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So did an u15s game yesterday. Nice and easy but I had an interesting situation I hadn't seen before. One large chap was getting a bit pushy in the box. Gave 2 freekicks against him at attacking corners. However the third time he was looking at the ball and as he adjusted his position he came...

So had a bit of strange one yesterday and wondered what others would do? mis-hit shoot loops over the keeper and towards an empty net. Defender rushes back to the line. Was bouncing at an awkward height. Player very deliberately tries to throw his shoulder at the ball to hit it away.... but as...

Hi all, Returned to the whistle this season after a couple years out. As a fairly new ref I know I have lots to learn but I'm confident that my application of the laws is good and each game gives me learning points to help me improve. So reffed a cup game yesterday. 2 premier league teams. One...

I've been refereeing this season in my first year and was enjoying the challenge and learning lots of new things. However recently I've thought about hanging up the whistle as I'm finding it very hard to motivate myself. I don't want to sound like a snob and I was never the best player but I...

Had my first assessment on Saturday (9 games in) and wasn't expecting anybody. Didn't even notice he was there until the final whistle when he came on the pitch to shake my hand... I noticed his FA badge. D'Oh. 1. Application of Law: Throughout the game you applied the Laws consistently and...

Couple of things happened today. 1. Red v yellow. Yellow takes out red and as they get up both are face to face (no contact) but yellow is extremely aggressive and says to red. 'If I see you later you're dead!' 2. A player falls to his knees and sees a defender about to clear the ball so he...

I'm Tom. I'm 29 and just recently qualified as a referee. I've played for over 15 years and coached a youth team for 7 years. I decided i would become a referee one day after a shocking decision by a club linesman and then the referee got me an FA misconduct charge a few seasons ago. I felt I...