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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68579553 It’s not a good moment at all for the Women’s game. One of the biggest televised games of the season and somebody drops this huge ricket. Credit to the officiating team for catching this early and not waiving it through because of all the external...

Thiago Silva goal. Did they really just do a VAR offside check for a goal from a corner?

I know TV is different but even with the yellow ball I’m losing it in the fog. Can’t begin to imagine what it’s like for those behind either goal. TV pressure notwithstanding there’s a good chance this won’t finish if this fog gets any thicker.

Straight up question as I can’t see anything either way in the FA Refereeing Strategy flyer sent on 27 July. Mid season promotions are now a reality. But can promotion be applied for throughout the season, or is that still fixed at the point of registration and if for instance you’re working...

How in the world was that called as a caution? Standards at this tournament are abysmal.

Pretty sure I’m on point with what I’ve done, and that it’s the correct answer but will pose the question(s) anyway. My safeguarding for youth football expired during the course of last season. Gone to reregister and get an error message telling me I can’t register because safeguarding is out...

Bearing in mind this is *not* a fans forum this in no way meant as a celebratory post 🙂 That said, another master class from Michael Oliver in many regards - identification of offences, non offences and advantage among other things. In fact the only subjective call, that I’d disagree with was...

The Andersson/Lerma incident. I’m genuinely unsure on this. Post match we have Gary O’Neil saying Lerma has a broken nose. Yet he plays the whole game without any seeming ill effects. That and the smile as he says it screams “con job” to me. I’ve seen, heard and been on the receiving end of...

Penalty call for Blackburn early on. Hand clearly blocks the ball, and is moving away from the body. Ally McCoist needs a sedative by the sound of things and clearly doesn’t appreciate the irony in his comments. “I think it’s brilliant defending. He’s trying to make himself bigger and blocks...

Flaring up and the red/not red looked messy. That’s not a VAR failure at all as it gets to the right place eventually- the shove by Ziyech is at the shoulder first and caroms into his face. If that’s red for VC needs to be down straight away before the yellows. Seemed to take an age to get...

Possible DOGSO by Konate? Fabinho lucky to get away with a caution for a tackle from behind? I’m in the yes to both camp

Well that’s an unusual start. Lights out, VAR offline and a drop ball to the goalkeeper. Question is did the power cut trip out the GLT? Traore probably had crossed the ball into the penalty area so a safe restart, despite the protests.

Quick sweepstake time. Won’t specify a seat as we’ll never find them but block and tier for the sniper trying to take out Neymar anyone? I’ll take tier 3, block D. You can be serious from now on. Or not!

Barring an epic implosion Portugal have a quarter final place. Two good goals so far, and a quality advantage that Ramos then put wide before referee went back to caution Schar for the foul. Portuguese players showing Lazarus like powers of recovery after “crippling” fouls. Must be in with a...

This Saturday saw two concurrent games, two different sports and two vastly different ways of dealing with things. At the Emirates, two Samoa Rugby League players clash heads and are taken off for head injury assessments. One passes, one fails, but they’re both replaced temporarily as a...

Current as at 48’ Two points so far. Mitrovic foul on halfway could have been red for SFP midway through the first half. For me yes, but certainly a subjective call. Certainly Frank Lampard wanted red. Then on 47’ Willian takes a tumble in the Everton area. Initial call of no penalty stands...

Can someone please shut Andy Hinchcliffe up? Toffolo tries to recover a loose ball after the Luton keeper saves it, keeper closer to it and on the ground. I’m trying to get it Toffolo knees the keeper in the back of the head, goes down and demands a penalty. Hinchcliffe. “There’s contact...

Red card obviously nailed on, unless you’re Frank Lampard after the game as you can guarantee he’ll complain about it. Richarlison claimed a penalty for a shirt pull seconds prior to the ball being lumped forward. Presume not given because he was (or appeared to Michael Oliver) to pull the...

A proposal has been made by the Portuguese U23 league to trial 60 minute games. The article itself is behind a paywall unfortunately so I couldn’t see the full details, but the opening paragraph clearly stated that this would be actual ball-in-play time, with the clock stopping whenever the...

Interesting first half. Penalty to Brighton after a video check. Awarded after Will Hughes out a player in a headlock as the ball was crossed in. Then some numpty throws a flat that lands at the feet of the Butland before the kick is taken, and we wait for the smoke to clear - literally...