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Far from being alarmed at the record number of cautions and ejections at the World Cup, the head of FIFA's referees committee said tournament officials are doing a great job.
Their ranks include a tax inspector, a tire salesman, even an airline pilot. Then they step on the soccer field, and become referees.
No American or Canadian referees made the cut for the World Cup. Europe and Latin America dominated the list of 23 referees chosen Friday by FIFA for this summer's World Cup in Germany.
The NFL defended the officiating in the Super Bowl, and Joe Montana defended himself.
Referees have the hardest job in sports, when they get it right nobody notices, when they get it wrong everyone bays for blood.
Bringing back my old "Aw Ref" column, which takes a weekly in-depth look at at controversial or misunderstood refereeing decisions.
A Malaysian referee took out his gun and fired warning shots in the air after a local soccer match turned unruly following the suspension of a player, a newspaper said Tuesday.
....In the wake of the Tim Donaghy betting scandal, the NBA has disciplined six referees for violating it's anti-gambling rules...
Using video replays during games would kill the flow of football matches and end traditional refereeing forever, UEFA president Michel Platini warned on Thursday.
NBA officials are trying to steal the limelight by flaunting their power on the court. Commissioner David Stern finally seemed to recognize that the refs, rather than the players, had gone over the line
Referee's are starting to be held accountable for errors made on the pitch. About freakin' time!! Brazil's refereeing crisis continued on Tuesday as two leading officials were dropped after controversial decisions at the weekend.
The economist Justin Wolfers, who has turned up on this blog more than a few times, has an interesting OpEd in today's New York Times about the N.B.A. referee-gambling scandal.
The Dude had said that he would take a break for a while until more basketball news popped back up. That was two days ago. Boy, do I feel rested. But this isn't just a new free agent or trade. No trivial Mavs news here. This is bad. Real bad.
LONDON: Graham Poll, the referee who showed a Croatian player three yellow cards in a World Cup match, has retired after becoming disillusioned with England's Football Association.
UEFA president Michel Platini has said he wants two more referees in each soccer match to reduce the number of controversial decisions.
Move over Don Imus, here comes Bernie Fryer. And Jess Kersey. And Bob Delaney. And Dick Bavetta. And all those other subconscious racists who let their inner prejudices dictate the way they call an NBA game.
This is the most pointless survey ever. When the overwhelming majority of the league is made up of black players, of course there's going to be more foul calls on them. This is utterly ridiculous.
When a referee is forced to deal with foul play on the field, often top players react with disbelief or deny involvement, but these attitudes set a very bad example to young players who look up to their idols.
Eight Serie A match officials are expected to face criminal charges after prosecutors wrapped up the Naples end of the Calciopoli match-fixing probe Thursday.
Mick McGeough once told an interviewer he looked forward to retiring so he could spend time raising horses. There are loads of NHL fans who think McGeough got an early start on stable work and does it every time he steps on the ice.
Make of this what you will. Extremely wealthy Russian businessman buys top Scottish soccer club as plaything. Sticks his nose into everything, appoints high profile managers who walk out because he wants to pick the team. Now this: Monkeys go home!
They've got the Toughest Job in Pro Sports and the Least Respect
The Rangers skated with the high-flying Sabres last night and came back from a two-goal deficit, as Buffalo did here three weeks ago, to force overtime.
Disgruntled soccer fans who berate referees for giving their favorite team a "bad call" could be onto something. Turns out, referees aren't always fair and tend to favor home teams, a new study suggests.
he majority of players treated on the field during this year's World Cup weren't injured, underlining a growing problem in soccer, the tournament organizer's top medic said.
The Pacific-10 Conference, finding merit in Oklahoma's complaints about the officiating in its loss to Oregon, issued a one-game suspension Monday to the officiating crew and the instant replay officials who worked the game and an apology to the Sooners.
Graham Poll has decided to retire from international tournaments after being sent home early from the World Cup. The Tring official's event was blighted by his high-profile blunder in Croatia's match with Australia - when he booked Josip Simunic three times.
The Miami Heat are the NBA champs, like it or not. Like it or not, when a team achieves something great, something that compounds all their hard work and dedication, you shouldn't snivel in the corner about people blowing whistles.
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