Let’s talk about handball. Yet again. Last night I went to my monthly referees’ educational briefing, and that was the meeting’s theme. Yet again. Because the more that FIFA fiddles with the rules, and the more we try to interpret the mess they’ve made, the longer the handball discussions will continue. Our instructor intended to […]
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Ref Watch: Who's lost control?
The following is an excerpt from Ian Plenderleith‘s book, “Reffing Hell: Stuck in the middle of a game gone wrong.” Illustrated by Tim Bradford (Halcyon Publishing) * * * * * * * * * * Four minutes to go, the score’s 2-3 in a furious and foul-ridden boys’ under-17 game, and I blow for […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Chinese pro soccer stumbles as new season kicks off By Yusuke Hinata (Asia Nikkei)2. N.J. town’s Little League umpire abuse ultimatum turns tables on unruly fans By Jeff Goldman (NJ.com)3. Indigenous Brazilian soccer players eye Women’s World Cup By Maurico Savarese (AP)
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Watch: Liverpool coach injure himself while screaming at sideline ref
Jurgen Klopp embarrassed himself with this celebration of Liverpool’s gamewinner in a 4-3 win over Tottenham by charging at the fourth official. Liverpool went up 3-0 within 15 minutes — goals by Curtis Jones, Luis Díaz and Mohamed Salah — against Tottenham Hotspur but was tied 3-3 after goals by Harry Kane (39th minute), Son Heung-Min […]
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MLS Next's Chris Schuler on the modern pathway to pro soccer in the USA
Chris Schuler, MLS Next Manager of Player Development, recently oversaw the soccer operations at the Generation Adidas Cup. The 35-year-old, who was raised on Chicago, played four years at Creighton before being picked in the 2010 MLS Super Draft, 39th overall by Real Salt Lake. He played 96 of his 105 MLS games in Utah. […]
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Under-20 Men's World Cup: USA opens against familiar foe
U.S. forward Tim Weah and Ecuador’s Jhon Espinoza tangle in the 2019 Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals in Poland. Sergino Dest and Weah for the the USA and Jackson Porozo, Diego Palacios, Jose Cifuentes and Gonzalo Plata for Ecuador were among six players from that game won by Ecuador 2-1 who went on to go to […]
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Thursday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. For Japan’s aging soccer players, 80 is the new 50 By Kim Kyung-Hoon, Satoshi Sugiyama and Tom Bateman (Reuters)2. Is VAR working better than some pundits, fans and players think in the Premier League? By Simon Stone and Emily Salley (BBC Sport)3. Female inmates in Lynwood (Calif.) jail play soccer with Angel City pros as […]
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Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. City SC’s cyclone against FC Cincinnati will go down as an unforgettable storm watch By Ben Frederickson (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)2. Environmental clean-up at site of proposed Des Moines soccer stadium could cost $15 million (KCCI.com)3. Behind the scenes at English professional referee training camp By Ben Fisher (The Guardian)
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Watch: What a referee did to earn 12-game ban
Mexican referee Fernando Hernandez‘s response to being aggressively mobbed and nearly head-butted earned him a 12-game ban by the Mexican federation for “violating the principles of sportsmanship and Fair Play.” The incident took place last Sunday in a 2-2 Club America-Leon during the of type ref-mobbing that continues be tolerated in the game of soccer. […]
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Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic handed eight-game ban for pushing referee
Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has been handed an eight-game ban after he barged a referee during his side’s FA Cup quarterfinal loss to Manchester United last month. The Serbian international was shown a straight red card for pushing Chris Kavanagh after the official awarded a penalty and dismissed Fulham’s Willian for deliberate handball on the […]