Articles tagged referees

Red Card Leads to Ref Beating

This isn’t funny, but mental. This Lebanese second division game ended up in a refereeing witch-hunt after the man in the middle produced a red card. Apparently the appropriate response is for half of the ‘wronged’ team to chase and …

Bonucci in Ludicrous Dive Attempt

So most videos on YouTube are titled something along the lines of ‘OMFG WORST DIVE EVER!’ but this attempt from Italy and Juve defender Leo Bonucci really could be worthy of a title like that. Fortunately the pathetic attempt got …

Bulgarian Knocks Over Referee

We aren’t quite sure what to make of this. Cherno More Varna of Bulgaria (come on, you know them right?) were reduced to 10 men and after Sasho Aleksandrov was sent off for a combination of a foul and what can …

The Boy Who Cried Foul

There once was a forward with exceptional ability. He dashed the Anfield turf many a time, humiliating defenders, creating chances and scoring goals – a catalyst for all that was good. But there was far more to him than this. …

Referee Goes Down Easily

Football is blighted by big-time Charlies hitting the deck all too often (see Hazard, Eden and Neymar as recent examples). However, we may be in trouble now referees have started to do it too. During this FRIENDLY game, Benfica defender …

Lino Hit by Deadly Fan Throw

This from Brazil is exactly the kind of thing we love. Forget beautiful goals, outrageous celebrations or mental sendings-off, there’s nothing better than an official being hit on the head. The best part of this though? The huge simultaneous celebration …

Goal-Line Tech: Is it Actually Needed?

Euro 2012, England v Ukraine. Another game, another “goal” not given and the seemingly incessant cry for goal line technology is reignited. I feel sorry for the officials, even the much abused extra officials who parade the touchlines.The ball moves …

Referee Dislocates Shoulder

The Napoli v Novara game in Serie A was held up for 20 minutes while referee Daniele Doveri had his shoulder put back into place. Some overzealous hand waving meant that the unfortunate Italian managed to dislocate his own shoulder …

Diving Linesman Worse Than Players

Play-acting is unfortunately a part of football these days. Feigning injury, going down too easily and pretending to have been fouled is as much a skill as bending one into the top corner or winning a header. However, when those …