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  Beach Ball Scores: Refereeing in the English Premier League
  Are the English Premier League referees competent or will Sir Alex be proven right yet again?
  by Rheality / on Oct 22, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “referees”

• The Kevin Keegan Award for Priceless Punditry, Volume 5 - Joe Royle

  
  Just-Football — Authority: 420
  "I love that smile." A wistful Joe Royle lovingly reflects on referee Phil Dowds pearly white grin as the man in the middle shares a joke with James Milner in Aston Villas 1-1 draw with Tottenham.
  17 hours ago

• Soccer and Baseball: It Is Time for Video Replay

  
  T.O. Sports — Authority: 144
  by Jeremy Gibson… I was recently asked a very interesting question: why would anybody want to be a referee? It is not an easy question to answer, especially in this day and age of modern technology. In reality, referees and umpires have perhaps the most difficult job in all of sports. They are continually ...
  1 day ago

• Are 13 NBA referees involved in a betting scandal?

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New York, Nov 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was the infamous NBA’s 2008 betting scandal, in which the former NBA referee Tim Donaghy and his associate, former professional gambler Jimmy “The Sheep” Battista were convicted. All the details were not available to the media, but it is learned that there are more ...
  2 days ago

• A referee gets mobbed — for being good!

  
  Reuters Soccer Blog — Authority: 543
  A referee gets mobbed -- for being good!
  2 days ago

• NBA Referees: 13 Betting-Scandal, Game-Fixing Refs?

  
  RightFielders Women in Sports — Authority: 141
  In a blockbuster story that is sure to put the league on the defensive, a gambler has reportedly implicated many NBA referees, 13 betting scandal-plagued refs to be exact in a new book scheduled for release. Everyone wants to know the list of names. No, this hot photo is not one of them! [...]
  2 days ago

• Studies Show Referees and Umpires Are Biased. Are Sports Taken Too Seriously?

  
  Symon Sez — Authority: 130
  Players Had Reason To Question Donaghys Calls Have you ever wondered if the referees in sporting contests were on the take or showing a bias toward one team?  Maybe its not as far fetched as one might think and its not a thing of the past.  Recently, an NBA referee was put in jail for conspiring with gamblers ...
  3 days ago

• Zebra Report: Manginis Timeout Gaffe

  
  Back Porch FanHouse — Authority: 513
  by Matt Snyder Filed under: Browns , Cowboys , Lions , Redskins , Texans , Titans , Vikings , NFL Coaching , NFL Referees Zebra Report is FanHouse s analysis of actual NFL rules and how they are to be applied ... because most fans think they could do a better job than the NFL officials, yet ...
  4 days ago

• NBA Referee Gambling Scandal Bigger than Donaghy?

  
  Sports of Boston — Authority: 516
  Sources: 13 referees involved in betting scandal A report out of Channel 7 in Boston says that Tim Donaghy was not alone in the NBA referee gambling scandal that threatened the credibility of the entire league and its commissioner, David Stern. According to an undisclosed source, Donaghy was one of 13 officials ...
  4 days ago

• Gambler claims 13 NBA referees are part of betting scandal

  
  Sports Rubbish — Authority: 584
  Here we go again. According to a 7Sports source , Jimmy “The Sheep” Battista, the gambler who pled guilty to conspiracy to transmit wagering information to disgraced former NBA ref Tim Donaghy, is claiming that thirteen NBA referees have also been involved in the betting scandal. Battista apparently has phone ...
  5 days ago

• Last Night’s Winner: Referee Jerome Boger [Last Night's Winner]

  
  ipiko — Authority: 154
  In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like NFL referee Jerome Boger , who mush have had something riding on lasts night game. Nobody likes Vince Young that much. Im not a gambling man (because thats illegal and wrong in my state), but it has been pointed out that the Texans ...
  5 days ago

• Last Nights Winner: Referee Jerome Boger [Last Nights Winner]

  
  Deadspin — Authority: 792
  In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like NFL referee Jerome Boger , who mush have had something riding on last nights game. Nobody likes Vince Young that much. Im not a gambling man (because thats illegal and wrong in my state), but it has been pointed out that the Texans ...
  5 days ago

• German paper reveals match-fixing details

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 157
  A German paper said Sunday it had obtained details of some of the 200 matches under investigation in the match-fixing scandal that has rocked European football. According to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung’s website, the matches involved were generally lower profile matches and the gambling crooks bribed players to lose ...
  1 week ago

• DFB boss vows to punish betting fraudsters

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 157
  Theo Zwanziger, president of the German Football Federation (DFB), on Saturday vowed to punish anyone in Germany involved with the betting scandal which has rocked European football. European football is reeling after German prosecutors on Friday revealed 200 games are under suspicion of having been rigged in nine ...
  1 week ago

• Referee’s blunder can cost Man U Premier League title: Ferguson

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Nov 21 (ANI): Pledging his support to Ireland in the wake of their World Cup heartache, Sir Alex Ferguson claimed Manchester United have also been the victims of a similar injustice, which could eventually cost them the Premier League title.Ferguson said he sympathised with Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni and ...
  1 week ago

• Europe stunned by football match-rigging bombshell

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 157
  European football was reeling on Saturday from what one UEFA official called the continent’s worst ever match-fixing scandal, with 200 games under suspicion of having been rigged in nine countries. A 200-strong band operating across Europe is suspected of swaying matches in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, ...
  1 week ago

• Europe match-fixing probe targets 200 games

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 157
  In what one UEFA official called European football’s worst ever match-fixing scandal, investigators said Friday criminals may have netted 10 million euros rigging 200 games in nine countries. A 200-strong band operating across Europe is suspected of swaying matches in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Croatia, ...
  1 week ago

• Referee breaks silence over Thierry Henry handball

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  • Life must go on, I hope I will survive this says Hansson • Referee jokes about selection for World Cup finals The referee who was in charge of the Republic of Irelands World Cup play-off with France, Martin Hansson, spoke for the first time today about his error which contributed to Irelands World Cup exit, ...
  1 week ago

• Europe rocked by fresh match-fixing scandal

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 157
  European football braced on Friday for more details on a fresh match-fixing scandal reportedly involving huge sums of money placed with Asian bookmakers on suspect matches in nine countries. Police across Europe carried out raids and arrests on Thursday, with German prosecutors suspecting that players, coaches, ...
  1 week ago

• Futsal Referees Course Next Weekend (ACT)

  
  Futsal4all - Futsal in Australia and New Zealand — Authority: 143
  Date: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th November Venue: Canberra Deakin Football Club, Grose St Deakin Start: 9:30am Finish: 3:30pm Cost: $60 RSVP: refadmin@capitalfootball.com.au *please RSVP early to avoid disappointment
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• Soccer player gets yellow card for farting in the referee’s face

  
  Sports Rubbish — Authority: 584
  For all the criticism we give refs, they also put up with a lot of crap from players. Referee Bunny Reid of the Portsmouth Sunday league in England was walking past Levi Foster of AFC GOP prior to their match against Apsley House when the player did something quite offensive. Foster had bent over to make sure his ...
  1 week ago

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