Danish referee Claus Bo Larsen has been named by UEFA as the man in the middle for Wednesday’s Champions League 1st leg clash between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford.
Mike Riley has seen his fair share of controversy this year and after being named the man in the middle for Sunday’s FA Cup Semi - Final between Everton and Manchester United after the late announcement of Steve Bennett withdrawing, many are starting to think this game is going to be called pretty tight with Riley’s penchant for going to his book.
The 24 year old man who threw the coin that struck Referee Mike Dean during the Cardiff - Swansea derby has been arrested and charged “in connection with missile throwing.”
After losing his status as an elite Premiership Referee following allegations about his personal life and business debts, Mark Clattenburg was given a lifeline following the decision to cut his ban down to just 8 month rather than the lifetime ban first handed down.
“PREMIERSHIP stars are getting booked on purpose to miss matches and skive off, the News of the World reveals today. The astonishing betrayal of fans by prima donna players was exposed by top Premier League ref Steve Bennett. Last night the league’s bosses launched a probe and said: “We will be asking Bennett for an explanation.”
After receiving an official appeal from Chelsea following the sending off of Frank Lampard following the midfielders lunging 50 - 50 tackle on Xabi Alonso at the weekend, reports coming out of England are claiming that Riley might be admitting he was wrong. If so, Lampard’s mandatory 3 match ban would be wiped clean….
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How early and awkward was that jump by the linesman?
Love the fact he knew what was going to happen and charged before he got swung at. Am wondering why none of the players even came close to attempting to protect him though.
