Monthly Archives: April 2014

Red Card or Not: Manchester United v. Bayern Munich

Yes, it was a dive. Wayne Rooney took advantage of a poorly-thought out challenge from Bastian Schweinsteiger, who was already on a yellow. Rooney tripped over him and literally threw himself into the air, arms splayed, head thrown back, like the worst ballerina ever. The dive worked, though; Rooney conned referee Carlos Velasco Carballo into a second yellow card and a sending off

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Europa League Referees: April 3

These appointments are about what you’d expect for Europa League matches: solid referees who aren’t quite at the Champions League/World Cup level. Svein Oddvar Moen (above – dreamy, no?) is actually on the World Cup list, as the alternate team for UEFA. Wolfgang Stark has been top dog in Germany, but is close to retirement and has been recently eclipsed

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