A top football referee at the centre of a raging controversy about 'biased officiating' at a top Championship play-off match has denied being a whistleblower. Alan Gust, who has been on the Football League Referees Register for donkeys' years, is…
After narrowly losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LLI the Patriots immediately took to the airwaves to decry their perceived culprit for the greatest upset in Super Bowl history. "Where is Alberto Riveron when you need him," Eric Rowe...
One thing encompassing any sporting event is the non-foul call which so many claim turns the game into one teams favor over the other. These non-calls or non-fouls as they are so often referenced have been going on since the beginning of organized sp...
It's happened again. People's inability to read a news story to the end has got immigration fretters wearing away the last strand holding their heads on. European soccer chiefs this week announced a scheme to introduce green cards to profession...
David slew Goliath with a slingshot, Samson killed a thousand men with the jawbone of a jackass and Guy Fawkes learned that attempting to blow up the House of Lords was probably not such a good idea after all. On Sunday, these men's feats were sur...
CHICAGO - After three weeks of fans having to listen to team owners, coaches, players, cheerleaders, and even hot dog vendors whine like a bunch of day care kiddoes about the replacement referees, the 'real' zebras are returning to the gridiron. N...
Celtic boss, Neil Lennon, launched an astonishing attack on Scotlands referees yesterday evening after his team was dumped out of the Scottish cup. The tipping point appears to have been the controversial penalty awarded to their semi-final oppone...
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, is so "qui'd" off about decisions going constantly against his beloved team of Barcelona wannabees he's demanded that the FA introduce "red cards for referees"! The new legislation would then prevent referees makin...
QPR captain Joey Barton is contemplating (mmm - that's quite newsworthy in itself!), well, 'considering' legal action. He reckons he could sue the referee for his actions in last week's game against Norwich City. "It's the way he flashed hi...
The Scottish Football Association has created a new refereeing post in an attempt to address the increasing pressures being placed on officials north of the border. A refereeing recruitment and education manager will take up the post on July 1st a...
The Football Association has charged Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson with improper conduct following comments made about Howard Webb prior to his refereeing the crucial Premiership fixture with close rivals Chelsea. But, far from criticising the...
Soccer's President Sepp Blatter has announced that starting from next year referees will be issued with additional cards to the current yellows and reds. Two additional cards, a green and a white, will be needed because of the new 'sin-bin' rule...
Four Manchester City stars have been fined for the same driving offence. Police swooped on the Blues' training ground last week and issued £30 fixed penalty notices to Kolo Toure, Patrick Viera, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Shay Given after observing...
You are never too old to learn something new. Having heard and read the news of male sports announcers ridiculing a female referee's assistant - hinting at the fact that she should learn 'the offside rule', Susan Boyle was extremely upset and decided to do something about it. "Och! A was reet mad when A heard about those chappies meckking fun o' the wee lassie. She go' the 'call' right! Who...
The Crucible, Sheffield - (Pot Black): It's probably the nation's toughest male-dominated sport and Michaela Tabb is its undisputed queen. Her meteoric rise from women's eight-ball pool champ to refereeing the 2009 World Snooker Championship final...
The Scottish Football Association's plan to cope with the referees' strike this weekend has been hit by the late withdrawal of Polish replacements. The SFA had arranged for three sets of officials to travel from Poland, and other countries, believ...
Scottish refereees have had enough. They are going on strike. One striker told me 'I may miss a goal or two but my aim is always to work to the best of my abilities.' Managers in Scotland have surpassed managers in England with their abuse of refs...
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