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EPL News :: Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has a go at Chris Foy and recent referee performances
AVB's post game remarks after 1-0 loss to QPR : He's not impressed with referee Chris Foy
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas savaged the display of referee Chris Foy following the Blues' 1-0 defeat to QPR at Loftus Road, and suggests that this isnt the first time this season that the Blues have been on the wrong side of many of the whistles in league ...
Interesting sheet here … Does this look right to you?
Referee makes it rain cards on Chelsea in a West London Derby
There is no doubt that I am a Chelsea supporter ... and hey, when you lose you lose ... and yeah, I get it, at the end of the day SCOREBOARD is the only thing that matters... QPR wins 1-nil, but let me ask you something, does this sheet look right to you? 7 yellows and 2 reds? Really? ...
MLS – So You Think You Can Ref?
MLS - So You Think You Can Ref?
Ref legend Paul Tamberino trains Jason Saghini to become an MLS referee. In phase one, Jason must pass the physical endurance test.
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MLS REF WEEK: Life As A Ref With Mark Geiger
MLS Ref Week - Life As A Ref With Mark Geiger
Spend the day with MLS referee Mark Geiger and get to know what the real life of a referee is like.
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Former Referee Pierluigi Collina Denies Need For Goalline Technology
via Guardian
Pierluigi Collina, widely regarded as the game's best official until his retirement six years ago, claimed there had not been one incorrect goalline decision in games using additional assistants since experiments involving them began two years ago.
Speaking at the Leaders in Football conference in London, Pierluigi Collina said: "The ...
David Moyes Has A Go At Referee Martin Atkinson Over Jack Rodwell Red Card
via Guardian
Martin Atkinson was the sole focus of the Everton manager's anger following the referee's decision to show Jack Rodwell a straight red card for winning the ball with a clean, one-footed challenge that left Suárez writhing on the floor when the midfielder's trailing knee caught the striker's boot.
There was nothing between the ...
Linesman Hit On The Head By Roll Of Paper During Nacional vs Universidad de Chile Copa Sudamericana Match
via DailyMail
Nacional's match at home to Universidad de Chile in the Copa Sudamericana was abandoned after a linesman was struck by an object thrown from the crowd.
Universidad de Chile were dominating the game at the Parque Central stadium on Wednesday, leading 2-0, when one of the linesmen was hit in the 47th minute by a roll of paper, ...
Chelsea Manager André Villas-Boas Lodges Complaint Over Officials At Old Trafford
via Guardian
André Villas-Boas has lodged a complaint with the head of referees Mike Riley about the performance of the match officials in Chelsea's Premier League defeat at Manchester United.
Villas-Boas was angered by the manner of his first defeat as manager of Chelsea, which was also his first reverse in a league game for 17 ...