JOSE MOURINHO claims ref Michael Oliver has inadvertently saved Manchester United’s gruelling season. And that is because it would have been a disaster had they reached the FA Cup semi-finals. The United boss takes his stars to their penultimate Prem game of the season at Southampton desperately battling to keep them fresh for next week’s Europa […]
EVERY referee is prone to making a costly error. But some are worse than others as Newcastle fans found out in the 1-0 win over Burton on Wednesday night. Official Keith Stroud was forced to offer a grovelling apology after farcically disallowing Matt Ritchie’s penalty after Dwight Gayle encroached in the box. Keep up to […]
JAMIE CARRAGHER and Gary Neville make a living out of criticising refs — so the men in black turned the tables! The Sky Sports pundits were handed the whistles, cards and flags to take charge of a game at England HQ under the scrutiny of 2014 World Cup official Mike Mullarkey. Ex-Liverpool defender Carragher cheekily […]
JASON JARRETT was all set to become a role model for a new generation of referees. Here was a smart, articulate official, one who had served his apprenticeship amid the dog muck and park life in the amateur ranks of the north west. It is only two years ago that Jarrett finally hung up his […]
BARCELONA’S incredible Champions League comeback against Paris Saint-Germain has been ridiculed – as a Spanish TV show unveiled a half referee and half Barca shirt mash-up. The Catalan giants overcame a 4-0 first-leg deficit to sneak through to the Champions League quarter-finals with THREE goals in the last few minutes. Fans and pundits have since mocked referee Deniz […]