Archive for the 'Refs' Category

February 8th, 2011

The Penalty That Wasn’t Given – Blyth Spartans Vs Droylsden

Still not sure how the referee nor the lineman missed this one, but I've gotta give some credit for the springs backwards, punch and roll out of it on the touch line... Justice has been served - Replay result : Droylsden 0 Blyth Spartans 4.
January 24th, 2011

Sky Sports Suspends Andy Gray And Richard Keys Over Sexism Rant

Sky Sports duo Andy Gray and Richard Keys have been suspended for tonight's Monday Night Football - Bolton Wanderers vs Chelsea match after their off-air comments towards assistant referee Sian Massey (who ran the line between Wolverhampton and Liverpool at the weekend) were caught and made public. Sky Sports managing director Barney Francis ...
January 9th, 2011

Dimitar Berbatov vs Daniel Agger – Who Ya Got? FA Cup Penalty Edition

Howard Webb choosing to give Manchester United a chance from the spot just two minutes in after Dimitar Berbatov got isolated inside the Liverpool 18 yard box against defender Daniel Agger..... Who Ya Got?
December 30th, 2010

Estudiantes Tecos’ Rubens Sambueza vs Referee Román Rafael Medina – Who Ya Got?

In case you were ever wondering what it would take to get yourself suspended for a significant amount of time / a loooooong vacation, now you know.. Former River Plate midfielder Rubens Sambueza getting himself in an ish ton of trouble.
December 28th, 2010

Carlos Alberto vs The Linesman – Pulling The Shorts Down

I cant' imagine that dropping the shorts of the linesman in front of 50 thousand plus is ever a good idea... but it looked like it was in all good fun. That is until the blue banana hammocks came into view. Can you imagine if that happened during an MLS game?
December 9th, 2010

Brian Hall Appointed CONCACAF Director Of Referee Administration

NEW YORK (Thursday, 9 December 2010) –  Former World Cup veteran Brian Hall has been appointed to the newly created position of CONCACAF director of referee administration, and will assume his new post at the confederation’s New York headquarters on Monday. The 49-year-old Hall officiated matches at the amateur and professional level for more ...
December 7th, 2010

Development Academy Winter Chowcase – Referee Training Education

'U.S. Soccer full-time referees Ricardo Salazar, Baldomero Toledo and Terry Vaughn addressed a group of Academy referees about fitness training at the 2010 Development Academy Winter Showcase.'
December 2nd, 2010

Fans In Spain Imitate Linesman During Match

AWESOME..... At least they know how to have fun with it.