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Pelle went nuts because of referee decisions
Feyenoord captain Graziano Pelle went nuts after his team didn’t win against FC Twente. He was very unhappy with the referee’s decisions and made a scene when he walked to the dressing room. What do you think of his behaviour in the movie below? Should the Dutch FA sanction him for this? Would love hear your opinion? Click photo to open video – owner made embedding the video impossible. Later this week I’ll make a blog post about an offside situation in that game. Very crucial (the extra minute equaliser) decision and the goal was awarded correctly according to the Dutch referee boss. A very difficult situation and I need…
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Current scores in World Cup referee predictions
The scores from all your first round predictions for the World Cup Referees are counted. Sorry for the delay, it took much longer counting all the scores manually. The referee with the most points is Chefren, who predicted 23 referees correctly (+5 points) and guessed 7 wrong (-3 points. That gave him a total score of 94 points. Number 2 in the list is Thomas with 89 points and number 3 is edward. This competition is sponsored by refereeworld.com. Check your score in the table below. During the World Cup referees can score more points with the referees they predicted as referees for the final rounds. The person who got…
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Bad day for a referee
The referee is having a bad day. What’s the first thing you think of when you read that? A bad performance of a referee? Or did you think about a referee being beaten up? Just watched a video on YouTube from two kids, Sean and Ethan, who make lots of video’s. In one of them they show how a referee got beaten up. The description tells: “Referee’s (sic) have a lot of bad days, but this one was pretty bad.” Good point, kids! It got me thinking about a bad day for a referee. Everytime you hear in the media about a referee with a bad day he has made…
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Referee credibility: 5 factors that will help
A question in a tweet from the Aldershot RA got me thinking. It says: “What do we thinkg gives us credibility as a referee?” They asked referees during a meeting, and I think it’s a very good thing referees should think about themselves. I posted a list with 3 factors that would give us credibility. I hope you will help me make the list longer with your comments below or on Twitter. Being physically fit. If you’re looking fit and healthy, players will notice. A beer-belly will give them a wrong impression. Even if your positioning will be very good, you start with with less credibility, so you need to…
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What a lovely referee
An intesting news story from 16th of October 1978 in magazine Shoot! Their question? “Will we ever see women see referee our League games?” Oh My – what a lovely referee #Shoot! 1978-09-16 pic.twitter.com/uaStvEtIqa — Scottish Footy Cards (@ScotsFootyCards) December 2, 2013 A woman with the same name became the first female referee who refereed a Welsh Cup final. Read in interview with the Welsh Karen Williams on BBC website. Read the story: “Romanian female refereeing in the lift”
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Funny warming up additional assistant referee
How do you prepare physically for a match as referee behind the goal? Check out the video: “Funny warming up additional assistant referee” and read below what Uefa says about their match preparation. Read more about it in brochure “Practical information for match officials” by Uefa. AAR’s should do a light warming up, not exactly the same as the referees, but on the pitch or in their match position and generally give the impression of a team. They should be careful not to get too hot/sweaty, as they will cool down rapidly once the match starts and may not be able to retain body heat as well as the referee…
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Common sense from referee Jones or error
Extraordinary situation in the Premier League match between Norwich City and Cardiff City. A few minutes in extra time of the second half, Ricky van Wolfswinkel throws in for Norwich after the ball was kicked out for an injury. Leroy Fer receives the ball and scores, where most players expect him to pass the ball back. Then referee Mike Jones disallows to goal and makes clear that he did not give a whistle/signal to start play again. The throw-in needed to be re-taken. No more goals were scored, so the match ended in a goalless 0-0. Check the situation here: An anonymous reaction on Twitter: “Well done to Mike Jones.…
