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2023

# Ref Justice

'They’re refereeing for the assessor rather than for the game. That’s dangerous'

Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley fears new system in League of Ireland is having a detrimental affect on officials.

5.6k

Mar 3rd 2023, 6:30 AM

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FAI promise action as Dublin leagues forced to postpone games over referee abuse

FAI chief Jonathan Hill has promised a ‘zero tolerance’ policy towards abuse of any match official

2.5k

Nov 9th 2021, 9:47 AM

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‘A sad day for football’: Dublin youth league fixtures cancelled following referee abuse

550 Dublin schoolboy and schoolgirl games to be cancelled in response to ‘constant abuse and threatening behaviour’.

51.1k

Nov 8th 2021, 4:08 PM

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Alan Judge angrily rejects referee's version of events in fall-out to square-up incident

Judge refutes Darren Drysdale’s accusation of using the phrase a ‘f***** cheating c***’ in a confrontation for which the referee has been given a backdated suspension.

11.7k

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Mar 11th 2021, 9:40 PM

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England opt against making official complaint over Pascal Gauzere’s display

The French official awarded Wales two highly-dubious tries in their 40-24 win.

7.0k

Feb 28th 2021, 8:52 PM

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Solskjaer critical of referee after United's shock defeat to rock-bottom Blades

Sheffield United won 2-1 for their first victory at Old Trafford since 1973.

7.2k

Jan 28th 2021, 8:00 AM

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Wolves boss Nuno hit with FA charge following referee comments

Nuno said referee Lee Mason “clearly… doesn’t have the quality to whistle the game” following Burnley defeat.

3.7k

Dec 31st 2020, 1:36 PM

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Guardiola defends Sterling for not pointing out referee error after trip

The England winger kicked the pitch and was awarded a spot kick last night.

7.1k

Nov 8th 2018, 8:14 AM

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O'Neill: 'Holland knocked England out and the Dutch goalkeeper was about 15 yards off the line'

Martin O’Neill was disappointed by the referee’s decision to dismiss Ireland U17 goalkeeper Jimmy Corcoran.

14.0k

May 19th 2018, 6:05 AM

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Klopp rages over 'clear penalty' on Mane after Liverpool lose to Man Utd

The former Dortmund boss has lamented his side’s defending at Old Trafford, which left them chasing the game in the second half.

11.2k

Mar 10th 2018, 5:16 PM

# Six Nations

Was this a try? TMO decision denies Wales in their narrow loss against England

Controversy surrounded the decision to disallow Gareth Anscombe’s try.

28.9k

Feb 10th 2018, 8:20 PM

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James Horan: Dublin are even better than last year — but so are Mayo

The former Mayo boss believes it will be “incredibly tight” in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior football final.

7.7k

Sep 15th 2017, 12:05 AM

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'An innocent man was sent off... he's distraught people would even think that'

John Caulfield insists that Alan Bennett was incorrectly dismissed against Shamrock Rovers.

13.9k

Aug 9th 2017, 7:30 AM

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The massive Romain Poite call that decided the Lions v All Blacks series

Poite decided that Ken Owens was accidentally offside, and chose not to award a late penalty.

18.8k

Jul 8th 2017, 1:41 PM

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Manny Pacquiao wants WBO review of Horn defeat

Following his defeat to Jeff Horn in Brisbane, Pac Man has called for a review from the WBO.

6.2k

Jul 5th 2017, 2:40 PM

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Owens clarifies high tackle laws: 'We don't want to get rid of big hits'

World Rugby has introduced measures aimed at limiting both reckless and accidental contact with the head.

4.5k

Feb 11th 2017, 11:35 AM

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Officiating unfair to Italy, claims Conor O'Shea

The hosts were beaten by Wales in Rome.

14.6k

Feb 5th 2017, 7:31 PM

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'We know how this works' - Pique accuses referees of Madrid bias

The Barcelona defender drew an unfavourable comparison between the performance of officials in the two rivals’ Copa del Rey ties this week following their loss to Athletic.

6.9k

Jan 6th 2017, 8:22 AM

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Neville leads pundits' criticism of referee Dean after Feghouli red card

Mike Dean’s decision to send off Sofiane Feghouli for a tackle on Phil Jones led to criticism from pundits, including Gary Neville.

10.3k

Jan 2nd 2017, 8:44 PM

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Czech FA bans referees who were drunk while officiating at Slavia Prague game

“They were not tipsy, they were drunk.”

13.3k

May 12th 2016, 5:44 PM

# Sexism

'Get in the kitchen!': life as a female football referee

It’s an even tougher job for some.

5.9k

May 7th 2016, 12:16 AM

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Two Irish officials on the line as Joubert dropped from World Cup semi-final ref roster

There’s no place for Nigel Owens either (but probably for the opposite reasons).

41.5k

Oct 20th 2015, 6:05 PM

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'If I see referee Craig Joubert again, I am going to tell him how disgusted I am'

The South African referee is in the firing line following his penalty call that went against Scotland.

32.5k

Oct 18th 2015, 10:26 PM

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Brazilian referee takes the law into his own hands by pulling out a gun during red card dispute

That’s one way to deal with play-acting.

7.7k

Sep 29th 2015, 1:42 PM

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Is this the definitive angle on that Tyrone penalty 'dive'?

Replays show that Padraig McNulty had a handful of Aidan O’Mahony’s jersey before going to ground.

36.1k

Aug 24th 2015, 12:20 PM

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Cork GAA have clarified infamous statement that criticised Munster final referee

They made the claim in that now infamous statement.

9.0k

Aug 13th 2015, 5:30 PM

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Klinsmann questions appointment of today's referee because 'he is able to speak French'

Surely mind games from the US coach?

5.1k

Jul 1st 2014, 8:00 AM

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Horan baffled by 'unbelievable' refereeing - but admits Mayo just stopped playing

Horan’s men sucker-punched by two late Eoghan O’Gara goals in Croke Park.

6.1k

Mar 31st 2014, 2:23 PM

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United 'laughing' at officials, Moyes says

“It’s a two-legged game and I am really looking forward to the second leg,” the Scot said after latest defeat.

7.0k

Jan 8th 2014, 9:42 AM

# geography lesson

Brendan Rodgers: I didn't mean to question integrity of referee

The Liverpool boss wasn’t happy after the defeat to Man City yesterday.

4.0k

Dec 27th 2013, 4:49 PM

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Warburton unfazed by reunion with Irish ref Rolland

The Dubliner controversially sent off the Welsh captain in the first half of a 2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final defeat to France.

3.4k

Nov 6th 2013, 12:07 AM

# Booked

Mark Halsey scores an own goal with memoir of his time as referee

With his needy sucking up to some Premier League managers the former referee does himself few favours in Added Time.

3.2k

Sep 19th 2013, 7:40 AM

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Bismarck du Plessis off the hook as Poite admits yellow card mistake

The Springboks’ hooker had his red card rescinded by Rugby Championship officials today.

2.4k

Sep 16th 2013, 11:28 AM

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Brolly: referee gave Mayo a penalty to make up for disallowed goal 'balls-up'

The former Derry player was in full agreement with his RTÉ punditry partner Pat Spillane for once.

7.2k

Aug 25th 2013, 5:52 PM

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Daithi Regan: 'Referees are ruining hurling by treating it like football'

TheScore.ie’s hurling columnist thinks a football mentality is ruining hurling refereeing.

4.0k

Aug 12th 2013, 4:21 PM

# Red Tide

John Allen wants new hurling referees' body

“Hurling and football are very different games,” says the Limerick hurling chief.

2.0k

Aug 1st 2013, 11:53 AM

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Malaga to lodge official protest after late drama in Dortmund

‘Our complaint will be aimed at the referees rather than at UEFA. The Champions League is an elite competition and the people in it should be elite level, too.’

3.0k

Apr 10th 2013, 12:02 PM