Football Referee
Aston Villa edged closer to Barclays Premier League survival after collecting a hard-earned point from a 0-0 draw against West Brom at the Hawthorns. But it needed a controversial refereeing decision by Mark Clattenburg to deny Albion victory after Villa defender Alan Hutton clearly used his arm to block a goal-bound header from Liam...
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Kick off is at 1.30pm. Sachin will be here from 1pm. While you’re waiting, Here’s Dominic Fifield’s match preview … The pre-match handshake may no longer be an issue, but John Terry will still draw the focus as Chelsea return to Premier League duties with a derby to get the juices flowing. Victory will...
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By Bobby LeBlanc, Boston University News Service Boston University freshman Tim McGuirk, 18, aspires to one day referee the NCAA Frozen Four hockey championship. At 8 years old, McGuirk began learning to referee with his father. Ten years later he began his Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) career by working a Division One women’s...
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By Graham Poll PUBLISHED: 17:00 EST, 29 April 2012 | UPDATED: 18:49 EST, 29 April 2012 Andre Marriner is a good referee who stays calm when everybody else around is losing their composure and it is that quality which might have got him the nod to referee Monday night’s key game, ahead of some...
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The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has punished match officials for failing to control a game, the result of which would have decided the league champions. Referee Rashid Msangi, who was in charge of Mtibwa Sugar against Azam game on Monday, has been removed from the list of premier league referees along with his two...
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Preamble Aston Villa are victims of the system. If there were two points for a win in the Premier League, Villa would already be safe barring three consecutive 97-0 defeats. Instead, a surfeit of draws and a paucity of wins (only Wolves have fewer) mean have allowed them to muscle their way into the...
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger felt his side should have had a penalty when Yossi Benayoun was bundled over by Glenn Whelan in the 1-1 draw at Stoke. “We have put a fantastic battle in and put in a great spirit. We got what we expected, a fight in the air. It was a fair...
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Nine weeks ago Roy Hodgson declared his West Brom team were already safe on 32 points in the glowing aftermath of a win over Sunderland. Last night Alex McLeish sat in the same press room chair with 37 points… and looked a man who knew Aston Villa were anything but secure of their Premier...
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