This weekend the Premier League was once again blighted by poor refereeing, wrongfully given penalties and cheats diving to get free-kicks and penalties.
After last week’s dismal display by Mike Riley when he gave out seven yellow cards to Manchester United against Chelsea in a game that was bereft of bad tackles, I was hoping he [...]

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Referee Strike Means Players Will Have to Call Their Own Fouls
- a tongue-in-cheek satirical look at one of the stories that failed to make the papers

After “constant abuse, threats and a lack of gratitude for the job they do,” head referee Keith Hackett has announced that next season there will be no officials for top [...]

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