Howard Webb is regarded as one of the finest referees in the world. He has recently been awarded the status to referee high-profile matches like the World Cup final and the Champions league final. However, he has proven in the recent West Brom vs Stoke City match that even he may be prone to some […]
ONE OF THE BEST
Premier league referee Howard Webb is regarded as one of the best in the world. He has received several acclaims over the last few years including being the referee at the FIFA World Cup final. He has said that the respect shown by players towards referees has increased substantially over the years. Webb has been […]
REFS BACK GOAL-LINE TECHNOLOGY
The referees all around the world have appreciated FIFA’s decision of implementing goal-line technology in the football matches being played these days. In the recently played Confederations Cup, the referees had the luxury of using this technology, but, they didn’t need that. All the 68 goals scored in the tournament were clear. This technology will […]
WORRIES OVER ROONEY’S ATTITUDE
Ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifying match with Montenegro, England defender Joleon Lescott feels that it will be hard to provoke the Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney. Rooney was sent off in the last time he faced Montenegro after being provoked by some of the opposition players. Hence, there is a fear that the […]
WEBB REFS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Howard Webb had to go to Donetsk to referee the Champions League match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Borussia Dortmund. His plane was about to take off from the Munich runway yesterday, but, suddenly, the operators discovered that the plane has become too heavy to take off because of snowfall. The plane couldn’t take off with […]
RODGERS BACKS WEBB
The manager of Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers, has said that Howard Webb is a great match referee and he is the right kind of person to handle high intensity fixtures such as Manchester United Vs Liverpool games. The games between Manchester United and Liverpool always have a lot of controversy. These two teams are arch rivals […]
FERGIE DEFENDS REF
The manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson, has defended the referee Mark Clattenburg who was accused by the Chelsea management of racially abusing the Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel. Chelsea was defeated by Manchester United in a premier League match played last Sunday. Chelsea lost that match by a narrow margin of 3-2. After […]
PULIS CALLS ON REFS
The Stoke city manager Tony Pulis has said that the English FA should be taking action on the Liverpool striker Luis Suarez after his theatrics in the match against Stoke city during the weekend. Stoke city were the visitors to Anfield during the weekend and they have not won at this ground for a record […]
CLATTENBURG GETS OLYMPIC NOD
The Premier league referee Mark Clattenburg has been chosen as the referee for the match between Mexico and Brazil in the final of the London Olympics 2012 football tournament. Mexico have been the surprise package of the football tournament at the London Olympics so far. They will be up against a formidable opposition in the […]
PLAY ACTING COULD COST LIVES
Premier league referee Howard Webb has said that play-acting by the players could result in loss of life in many situations. Howard Webb was in charge of Tottenham’s match against Bolton in the FA Cup quarter-final a few months ago. It was the match in which Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch […]