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Interesting theory, but wouldn't that just put even more human interpretation into the mix. How long would it take to decide what the xG of the shot was, or what the percentile for avoidability was? My opinion is still put it back to how it was 20 years ago, the referee just decides if he...

Their ISO country code is CW, no idea why but it is, their internet domain is .cw. They need three characters for the World Cup so FIFA stuck a U in there.

Agree, some are more strict on it than others. Go to somewhere like Bedfont Sports in West London and they are very hot on it, to the extent that they keep a box full of boots of all sizes for when people turn up with the wrong footwear.

Agree, pretty certain that players would have asked for treatment without the law change. And there’s no doubt that the throw-in and goal kick changes are massively speeding the game up.

I personally think the ball would have been much further forward, probably closer to the next line in the grass, before he got the shot away. But again this is why I said I'm OK with the decision and happy that VAR stayed out of it, it is very subjective.

And that is where it is subjective, you think it is clear DOGSO, I don't. But that backs up the decision for VAR to not get involved, it was subjective. Understand what you are saying about the first DOGSO but he fouled him, he probably didn't mean to but he did and in doing so he denied an OGSO.

Fair point, I just don't think there was anywhere near enough violence in it. If we are sending off that that there are going to be red cards at most corners where players are constantly coming together and waving arms at each other.

No, because DOGSO has far more considerations than whether the attacker would have got a shot away. It probably ticks most of them, but moving directly towards goal would be the argument, he was going wide and the shot would have been from a very tight angle. As I said though, I have no issue...

I personally don't think it was DOGSO, but I can see why he gave it. Without the foul he is getting a shot away, albeit from a fairly tight angle, and for that reason I don't think VAR can get involved. Although VAR did get involved for the potential VC and I didn't think that was a clear and...

I actually thought she was pretty good, as the commentators said you don't usually see that many cautions in a friendly but she realised that Costa Rica were being too physical and dealt with it. I can see why she gave the first penalty, I would guess she thought there was leg contact so if she...

As others have said, it will come with experience. One thing I've seen new referees do a lot, and it took an assessor telling me to know that I did it myself, is looking at the ball as it is in the air. Nothing is going to happen to the ball whilst it is up there, but there is likely to be a...

Devil's advocate, who would be paying to put their logo on the sleeves of referees at steps 2 to 6? Crowds are minimal, there's no mainstream TV coverage, what exactly would they be getting for their up to £500k that you suggested? On the comment of £200k not putting much in the dent of the...

Remember that the FA are a not-for profit organisation, that £200,000 has to be taken from somewhere else such as CFA budgets, coach development budgets, etc. People often point at the wealth in the English game, but that is all with the EPL not the FA. It absolutely should be redistributed...

I'm pretty sure the FAW would have to apply for the ban to be extended worldwide.

A lot I have seen allow astro turf trainers, but specifically call out hockey shoes as a no. Seen this sign at a few places down here.

I'd be wanting them to blow the whistle as well for that amount.

I suspect she got to the right outcome via the wrong reasoning. Would be incredibly difficult to see the accidental handling by the attacker so I think she assumed it was hitting the post or going wide.

An alternative way to look at it as some professions make it easier to referee at senior levels than others. When I was in the system there were a lot of postmen at L4 or L3, they had no issues with evening games because they obviously start and finish work early. I also knew quite a few lorry...

Being the tight Yorkshireman that I am I suspect I'd just be superglueing it in and dealing with the consequences after.

Not sure I understand that comment, the referee had two big decisions to make and he made them both on-pitch with no help from VAR.