Here’s a special edition of “Ask Jenna”, World Cup style! As always, these questions are all in random order and the answers are just made up. 1.) “Who’s the sexy World Cup referee?” (Actual quote.) Yeahhhhh…..that’d be Felix: 2.) How does the vanishing spray actually vanish? You know, I don’t really know. Nor does anyone else. Everything you read about it just
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FIFA has put up short YouTube videos of each of the center referees who will participate in the World Cup in Brazil beginning this Thursday. They’re pretty fascinating and a great way to get to know these men who will have such an impact on the tournament. The referees themselves are pretty adorable. And because I know you’re dying to know,
Read moreIt’s Sunday, so that means it’s time for me to make all your dreams come true. Or answer your refereeing questions. Either way. Still have questions? Try Ask Jenna, Parts the First and Second. 1.) Why were five minutes added to the Champions League Final? Still lots of questions about why Bjorn Kuipers added five minutes onto Real Madrid v.
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We’re getting closer and closer to World Cup 2014, and so naturally I’ve got my eye on the men who will be in the middle in Brazil. Undoubtedly the most recognizable man is England’s Howard Webb. Webb is best known for refereeing the final match of the 2010 tournament. He’s back as England’s refereeing representative, along with his assistants, Darren Cann
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In an apparent attempt to humanize the World Cup referees, FIFA has posted cutesy little bios of each of them on the World Cup 2014 website. It’s kind of a form that you fill out with your basic stats: how tall you wish you were are, your language, how many years you’ve been doing this, etc. The bios are accompanied by the
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I’ve always loved Lewis Holtby. He’s like an adorable puppy hopped up on too much kibble and not enough sleep: Lewis sees ball. Lewis must have ball. Even if that ball is currently being dribbled by the referee. Yes, even Howard Webb got into the spirit at Ledley King’s testimonial at White Hart Lane on Monday, playfully dribbling the ball around the
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“Ledley! Ledley! He’s got one knee! But he’s still better than John Terry!” Now that the shouting’s over and Manchester City have their trophy, we can get down to the fun matches: testimonials and charity matches. Even though these usually pit real footballers against aging actors and retired players, they still need referees. So, when Ledley King steps onto the
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Serie A is still trailing Premier League by a week or two, but all of the fun has been sucked out of it by Juventus (ain’t that always the way). Anti-climax aside, there are still a couple of interesting matches this weekend, including Inter v. Lazio, featuring Davide Massa (above) and, of course, the always-lively Roma v. Juventus, handled by
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Here are the updated referee appointments for the last matchweek of the season, played on Sunday, May 11. Howard Webb’s got the band back together again – i.e., World Cup team Mike Mullarkey and Darren Cann (above, with Webb, center) – for Hull v. Everton. Mark Clattenburg will be refereeing in the Championship on Monday, so will only be a
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England’s Top Dog, Howard Webb will referee the first leg of the Real Madrid v. Bayern Munich semifinal on Wednesday, April 23. Regular readers know that I think Webb, despite his experience and the fact that he already has his ticket to Brazil, isn’t England’s best referee anymore. That honour now goes to Mark Clattenburg, while Webb has visibly struggled
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