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Case Study: DOGSO or No?
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling can consider himself a lucky boy for not being sent off by Andre Marriner for denying a goal scoring opportunity.
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Case Study: What's Wrong With This Picture, Vol. 4
A better title for this edition might be “How Many Things Are Wrong With This Picture?”
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Case Study: Advantage in the Penalty Area
Advantage inside the penalty area is a very rare occurrence, as we are taught to only let play continue only when there is a very high likelihood the attacking team will score. As penalty kicks are converted at an 92% rate at the highest levels, referees should be at least that sure that an advantage…
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Case Study: Offside and Interfering With An Opponent
A decision not to give offside in a recent Premier League Boxing Day match between Newcastle United and Manchester United is analyzed.
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Case Study: Managing Dissent
WARNING: This post contains language that could be considered offensive. In the recent Manchester derby match, Select Group and FIFA Referee Martin Atkinson was in charge. Early in the second half, Manchester City (blue) was flagged for offside. Man City midfielder Samir Nasri took exception with the decision and complained about it to Referee Atkinson.…
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Case Study: What's Wrong With This Picture?, Vol. 3
While the problem in the photo might be rather obvious, we ask you to consider a slightly different question.
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Case Study: Four Decisions in 10 Seconds
Mark Halsey was the man in the middle in a recent Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Sunderland AFC. Early in the match, a sequence of events occurred that required a series of quick decisions from the referee crew. Decision #1 occurred when Chelsea midfielder Moses was fouled at midfield while facing his own…
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Case Study: A Tale Of Two Headers
Two incidents featuring players heading in over the backs of defenders are analyzed. The outcomes aren’t what you’d expect.
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Case Study: When Is A Trick Not Trickery?
As Fall season wraps up, I’m left to reflect on what I’ve seen over the past few months, from a refereeing perspective. For the most part, I see an improving standard of refereeing at the youth level in my state, and that’s encouraging. There is one small “trend” that I want to make sure we…
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Case Study: shhhhh, we're using our inside voices. . .
Select Group and FIFA Referee Martin Atkinson was in charge of a recent Premier League match between Chelsea FC and West Ham United FC. During the match, the referee dealt with a lot of dissent, particularly from Chelsea midfielder Jon Obi Mikel (#12). Atkinson takes his usual calm and cool approach to dealing with Mikel…
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In The Opinion Of The Referee 