[REF WATCH] The USA’s goal against Sweden came after Abby Wambach struck the ball into the net from her upper arm. Should it have counted? Andwhy did Amy LePeilbet escape with only a yellow card? We asked referee Randy Vogt, the author of “Preventive Officiating,” for his take:
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Posted inSoccerTalk with Paul Gardner, Story
Fingering MLS referees as the villains misses point
One has grown used, over the years, to the Alexi Lalas personality. I did not particularly like it at first — all that dopy long-hair and “Hey, man …” stuff. But things change– I’ve changed, and so has Alexi – to the point where, particularly during last year’s World Cup, during that impenetrable Brit fog […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Lalas: RSL-Revs refereeing was 'absolutely horrible'
Beginning with a red card to Real Salt Lake’s Nat Borchers, the refereeing of Yader Reyes in Monday’s RSL-New Englandgame left a lot of folks wondering if it was the worst officiated MLS game they’d ever seen. “I mean, this was the worst refereeing job — definitely this year and probably in history,”said ESPN soccer […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Marta's goal: A shove on the play?
[REF WATCH] Five-time women’s player of the year Marta sparkled in Brazil’s second Women’s World Cup game — a 3-0 win over Norway — but herfirst goal came with some controversy. For video of the incident and Randy Vogt‘s take … Did Marta gain possession of the ball by pushing theNorwegian defender in the back? […]
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Comedy of errors: WWC handball no-call
[REF WATCH] Hungarian referee Gyoengyi Gaal has apologized for not awarding Australia a penalty kick in its Women’s World Cup game withEquatorial Guinea after defender Bruna picked up the ball in front of her own goal. For video of the incident and Randy Vogt‘s take on theno-call. … The bizarre incident took place in the […]
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Goal or no goal? The Rapinoe Shot
[REF WATCH] The USA’s Megan Rapinoe hit the net in stoppage time of the Americans’ 2-0 win over North Korea on Tuesday but German refereeBibiana Steinhaus disallowed the goal. Did the ref get it right? Goalkeeper Hong Myong Hui just barely got a hand on the ball as Rapinoe kicked it — sothe referee was […]
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Shades of the Cosmos – Red Bulls Want to Run MLS!
By Paul Gardner The ghost of the Cosmos — the celebrity team that also happened to play pretty damn good soccer — still hovers intriguingly over the New York soccerscene. On the one hand, we have a bunch of Brits posing as New Yorkers as they try to revive the Cosmos by organizing an exhibition […]
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U-17 World Cup deserves top referees
By Paul Gardner Who’s the ref? It’s a question that needs to be asked about every important game. We know that ManU’s Alex Ferguson pays close attention, because he’shad his say about how referees can influence the result (and he’s been fined and told to shut up as a result of his pronouncements). One thing […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Insider
You've become a good ref when …
By Randy Vogt You will know that you have become a good referee when: • After the game, players and coaches go out of their way to say “Goodjob,” “Great job!” or “You were the best ref we’ve had all season!” • People say to you, “Could you officiate all our games?” • Your phone […]
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Marrufo and Toledo picked for Concacaf championship
[GOLD CUP] Americans Jair Marrufo and Baldomero Toledo are among the refereesnamed to officiate at the 2011 Gold Cup, which starts June 5. The 15 referees and 15 assistant referees (including American Charles Morgante) mustpass a fitness test to be conducted in Dallas May 30-June 4 during the Concacaf Elite Referee Course. Ten additional referees […]