NOTE: This refers to an appointment in the past. See the sidebar for updated appointments. Well, no doubt, this weekend’s Big Match is Liverpool v. Manchester City. With four points dividing them, and City still with two games in hand on both Liverpool and Chelsea, this match could decide the title, pardon the hyperbole. And when you think hyperbole, you
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It’s the attack of the middle-aged bald(ing) referees for Champions League on Wednesday, April 9. Jonas Eriksson of Sweden will referee Bayern Munich v. Manchester United, and Howard Webb of England will officiate Atletico Madrid v. Barcelona. The last time Jonas Eriksson officiated a Manchester team in the Champions League, he had a really hard time of it (see above).
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It should be a nice, uneventful week for Premier League referees, though at this stage in the season – and with the title race still somewhat open – I guess “uneventful” is a relative term. Martin Atkinson (above) probably has the toughest job on paper. Arsenal visits Everton on Sunday. With the teams at fourth and fifth respectively, Everton need to
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Here are the referees for this upcoming weekend, March 29 and 30, and Monday, March 31. So much for all the predictions that Andre Marriner (above, looking mildly deranged) would be in League One this week after he sent off the wrong guy against Arsenal at the weekend. He’s at Southampton on Saturday. Note that neither of the ARs who helped lead him
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After yesterday’s debacle at Stamford Bridge, with Andre Marriner sending off the wrong Arsenal player, there’s been a predictable amount of howling from the media that referees should be forced to explain their decisions. It’s an interesting question and not as straightforward as it may seem at first blush. I’ve heard over and over that referees should be forced to
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Always check “Latest Appointments” on the sidebar for updated referee appointments. Here are the referees for this weekend’s Premier League fixtures, March 22 and 23. Chelsea v. Arsenal is an absolutely huge game for the title race, and it falls to Andre Marriner (above). I like Marriner, though he does have the most red cards among Premiership referees so far
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Always check “Latest Appointments” on the sidebar for updated referee appointments. Here are the referees for the Europa league ties held on Thursday, March 20. Couple of interesting notes: I haven’t posted the Premier League appointments yet, but I noticed that Howard Webb is not on the list for any matches this upcoming weekend at all. It could possibly be
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How’s that for sensationalistic headlines? It was supposed to be a quiet weekend for Howard Webb. All he had to do as the fourth official at Hull City v. Newcastle was to stand around, looking intimidating. (As he does.) Unfortunately, all that training as a policeman had to come into play, because Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is just a crazy
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Here are the referees for this coming weekend in the Premier League. There are no particularly huge matches, so it should be a quiet week. The one thing to note is that, aside from a fourth official gig on Saturday, Howard Webb will be resting after his mid-week Champions League match. Considering his form of late, this is probably a
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The referees for the final two matches of the Last 16 first round tie are Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) and Howard Webb (England). Velasco Carballo will referee Galatasaray v. Chelsea, and Webb will take Schalke v. Real Madrid. Both matches will be played Wednesday, February 26. Now, I love me some Howard Webb. I do. But he has been in shocking form the past
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