Buzzin Football

There were only two similarities between this week’s UEFA Champions League semi-final 2nd leg matches between Arsenal v Manchester United and Chelsea v Barcelona.  The goal in both games was scored as early as the 8th minute and both games were marred by poor referee decisions.
The pre-match hope and scarf waving at the Emirates Stadium [...]

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Manchester United have voiced fears that their prize asset, Cristiano Ronaldo, could be forced to quit the Premier League due to the lack of protection he receives from referees.
Sir Alex Ferguson has described recent attemps to hinder the 24-year old’s performance as ’systematic fouling’, claiming that it is a tactic of other Premiership clubs to hack [...]

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The Premier League was once again spoilt by poor referee decisions last weekend.  Decisions that affected the Premiership title race and the battle against relegation.
After showing a yellow card to Damian Duff for simulating a dive worthy of any Vietnam war film, Howard Webb then succumb to an even worse attempt at cheating by Matt [...]

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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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