Archive for the ‘Premier League’ Category

Law Question – Pass Back

I received an email this morning from Fra Conway asking about an incident during the Portsmouth vs Liverpool game last night.
Crouch’s back pass to James.  It appeared that David James deliberately handled the ball.  As Kuyt was clean through and the keeper was the last man.  Was it not a professional foul that prevented a [...]

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2008/09 Select Group Ref’s

Here is a handy guide to this years Select Group Officials, courtesy of EPL Talk.

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How far?

I always remember reading when i first started out that  Referee could cover up to 6 miles during a game.  Ive always wondered how accurate this is.  It cant be the easiest thing to measure as you dont run in straight lines, the same distance or laps of a pitch.
However the PGMOL with the power [...]

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What is a red card worth

So apparently the Premier League Chairman will meet tomorrow and one of the things they are discussing is a proposal to review the suspension received for a red card.   The proposal is to sit after each game and discuss what they feel is fair.   The current system roughly gives you a game ban for a [...]

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English vs Italian Referee’s

I discovered a few weeks back an excellent website called pitchinvasion. There are some excellent artccles on the site and very insitful view points. The latest post talks about the perception of Referee’s in Italy & England by the media.

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