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I'm starting to think that PGMOL have told referees to always restart with the ball dropped to the defensive team when play is stopped due to a defending player being down with a head injury in their own penalty area. There was obviously the high profile Forest vs Liverpool incident, but it...

An incident in this one that sums up the lengths teams will go to these days to get a tactical advantage. Around 12 minutes into the first half and Wolves had a corner, before it could be taken their keeper, Jose Sa, went down injured. Gary O'Neill got most of his players over and was showing...

As announced by IFAB today. Think the Law 14 one is sensible as that is the approach currently taken at senior levels. The next edition of the Laws of the Game, which will come into effect on 1 July 2024, will feature the following changes and clarifications: Law 3 (The Players): Additional...

Now confirmed that decisions will be regularly explained and discussed in a show shown on both Sky Sports and TNT Sports. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66713320

Very amusing advert with Mike Dean showing his sense of humour 😂 https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2023/08/11/3505971241455631174/640x360_MP4_3505971241455631174.mp4

Can only assume no one was watching it as that was an unbelievably eventful game of football with 12 yellows and 4 reds, and VAR recommending a penalty review in the last seconds of stoppage time, saved by the England keeper. Fight in the benches after England's goal that saw a player from each...

Not sure if anyone has seen this, so thought I'd post, quite an interesting view.

Interesting one here, see from 1 minute on. Goal initially given, but after a lengthy delay it is disallowed for Lee Gregory (Wednesday #9) interfering with the Plymouth keeper. Unfortunately, as they thought it was a goal, the replay was shown on the big screen and this has led to claims that...

Breaking news. At the FIFA World Club Championship IFAB have agreed that the referees will wear microphones and be audible to the crowd. and TV audience so that decisions can be explained. Also, the World Cup strict timekeeping leading to much more added time is to be adopted in all football...

This is absolutely shocking, both a goalkeeper and referee assaulted and injured by fans "protesting" on the pitch. Hope there are severe sanctions issued off the back of this. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64010869

Worrying news that London based referee Rob Lindsay, who some of you will have bought badges from (aka The badgeman), has been missing since he headed out yesterday morning to referee a game in Mile End. Obviously not many of you are London based, but if you have any information the details...

The fact there have been no posts during the game validates this, but Michael Oliver was excellent. Had to deal with a difficult situation before a ball was even kicked after Man City fans chanted through the planned minute's silence for Hillsborough, disgusting behaviour and he rightly decided...

This is equally shocking and brilliant. All four officials for the Chile vs Argentina World Cup qualifier turned up to the ground without flags, having seemingly left them at the hotel. The solution: cut a broom handle in half and stick a high-vis vest on the end of each. An expensive mistake...

Just reported on Soccer Saturday that today's FA Trophy game between Curzon Aston and Chester was halted for 10 minutes because .... ... the referee had to move his car 😂 Presumably he'd left it causing an obstruction. Don't know how they told him he needed to move it, but suspect he will be...

There is going to be real controversy after this game, and further calls for VAR to be added to the women's top level game. Spurs have just scored a frankly ridiculous goal. Cross came in and a Spurs forward had both hands straight up in the air way above her head. The ball clearly hit them...

As I said I thought would be the case in an older thread, the FA last night announced in an email to RDOs that there would be mid-season L5 to L4 promotions based on performances up until the end of September, with successful candidates becoming an L4 from 14th October. Only those who were on...

Thoughts on the disallowed goal? For me that is the worst VAR offside error made to date, Diagne is very clearly onside. Yet because of the position of Bartley's body they say that they can't draw a line and therefore have to stick with the AR's original offside decision, even though it was...

The FA have today announced that the names Panel Select, Panel, Contributory and Supply will disappear with immediate effect, being replaced with Step 1 List, Step 2 List, Step 3/4 List and Step 5/6 List. Full content is below. Refereeing Levels – Name Changes The FA Referees’ Committee have...

Very lively return tonight. VAR handball penalty given, Ronaldo misses it, then straight from the rebound Ante Rebic is sent off for an absolute shocker of a challenge. All of this inside the first 20 minutes of the game.

... what do we all think of this one? It has been used in FA training videos so chances are L4s and above will have seen it, but what do you think? What did the officials do well, what did they do badly, etc?