Referees

Jamaica Just Got Concacaf’d By One Of The Worst Calls Of The Qualifying Campaign

The U.S. has had its share of misfortune in Concacaf World Cup qualifying matches. For once, the nonsense that goes on during Concacaf games went the USMNT’s way.

South Africa Claims It Was ‘Robbed’ By Penalty Call, Wants Replay Against Ghana

CAPE TOWN — South Africa will make a formal complaint to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and global soccer governing body FIFA over the officiating in its 1-0 away defeat by Ghana in the African World Cup qualifiers on Sunday.

The result meant Ghana leapfrogged their opponents to take top spot in Group G and advance to the final qualifying stage in March, where they will hope to be one of five teams from the continent to book their place at Qatar 2022.

¿Y La Tarjeta? Neymar Le Dio Un Pechazo A Su Árbitro Enemigo

Brasil venció Colombia y se convirtió en la cuarta selección clasificada a la Copa del Mundo 2022, uniéndose a Catar, el país anfitrión, así como a Alemania y Dinamarca. El logro refleja de paso el dominio del equipo de Tite en las eliminatorias de la CONMEBOL, al punto que logró sus boletos con aún seis partidos pendientes.

Brazilian Player Appears To Be Cosplaying A Droideka From Star Wars With Outrageous Flop

Santos defeated Red Bull Bragantino 2-0 in Brazil’s top flight on Wednesday for an upset victory. Santos scored its second goal in the final minute of the game from the penalty spot. The call for the penalty came after an immaculate Marinho flop.

Marinho Flop Vs. Bragantino

Weston McKennie’s Long Throws Can’t Be Legal, Can They?

I’ve been watching a lot of Juventus matches lately. With Weston McKennie in fine goal-scoring form, it’s hard not to watch my fellow Texan do things no American has done before while converting soaring headers and powerful strikes. But one facet of his game has made him totally unique at Juventus: the long Weston McKennie throw-in.

Rebanada De Cáceres Condena Al América Y Le Da La Concachampions Al Monterrey

Un calamitoso error defensivo de Sebastián Cáceres, uno de esos que a uno lo persiguen por toda la vida, acabó siendo decisivo en la final de la Concacaf Champions League 2021 entre Monterrey y América.

En la previa, por presente, el favoritismo estaba marcado en las espaldas del América. Sin embargo, Rayados -que venía de una racha de cuatro derrotas consecutivas en Liga MX- aprovechó el aliento de sus aficionados en el Estadio BBVA y el fallo del zaguero americanista para obtener su quinto título en la competencia y también los boletos al Mundial de Clubes 2021.

Inexplicable Red Card In Italy Restarts Rumors Of Serie A Match Fixing

It's been 15 years since news of Italy's major match-fixing scandal shocked the footballing world. Calciopoli, as the scandal became known, involved five Serie A sides (namely Juventus) paying off anyone and everyone to influence things like refereeing selections and calls made on the field.

Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini and Zlatan Ibrahimovic — members of Juventus at the time and all still in Serie A — will certainly remember those dark days of Italian football, as well as the subsequent match-fixing scandal that came to light in 2011.

IFAB Wants To Make Temporary Covid-Era Rule Change Permanent

Soccer's law-making body on Wednesday recommended that competition organisers should have the option of allowing teams to continue using up to five substitutes per game.

The International Football Association Board's (IFAB) Football and Technical Advisory Panels (FAP-TAP) said the decision on implementing the rule would rest with competition organisers.

Should Referees Give Post-Match Interviews? Italy Is Seriously Considering It

Last week, Arsène Wenger — now FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development — told a refereeing convention in France that refs should give post-match press conferences.

“It would be a good way to avoid controversy and shut them down before they became a public debate,” Wenger said. “We would have to get the support of referees, and I don’t know what kind of state of mind they’re in after games to be able to give an opinion.”

Dwayne Johnson Goza Con El Rock Bottom De Tim Melia A Cristian Roldán En La MLS

La MLS se transformó momentáneamente en un SmackDown de la WWE durante el partido que enfrentó a Seattle Sounders con Sporting Kansas City, luego de una brutal agresión del arquero Tim Melia sobre el seleccionado del USMNT, Cristián Roldán. Tanto impacto causó la acción que hasta Dwayne Johnson, La Roca, decidió meter la cuchara.

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