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Incident starts around 1:15 and ends around 1:30. This goal was given as offside last night in the Bolton vs Cheltenham game. As a Bolton fan I’m incredibly cautious of passing much judgement on this one, but I think the argument being made is that one of the Cheltenham attackers impedes a...

Does anyone have an opinion on the late penalty appeal in the Ukraine vs Italy game last night? Here’s a link to the video on Twitter: https://x.com/viaplaysportsuk/status/1726717306279997720?s=46&t=GfQ8Fi_YHXFpmfA2kWAe9A Personally for me the angles given on the footage aren’t brilliant...

Just saw this Tweet and wondered if anyone knew what had happened here. By the sounds of it yet another example of attitudes about professional referees being applied to grassroots refs, and young, new ones at that. https://x.com/themikesfc/status/1724150664635228303?s=46&t=GfQ8Fi_YHXFpmfA2kWAe9A

More of an open rant to be honest. What happened here is partially my fault but I am also slightly annoyed at the club. I was allocated a youth County Cup fixture for this Sunday, which I was available to take. The appointment came through last Sunday. On the appointment it said that kickoff...

I don’t in any way keep up with Saudi or Asian CL football but came across this on Twitter and wondered what you all thought about it. Apparently Neymar received a yellow card here. As far as I can work out the ball was in play when this happened? I can see three possible outcomes: - a caution...

I’m quite comfortable with using sinbins and with how they work. However even after a few years I do still have a few questions that I hoped someone might be able to weigh in on. They are all hypothetical and have never happened to me, but are possibilities: 1. What happens if one team has so...

Recently noticed that a lot of referees hold their whistle in slightly different ways. Some, (me included), have it on a lanyard, which they then either wear around their neck or wrap around their wrist. Some prefer to hold their whistle loose, which seems like insanity to me. I think I even...

Today I gave player a second caution - both offences for unsporting behaviour (reckless play). As this was in a County Cup match, it of course, needs reporting on whole game. All I really need to know is whether when submitting the report, one sending off report would suffice, or whether I need...

How and when do you guys do your pre-match kit check? Of course, I always try to do one, but it tends to feel a bit awkward and as if I’m disrupting the teams in their pre-match set up. I could do with some advice on when to do it so it causes minimal disruption or annoyance, but also so players...

So I was refereeing a U12s match last Sunday. It was between two very good (not academy level, but generally accepted as the best in the amateur league), teams, who are both fairly well known in the local area. It was a 60 minute game because it was U12 9v9, between “orange” and “white”. White...

I’m sure this will have been said before, but the lack of understanding of the Laws of the Game from many top TV pundits and/or commentators astonishes me. A lot of pundits have also previously been footballers at a decent level, and many of them have no idea what they’re talking about when...

I qualified last year as a referee, but due to the current situation I’ve not necessarily done many games. I’ve done a few very easy U8 and U9 5 v 5 games, alongside a few school friendlies. Anyway, this weekend I’m refereeing an U12 league game, 9 v 9 (obviously). I just wondered what standard...