semi final

Above the foot, no deliberate trick as he was already on the ground?

Nasty tackle by rabiot there. Yellow should suffice

Makkelie must be absolutely gutted to still be there, Taylor too. Although can't blame FIFA for Marchiniak and Elfath, both have been great. Luxury position to be in, when three/four officials could be appointed. Turpin still best of the tournament for me, but he has to bulk up FIFA-style and...

I mean, if he gives it as a foul then the speed with which boufal runs I to the defender 'could' be reckless. I don't agree, but see the reasoning. Initially I thought he'd given it for dissent but it doesn't seem that way.

I'm seeing a lot of complaints online that Arg should have had some more yellow cards for SPA before the PK. I don't recall any egregious misses but does anyone agree/disagree?