JOSE MOURINHO launched a blistering attack on referee Mark Clattenburg during Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Burnley, according to eye witness accounts. Manchester United’ s under-pressure boss was left incensed after his side were denied a first-half penalty and he confronted the official in the tunnel at half-time. He felt his side should have been awarded the […]
THIS is the bizarre moment Mike Dean leaning in and SNIFFED the chest of his assistant at tonight’s Manchester derby. As Man City and Man United’s players lined up before kick off, Dean leant to his right, and sniffed Ian Hussin’s T-shirt. @paddypower nice sniff from Mike Dean 🤔 pic.twitter.com/zIbZHqH7eT — Joshua Crabb (@JoshuaKC3) October […]
FOOTBALL is an emotive sport. Passions run high among players, managers and fans and it is up to the referee to keep a lid on things. Many people don’t envy the job of the officials who are often in a no-win situation. However, the man in black, or these days yellow, or green… don’t do themselves any […]
BEING a Premier League referee is far from easy. And as one of English football’s outstanding match officials, Howard Webb experienced lots of highs and lows during his exhilarating top-flight and international career. The 45-year-old officiated in nearly 1,000 games during his time on the pitch and clashed heads with a number of big name […]
JON MOSS has been left out of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures following his decision to send off Granit Xhaka against Swansea. Xhaka, 24, is facing a three-game ban after receiving a straight red card for a cynical 70th-minute trip on Modou Barrow. The Switzerland midfielder made no attempt to play the ball and instead kicked out at the […]