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Documentary Kill the referee (with English subtitles)
The documentary Kill the referee is published online and English subtitles are added as well. Now we’re all at home in lockdown, this documentary is a great thing to watch. When it released I’ve written a newspaper story for it. I’ve updated that, because that makes it more relevant. You can also find the full clip below. Massimo Busacca: we are not gods Referee Massimo Busacca squatted on the ground. He takes a quiet moment for himself in preparation of the match Sweden versus Greece at the 2008 European Championship in Austria and Switzerland, his home country. There’s a rosary on the table in the dressing room. Busacca makes the…
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I got a Premier League badge from Howard Webb
I usually don’t get nice mail in my mailbox. It’s just bills, taxes or printed ads. This week was different. I opened the mailbox and there was an envelope with the text “By air mail”. I opened and and saw that I got a Premier League badge from Howard Webb. Fantastic! Premier League badge from Howard Webb I’ve interviewed Howard Webb once he went to Belgium to teach young referees. After Webb’s retirement I thought it would be nice if I could interview him for my blog – and so I asked via e-mail. I got no response on that yet, but he agreed to send me a referee badge…
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Darren Cann’s World Cup lessons
It’s a special year for Darren Cann. First of all the big news of his long-term partner Howard Webb who announced his retirement this summer. Secondly, Darren Cann officiated his last international tournament during the World Cup in Brazil, because he has reached the age limit of 45. But Cann does not quit himself. On Monday 18th of August he got his first official match of the season with a whole new refereeing team. He is assistant of Michael Oliver and with fellow AR Stuart Burt – also not his usual partner Mike Mullarkey. A whole new experience for Darren Cann. Now the Norfolk referee is back from the World…
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9 quotes on Howard Webb’s retirement
Twitter exploded today after Howard Webb announced his new job as Technical Director. Here are 9 interesteing and inspiring quotes on Howard Webb’s retirement. 1. Howard Webb inspired many referes in England, as Pillaton-Referee tweets: Happy retirement #Howardwebb One of the great reasons why I did #Refereeing pic.twitter.com/UjN4itcY2l — Pillaton-Referee (@failedheart) August 6, 2014 2. Also Sarah Grundy found Howard Webb inspiring for her as referee. #HowardWebb has been such an inspiration to myself and all young referees. I want to wish him luck in his new role at the #PGMOL — Sarah Grundy (@GrundySarah) August 6, 2014 3. Howard got support from players in English professional football, for example…
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Referee Howard Webb misses penalty kick
The video below shows why Howard Webb is a football referee and not a player. Not well taken penalty kick from the English referee in a Legends match at Oakwell. Watch the penalty kick of referee Howard Webb.
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IFFHS: Webb world’s best referee of 2013
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has chosen Howard Webb from England als world’s best referee of 2013. Experts from 70 countries and from all the football continents took part in the 2013 annual election for the World’s Best Referee, the 27 th time it has been carried out by the IFFHS. The “Top 10” come from 9 different countries, only Italy is represented by two referees: Nicola Rizzoli and Gianluca Rocchi. The list is dominated by European referees. Ravshan Irmatov from Uzbekistan is the only non-European on the list. Howard WEBB (England): 102 points Nicola RIZZOLI (Italy): 82 points Viktor KASSAI (Hungary): 53 points Felix BRYCH…
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Alex Ferguson biography on referees
Alex Ferguson biography released and the former Manchester United coach is not positive about referees – as could be expected. Below some quotes from him during the presentation of the book. Guardian journalists were at the press conference where Alex Ferguson released his biography. They wrote: “Ferguson also, perhaps predictably, declares that there are no “really top” referees in the modern game, damning them as unfit and “as a group, not doing their job as well as they should be”. Even with Howard Webb, Martin Atkinson and Mark Clattenburg in Uefa’s Elite Referee’s group, Ferguson is not so positive about refereeing in the UK. “We haven’t had a really top…
