I wanted to give a bit of Footy 101 today to those of us who read us who might be trying to learn the game. For those of you just here for the television schedule, it’s below the jump as usual. I wanted to talk a bit about tackling and what you hear on the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Refereeing’
“I don’t like to see players tossed off needlessly.” – Andy Gray
Posted in Refereeing, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Refereeing, Sunday open thread, Tackling on December 12, 2010 | 6 Comments »
“You need someone to carry the water to the well.” – Diego Maradona
Posted in Refereeing, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Refereeing, Sunday open thread on October 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
It’s amazing how many times referees ruin soccer matches. I know every time it happens I have to remind myself that this so-called “human element” is apparently very important to the major powers that be in world soccer’s hierarchy. It does not soothe me, though. It just doesn’t. I was outraged, as all of you [...]
“It’s like a toaster, the ref’s shirt pocket. Every time there’s a tackle, up pops a yellow card.” – Kevin Keegan
Posted in Refereeing, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Refereeing, Referees, Sunday open thread, World Cup 2010 on July 25, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Okay, it’s time for a refereeing discussion. We all saw the three biggest World Cup blunders this year, the horrible “mystery foul” in the USA/Slovenia match and the Frank Lampard “goal that wasn’t” in the England/Germany match. There was also an amazingly vicious Nigel De Jong chest kick in the final that could have killed [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Bolton, Cardiff City, CONCACAF Gold Cup, Dave Jones, Grasshopper Club-Zurich, KILLER JELLYFISH!, Liverpool, Manchester United, Martin Jol, Nemanja Vidic, Refereeing, Sir Alex Ferguson, Stuart Holden, Toronto FC, UEFA Champions League on July 22, 2010 | 7 Comments »
What you missed while one dead jellyfish was stinging 150 people in New Hampshire…
FIFA Stops the Little Stop
Posted in FIFA, Refereeing, World Cup 2010, tagged FIFA, IFAB, Refereeing on May 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The penalty at the :50 mark was taken by Santos striker Neymar. In the video, you can clearly see the tactic; Neymar – who was sadly left off of the Brazilian national team roster – starts a slow stutter-step approach, comes to the ball, makes like he’s going to kick it…and stops. The keeper, sensing [...]
Those Brazilians All Look the Same Anyways
Posted in English Premier League, tagged English Premier League, Fabio da Silva, Rafael da Silva, Refereeing on October 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Typically speaking, there’s only one way a card can be overturned after it’s been given: when that card is a case of mistaken identity. And leave in to the referee’s favorite antagonist, Sir Alex Ferguson, to get himself into just that situation.
Referees to Ferguson: Learn the Rules
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Refereeing, Sir Alex Ferguson on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One would think that having a charge levelled at them by the FA over refereeing comments would be enough to at least shut one’s mouth; fortunately for bloggers everywhere, we don’t think like Sir Alex Ferguson. After Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool, Fergie had this to say: “It is a very difficult atmosphere here. There [...]
The Art of the Apology, Part I
Posted in English Premier League, Refereeing, tagged Alan Wiley, Refereeing, Sir Alex Ferguson on October 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
As all married men out there know, apologizing is a bit of an art form. As the Harvard Business School points out: “Done right, an apology can enhance both reputations and relationships. Done wrong, an apology can compound the original mistake, sometimes to disastrous consequences.” Which brings us to our first apology of the day: [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, Alan Wiley, Ali al-Faraj, Arsenal, Atalanta, Ben Foster, Celtic, Chelsea, Colorado Rapids, Conor Casey, Don Garber, English National Team, Gary Neville, Kenny Miller, La Liga, Liverpool, MLS, New England Revolution, Rafa Benitez, Rangers, Real Madrid, Refereeing, Ronaldinho, Sevilla, Sir Alex Ferguson, Stan Kroenke, Sulaiman al-Fahim, Sunderland, Ukrainian National Team, Watching Soccer Online, Xerez on October 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What you missed while remembering the good old days of Atari…
How The Europa League’s Extra Officials Work
Posted in Europa League, Refereeing, tagged Europa League, FIFA, IFAB, Laws of the Game, Refereeing, UEFA on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Group play for the Champions League started earlier this week, which means that the Champions League’s rebranded little sister – the Europa League – also starts this week (why this isn’t staggered – so that people might actually watch the Europa League on the Champions League off weeks – is a discussion for another time). [...]
