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Breaking up a promising attack is not even an offense. No caution required.

The deliberate mistake in the question is obviously the comma used to separate two sentences. Edit: And the lack of question mark

Yes, they do. My little nephew called me a 'smelly pants'.

33 VAR reviews, 8 of which were incorrect. This puts the accuracy of VAR reviews at just under 76%.

Can't believe the FIFA ref and VAR thought that arm position was unnatural

Mr Riley has made a few comments: Firstly, there will be a 'high bar' for VAR use in the Premier League. But more importantly, that controversial handball penalty Netherlands scored against Japan will NOT be considered handball in England. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48903289

In England's loss to Sweden yesterday, an England goal was correctly disallowed for handball since the ball touched an attackers hand just before the attacker scored the goal after an on-field review. This particular handball offense is independent of intent or arm position since a goal has...

No need to mention black. Bit racist, there

I think it may be the post where I said I hate Chinese. But I was referring to Chow Mein.

I find this offensive. Please delete.

We can actually make football TV accurate if we want (at least in the UK): - All UK broadcasters have a lawful duty to report accurately. - Next time a pundit says something inaccurate/misleading, we should all complain to OFCOM. - Pundits will soon be forced into reading the laws of the game.

Ok, so the only way to deliver what football expects is to red card for violent conduct but anything less than a forceful shove can only be punished with a yellow card because it is one offense. Can't even give a free kick - unlucky, attacking team.

After, a quick-counter attack, the defending team is out of shape and no defenders are in position. Attacker 1 is stood in the penalty area. The ball has just gone out for a throw-in to the attacking team and Attacker 2 is about to take a quick throw - all he needs to do is throw the ball to...

No but I have blue and green felt tip pens and plenty of pennies.

It looks like GKs have finally got the message and are no longer encroaching. VAR objectors, including myself, will have to find something else to do now.

Qin Liang, the referee in charge of that Cameroon match, is one of eleven referees selected to stay for the quarter finals onwards. There clearly is a shortage of top female referees.

Must be confusing for spectators... and the players... and the referee... and everyone except IFAB

Apparently these new laws were brought in to stop players needing to place their hands behind their back. I think it's fair to say they well and truly messed up.

I was just thinking that a club AR watches his own team's defensive line and flags offsides against the opposition. If he misses an offside, can it be considered his team's loss? I know football decisions are not meant to be made on appeal but club ARs are the first to complain when I wave play...

Sounds good in theory however all referees have to progress through grassroots football where discrimination is rife (but isn't talked about). Female referees find it difficult to gain top club marks which hinders promotion hopes. Football also finds it difficult to retain female referees. As...