South Africa in the news: Warren Gatland insists Lions have PRAISED referees and not criticised them during South Africa tour: The British & Irish tourists and Springboks have been part of a series full of back-biting and bad blood, culminating in Rassie Erasmus’ extraordinary hour-long savaging of the officials after the …: “South Africa” – …
What the Euro 2020 referees can teach the Premier League: Referee Bjorn Kuipers at the Czech Republic v Denmark semi final. Reuters/Alamy The performances of the referees during the Euro 2020 tournament have been almost universally praised. They have contributed to an extremely exciting tournament. So instead of controversial refereeing decisions, the focus has been …
Football referees: death threats, physical violence and verbal abuse are all part of the job: Match officials play an integral role in the beautiful game we call football. But what is not so beautiful about this game is the abuse that referees receive when officiating. Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, for example, was recently banned …
Draymond Green ejected, then referees make bizarre reversal: It didn't involve a punch to where the sun doesn't shine, but Draymond Green was at the center of the first controversy of the NBA Finals. In the middle of the third quarter, Green, known for his… hands-on defense, was called for his second technical foul of …
Six Nations: why more rugby referees should be bilingual: Given that the majority of the high-ranking rugby union teams come from societies where English is the first language, it’s natural that English acts as the game’s lingua franca on the international stage. But world-leading rugby referee Wayne Barnes has recently made clear that he and …
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger in bizarre attack on referees…: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger launched a bizarre attack on match officials who he said were to blame for his side's 2-1 defeat by Manchester City, declaring that they were immune from attack like “lions in the zoo.” http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/arsenal/arsenal-manager-arsene-wenger-in-bizarre-attack-on-referees-protected-like-lions-in-a-zoo-after-a-horrible-week-35303466.html Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger launched a bizarre attack …