Tag Archives: Referee

English Referee Howard Webb Speaks of World Cup Final Pride

Posted on July 10, 2010 by admin

tweetmeme_url= ‘http://www.football.co.uk/spain/webb_relishing_world_cup_final_spot_rss946529.shtml’;tweetmeme_source = ‘footballuk’; Howard Webb has spoken of the “ultimate honour” of being chosen to referee Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Holland. Webb, supported by his assistants Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey, will become the first … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 World Cup | Tagged Big Games, Cann, English Fa, Exeter, Fifa, Honour, Jack Taylor, Match, Michael Mullarkey, Police Sergeant, Pretoria, Privilege, Quarter Finals, Referee, Refs, Semi Finals, Soccer City, Tomorrow Evening, World Cup, Www Football | Leave a comment

Mourinho hits out at unfair Barca tactics

Posted on April 29, 2010 by admin

Internazionale boss Jose Mourinho hit out at Barcelona after their UEFA Champions League semi-final clash. The Portuguese manager blasted Barcelona’s “lack of fair play, on or off the pitch” and called on fans to greet the “heroic” team at the … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged 4am, Barcelona, Boss, Clash, Controversy, Fair Play, Few Days, Fireworks, Galaxy, Heroes, Incredible Things, Jose Mourinho, Leo Messi, Match, Pitch, Referee, Samuel Eto O, Sleep, Thiago Motta, UEFA Champions League | Leave a comment

Ibrahimovic still confident of Barca success

Posted on April 27, 2010 by admin

Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is confident that if his side are faithful to their style of football then they do not need to be worried about the physical threat from Inter Milan and can turn around their Champions League semi-final … Continue reading →

Posted in Spanish La Liga | Tagged Catalonia, Champions League, Different Styles, European Test, Inter Milan, Italian Champions, Jose Mourinho, League Games, Nou Camp, Open Game, Passing Game, Pep Guardiola, Physical Threat, Referee, Samuel Eto O, San Siro, Striker, Swede, Virtues, Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Leave a comment

Werder Bremen Win Volkswagen Super Cup

Posted on July 21, 2009 by admin

Werder Bremen won the in-official showdown between the champions and cup winners by capturing the 2009 SuperCup. Thomas Schaaf’s team played compact defence in a convincing and earned 2-1 win in Wolfsburg. Per Mertesacker scored in the 20th minute and … Continue reading →

Posted in German Bundesliga | Tagged Barzagli, Clemens Fritz, Cup Winners, Gentner, Injury Time, Kahlenberg, Naldo, Niemeyer, Occurrence, Per Mertesacker, Referee, Spectators, Supercup, Thomas Schaaf, Torsten Frings, Werder Bremen, Wiese, Yellow Card, Zaccardo, Ziani | Leave a comment

Quick Free Kicks – What’s the Rule?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by admin

There are some rules in football that really confuse me and its actually up to the referee’s discretion to which way the decision goes. One is the offside rule where the referee on the sidelines has to give in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged Advantage, Arsenal, Chelsea, Discretion, Flip Side, Free Kick, Free Kicks, Graham Poll, Laws Of The Game, Linesman, Offside Rule, Peter Cech, Principle, Referee, Sidelines, Stationary, Whistle, Window Of Opportunity | Leave a comment