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I spent a few minutes trying to write a good title, but couldn't. I'll just explain the play and ask for advice from the board. High school "junior varsity 2" match, which is the third tier of teams for the schools. Many of these players are either multi-sport athletes playing to stay in shape...

First of all, Chelsea-Brighton is bonkers. Both teams with high lines. If you like attack, this is fun. If you like good defending, probably not the game for you. :) Robert Sanchez on quite the walkabout today (I think I have the English slang correct for what he's doing or not doing). For me...

I'll start off with a positive item - Atwell with a good on-field send-off for SFP on Stephens in the SOU-MU game. That is the type of call that, unfortunately, I think we see defaulted to an on-field caution with VAR recommending a review to upgrade in a lot of games where VAR is available...

Thought Rob Jones was very good in the Manchester United-Fulham opener. Good spot on the Maguire dive, had a good foul bar, was consistent, and strong fitness. I thought he moved well late in a game that stretched. Hope the rest of the weekend goes as well for the third team!

Since "Arena" soccer in the US is closest to futsal in the type of game, I figured I would post here. The semi-professional Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is currently experimenting with a pilot program to have three referees on the "pitch" with whistles instead of two referees. I won't go...

Quite a day for MLS discipline related to referee matters. MLS suspended FC Cincinnati defender (and MLS Defender of the Year) Matt Miazga three games, which would include the MLS Cup Final if FCC wins tomorrow, for illegally entering the referees locker room area. I have copied and pasted the...

Brych was officiating his 344th Bundesliga game, which tied a record. He was injured in the 33rd minute of the Eintracht Frankfurt-Stuttgart game, with 28 year old Patrick Schwengers stepping in at the start of the 2nd half in his Bundesliga debut. Best wishes to Dr. Brych on his recovery...

From the "something you don't see every day" file. Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals second leg between Mexico and Honduras. Denil Maldonado of Honduras is on a yellow at 94'. In the 115th minute, he commits a foul in the Mexican defending half of the field but advantage appears to be...

https://twitter.com/TheRealJJAdams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1721368111805534504%7Ctwgr%5E7fd60c52c9dc8d0dc58881cbbd20814d5b3a2d94%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigsoccer.com%2Fthreads%2F2023-mls-round-1-match-2-referee-discussion.2128262%2Fpage-3 Vancouver...

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38452288/european-soccer-elite-referees-premier-league-etc-blame Given that Marcotti was one of the leading voices that basically condoned Gigi Buffon’s abusive behavior toward Michael Oliver in that infamous Real-Juve UCL match several years ago, this...

Did not see this one coming - at all. So based on what I have seen in another forum, there is a lot of history in this appointment. First Americans to be onfield officials (referee, AR1, AR2) for a senior World Cup final Back to back World Cup finals with American officials on the crew...

https://theathletic.com/4690849/2023/07/25/should-football-pitch-markings-change/ (subscription required) I don't foresee any of these changes happening anytime soon - if ever - but the article and proposed pitch markings from Michael Cox (shared below with an explicit credit to his article...

https://www.thegazette.com/soccer/terry-vaughn-former-fifa-and-mls-referee-from-eastern-iowa-dies-after-huntingtons-disease-battle/ If you have ever watched a MLS soccer game and wondered why referees wear blue wristbands, this is the reason why. Terry Vaughn passed away today from...

https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexican-liga-bbva-mx/story/4914636/liga-mx-ref-under-investigation-for-kneeing-player-in-groin In case the video in the article is geo-blocked, Mexican FIFA referee Fernando Hernandez apparently kneed a Club Leon player in the groin during a referee "mobbing" in the...

https://theathletic.com/4220681/2023/02/17/tim-peel-nhl-referee-accused/ (this is behind a paywall) Former National Hockey League referee Tim Peel (who was fired from his job before the finish of his last season) was recently confirmed to have improperly entered the referee room at a U10 (yes...

I know we've had a sub-discussion on the US-based counterpart to this forum, but just wondering what the reaction has been to Michael Oliver apparently being "picked above" Anthony Taylor for a World Cup knockout game. Now I realize Taylor may very well still be in the running for a semi or a...

Match #34 Iran : United States Tuesday, 29 November 2022 22:00 local time (14:00 EST) Doha Referee: Antonio MATEU LAHOZ (ESP) AR1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP) AR2: Roberto Diaz Perez del Palomar (ESP) Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega (PER) Fifth Official: Jesus Sanchez (PER) VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera...

Match #35 Ecuador : Senegal Tuesday, 29 November 2022 18:00 local time (15:00 GMT 10:00 EST) Al Rayyan Referee: Clément TURPIN (FRA) AR1: Nicolas Danos (FRA) AR2: Cyril Gringore (FRA) Fourth Official: István Kovács (ROU) Fifth Official: Mihai Artene (ROU) VAR: Jérôme Brisard (FRA) AVAR (1)...

Match #33 Wales : England Tuesday, 29 November 2022 22:00 local time (19:00 GMT 14:00 EST) Al Rayyan Referee: Slavko VINCIC (SVN) AR1: Tomaz Klančnik (SVN) AR2: Andraz Kovačić (SVN) Fourth Official: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN) Fifth Official: Karen Diaz (MEX) VAR: Marco Fritz (GER) AVAR (1): Paolo...

Match #32 Portugal : Uruguay Monday, 28 November 2022 22:00 local time (19:00 GMT, 14:00 EST) Lusail Referee: Alireza FAGHANI (IRN) AR1: Mohammadreza Mansouri (IRN) AR2: Mohammadreza Abolfazli (IRN) Fourth Official: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT) Fifth Official: Saoud Almaqaleh (QAT) VAR: Abdullah...