The Referee

 Ive mentioned before that I’m a massive fan of podcasts.  I find that there more interesting to listen to than some of the drivel that you get on the radio when I’m driving around.   Plus there more tailored to what i want to listen to. 
One of the podcasts I learnt about a while back is [...]

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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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I have just seen this on TheOffisde
 Referee Sergei Shmolik was helped off the field with back pain while officiating a Belarus league match, but later was shown to be drunk.
 
In TV footage shown Wednesday on Russian television, Shmolik staggered as he was helped off the field at the end of Saturday’s match.
The Belarusian sports Web site [...]

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So the officials for the Opening round of games have been announced by Uefa.   Roberto Rosetti will have the privilege of setting the standard for the tournament when he takes charge of the opening game between the Swiss & the Czech’s.
The big game of the round will be officiated by Peter Fröjdfeldt from Sweden when he [...]

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During Euro2008 the BBC will be taking suggestions for scenario’s for Your the Ref.  For those of you that aren’t aware Your the Ref is a cartoon strip that illustrates questions & answers to laws of the game queries.
I remember these in Match & Shoot when I was a kid.  These are created by Paul Trevillionwho [...]

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