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That is similar with certain other Supppy Leagues. Referees appointed to games, but not yet ARs for whatever reason.

Although there appears to be some debate about whether Norway’s Technical Area identified what appeared to have happened, I didn’t see any reaction from onfield players from either team - who would be expected to be quick off the mark - especially from Norway in this instance.

The Swiss Manager apparently said the new rule (Law) is not football, but neither is blatantly diving in an attempt to win a free kick.

True not actually stated within Law 12, but under the 3 conditions it would have been extremely harsh to have given it. It also perhaps doesn’t help people understand the situation when IFAB produce something like this - stated to have been published in 2026...

I can’t see any comments about this game yet, so, if this is the case, I will make a start. I thought Michael Oliver put in a very good performance. Calm, decisive, very good movement, appropriate yellow cards etc. It wasn’t perfect but imho not far off & especially given the magnitude of the...

My Ex PL mentor hated that/those expression(s) & I can understand why because it is rather vague whereas impact & consequences are much more specific.

As well as Kane being more theatrical and earlier, and also in Mbappe’s incident, the defender made absolutely no contact with the ball & into the falling Mbappe, with very little or no complaints from the offender or his team-mates. I was surprised the length of time it took, but certainly was...

Very valid point with last para - me neither (other than unpunished dissent).

Nothing to apologise for with the stats. Interesting reading.

Makes no sense. A one game ban would have been perfectly sufficient and especially with what has happened in the past week.

and especially when he is virtually home and dry with sufficient number of votes for his re-election bid in 2027.

And now an Argentinian Referee appointed to the French game. However, everything has just gone crazy these days about who Referees who and which country or even in the PL/EFL which County someone comes from. I get it, but I don’t like it - but just has to be done/one of those things.

Though if the soil is mostly clay based then in very dry/hot weather it is often the case that cracks appear and they can be fairly wide & quite deep, so that certainly would be a consideration to be thought about as it could result in a broken leg/ankle etc

Definitely. I remember having been used to an Observers Handbook for L3-6, when I was first promoted onto NLN/S & asked whether there was a similar handbook for L2B’s (as they were known at the time), I was looked at as if I had come from Mars! 😜

There may be, but even if there are, it may just be verbal from Collina to his Referees, though even when I was on NLN&S as an Observer, although a high threshold for pulling/holding etc was required, it was never specifically defined what this high threshold equated to & no literal guidance.

The hand of god would be a high threshold - clear & obvious. Two boots coming from different players at near enough the same time is not a high threshold - not clear & obvious.

Brave thing to do. I wouldn’t recommend it, but at the same time i can understand it. However, presumably you are aware of the potential pitfalls which will include being rusty with fitness, rusty with decision making whilst at the same time being marked by clubs & with the potential of an...

I absolutely agree with that, though a ‘high threshold’ should I would have thought been fairly straightforward to interpret for any World Cup VAR in this incident eg from the naked eye in real time from a very good position of the Referee. In events, I think it was a foul/penalty & therefore...

If the incident was in the PL last season then I would agree with everything you say, but there have been similar incidents in this World Cup when not awarded &/or no VAR intervention.

True about the latter stages, which could well include the last 16. I am still scratching my head with the VAR intervention and changing of decision to award a penalty to Mexico with the Referee in a very good position with a clear unhindered view. Especially considering the appropriate high...