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Anyone else think that Ramsdale punching Engles in the face should’ve been a penalty? Not sure why goalkeepers get such a free pass

Game on Saturday was fairly foggy and I hadn't actually ever previously thought about what to do in such a situation. Luckily it lifted about 20 mins before KO and I had clear visibility the length of the pitch. But, what would the visibility need to be to abandon / pause the game? Not able to...

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11869597/police-investigate-alleged-assault-on-referee-during-non-league-football-match

Had an interesting one today! Half way through second half, CAR frantically waves me over at a stoppage. Says opposing winger on GKs and FKs is purposely going 1-2 yards off the pitch, to create a better angle to run onto the ball. It actually made me think I didn’t know the sanction, if any, if...

So my two teams for Saturday are bouncing emails back and forth about a kit clash. Home team is blue and white stripes (Sheff Wed), away team is black and white stripes (Juve). I've already said I think this is going to be a clash and one team needs to change to a second kit, but they're both...

Just wondering if I’m the only one who thought that was stonewall? How is that not a penalty? Mina slips but then tumbles and slides into Son, making contact and tripping him. Certainly seemed a penalty in my eyes

I found this article very interesting. I didn't see the incident, but praise rightly goes to Coote for how the situation was managed.

Just looking for some advice on if I should submit an extraordinary report to what happened in my game today. Attacking team made a tackle that I felt was fair, but I can perhaps see how the defending team could feel hard done by as it was up to the edge of a fair tackle. Immediately after...

Had my very first official name take and threat of a complaint on Sunday :) It was a bit laughable, as while I'm sure some of my decisions another referee might've given another way, but not a single controversial moment (in fact managers from both teams said I had a great game). But the one...

It doesn’t happen in every game, but there are some games where in the second half, I have a bit of a mental block that the teams have switched ends! Twice yesterday I had to take a few seconds before signalling to really think about which way the team was attacking in the second half. It’s...

Just a general query as to people's approach to when players put their hands up to protect their face from the ball and it hits their hands. I've always had the thought that a) it says nothing in the laws that it is OK to use your hands to protect your face b) it's quicker to get your head out...