However, while on both occasions the fouls could not have been described as denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity warranting a red card, they certainly broke down very promising attacks.It got me to thinking that referees should have another tool in their armoury - not an additional card ...
Basketball officials are expected to be an objective enforcer of the rule book. When an infraction is committed, the referee will stop play by blowing her whistle and penalize the team that violated the rule. Common rule violations include committing fouls, dribbling infractions and losing the bal...
In the annals of sports, it's simply known as “The Play.” It was Nov. 20, 1982, and the California Golden Bears were squaring off against conference rival the Stanford Cardinal. The Cardinals were winning 20-19 with just four seconds left. They kicked the football to the Golden Bears,...
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The VAR is also able to take into account any infringement that could have taken place in the immediate build-up to the incident (the attacking phase of play). For 'factual' decisions (e.g. offsides, fouls in or outside the penalty area), the VAR can simply inform the referee of thos...
I put the yellow card away before I was accused of being a heartless so and so.'Now the SFA want to clamp down on unsporting behaviour, grappling in the penalty box and players who simulate fouls to win an unfair advantage.'Every senior club has been sent a circular outlining the ...