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via UEFA UEFA has issued the UEFA EURO 2012 referees a series of guidelines to be followed this summer and reiterated its confidence in the officials' abilities to produce top-class performances in Poland and Ukraine. On Wednesday, UEFA's chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina gave a comprehensive rundown at this week's EURO preparatory ...

via Guardian Andre Marriner has been appointed to referee the Premier League derby between Manchester City and Manchester United next Monday. City's official website confirmed the news that the 41-year-old from Sheldon in the West Midlands will take charge of what is a decisive game in the title race at the Etihad Stadium. Marriner's ...

Roberto Mancini, at a press conference to preview Sunday's game away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, voiced his frustration with the standard of refereeing in England and claimed "the rules are not the same for everyone". Bob was his usual self and began by saying it in Italian with a slight smirk on his face, but he was coaxed into giving an English ...

via UEFA The UEFA Referees Committee, meeting in Nyon today, has appointed the 12 referees to handle the 31 matches at next year's UEFA EURO 2012 final tournament in Poland and Ukraine. For the first time in the history of the UEFA European Championship, the referees will have added support thanks to a decision by football's lawmakers, the ...

via Guardian The Scottish Football Association has opened a second disciplinary case against Neil Lennon in the space of a week, for comments the Celtic manager is alleged to have made to the referee at Sunday's Old Firm defeat by Rangers. Lennon was dismissed from the dugout during half-time in the derby. Having earlier been warned by the ...

via CONCACAF Veterans Roberto Garcia, Joel Aguilar, Roberto Moreno and Mark Geiger will be the referees to work next week's deciding second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, it was announced Friday. Panama's Moreno, who officiated four matches in the Preliminary Round and Group Stage of the Champions League, will be in charge of ...

via MLSSoccer.com Fans have recently clamored for radical change in the referee structure in the USA and Canada, and on Tuesday, their wish came true. MLS, US Soccer and the Canadian Soccer Association have collaborated to form the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), to manage all referees and refereeing matters for the pro leagues in the ...

C'mon dude, iron your skirt. *We at TOW in no way endorse this kind of hooliganism.... You can never throw anything onto the pitc - doesnt matter how mad you are as a supporter, or how upset you are with the way someone is playing or calling the game - but with that being said I'm gonna need this ref to take it down a notch. When I first saw this ...