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@Justylove Thanks for that. All learning points are noted. A reason I thought to give it was because at the point of contact she was perpendicular to the goal facing the touchline if that makes sense. So at that angle her forearm being raised out from her stomach area exacerbated the situation...

The arm was bending upwards as you'd have a broken arm in a sling, it wasn't pressed tightly on the body, the elbow maybe was touching the body but the rest of the forearm was at an angle to the stomach area. My instant thought was football expects an offense here, I got no complaints from...

An example from my own game recently. A player taking a shot from about 5 yards outside the centre of the penalty area, about 4 defenders lined up in front. One defender jumps as the shot is made and swings around in the air, the ball bounces off their arm. I gave the free kick. What would...

Based on first hand experience I am not so sure I would agree with that assertion. How far away were you? It's possible you didn't hear all of what was said, sometimes players say stuff quietly to us as they pass us by that only we can hear

Good cos I didn't do anything!

Well if anything this thread has inspired me to go and check out contact lenses with specsavers :cool: I am prescribed glasses for reading/watching TV, not regular day to day activities. Though I think I'd feel an awful lot more comfortable on the pitch with the aid. At least I can tell the...

Yes it seems to be that one player said to his teammate "he (the ref) needs bigger glasses"

Well I thought the exact same if i'm honest, it was a new one for me too 😂 It had people on the touchlines in stitches I'd add these were 14 yr olds, which added to making the whole thing so funny. If it was an adults game I probably wouldn't have set such a precedent.

So this was all as one incident, previously I noticed he had been moaning at his team mates but not at me, though he stuck out as the loudmouth of the team. The ball was in play and his opposition were on the attack when he began his dissent (he was angry I didn't stop play for an attacker of...

I think we should keep this simple. If someone insults you directly using a foul and abusive word (or simply what we'd call a swear word), for me they are seeing red. If someone is merely having a moan, even using foul language, leave them at it. Unless they are persistent and their moaning is...

Just to clarify I'm not speaking about the actual referee decision in the videos (most cut before we can see what they gave), I'm talking about what the FIFA presentation says should be given for each

Just looking through some of those FIFA clips and can't tell why some are punished and others not punished. For example in one clip a player goes to ground and puts their lower arm out as protection, the ball then hits this arm and it's penalised. In a later clip in the 'arm is in a natural...

You are correct, had the 20/21 laws out! Handballs above the head don't seem to be spoken about specifically in the 21/22 laws. This to me would imply if it looks natural and the player didn't deliberately make a hand movement towards the ball then play on ...

Any handball above the head is to be penalised, it is not deemed a natural position. The only exception to this is if the player is in the process of trying to control the ball, it can be deemed a natural position (unless they deliberately move their hand to touch it).

Chances are everyone thought what a crap decision that was .. and then quickly moved on, leaving you to be the only one dwelling on it and damaging your own performance by doing so. There isn't a referee who has made/not made a call they regretted very shortly after it. Keep in mind our...

The 'friendly' matches are always the most unfriendly ;)

It is bizarre when they do that isn't it? I once gave a red card to an away player and who protested it the most? The home team! Ridiculous carry on that only served to make my job an awful lot more difficult. It is extremely undermining. I have decided if it happens again they are getting...

From a player dissent point of view, it is most definitely easier. With the caveat that the dissent comes from the sidelines instead (but at least they can be ordered away much easier). It also depends on your own age. I'm 26 so refereeing adults the same age and older than me is naturally a lot...

16-18 is a funny age, you have a group of people all at differing stages along their puberty journey and it really is a mixed bag. What is the level? Are they top division teams or bottom of the barrel? My experience of youth football is that it can vary so much, one day's U16s may as well be...

I'd agree with the posters here. Once a foul insult is directly aimed at you for me that crosses into foul and abusive and they are gone. "F*** off", "Ref you're a f***ing idiot" etc and also including things directly calling you an insulting word, like "c***"-> Straight red, till this day the...