#refereeing

#refereeing

We couldn't get the last goal and it was frustrating in the second half, he told TNT Sports. They were trying to slow the game down at times. I've never seen a player in my whole life get booked for taking a quick free-kick. I don't know where that rule has come in. Even the stoppage-time, three minutes and one minute I've never seen that in the Premier League in the last two or three years.

According to the International Football Association Board (Ifab), who determine the laws of the game, there is no law that states taking a quick free-kick is punishable with a card. However, under Ifab's law 12.4, a player can be booked for dissent by word or action, or even for displaying unsportsmanlike behaviour such as showing a lack of respect for the game.

If we believe that he could arrive and challenge for the ball, the adequate punishment should be a yellow card, for a promising attack. If, as the referee interpreted, the distance makes it impossible for him to challenge for the ball, it's a clear goalscoring opportunity, punished by a

Martin Breheny begins his countdown of the best men in charge since the modern age of the county boss began back in the 1970s. They didn't enter the GAA lexicon until the mid-seventies, they aren't mentioned in the rule-book and, unlike players, they don't have their own union. They wear gaudy bibs, emblazoned with 'Bainisteoir', surround themselves with multiple assistants, say they never criticise referees before proceeding to lambast them and keep their players well clear of the media.

A player who dives off his feet and is clearly beaten to the position over the ball, makes neck contact... it's a tough one to take.

Collina emphasizes the need for officials to take a bolder stance on offside calls during the Club World Cup, especially with the new SAO technology.

I think we had a great first half... But the truth is that there are times when there are specific errors... something always happens with the referees in some specific play.