Book cover, mostly black, turning out to be a stylised referee shirt. On it, in large white and yellow letters, the title: “Grandes Arbitros do Fireball Brasileiro”. Under this, a photo of a rusty old referee whistle, the subtitle in small white letters and the name of the author, Daniel Destro.

I have this book that I got from Daniel Destro, a Brazilian journalist, who wrote it, charting the history of refereeing in his country, and I so wish I could read Portuguese! All these stories about #referees from years gone by, it’s lovely.

Thanks for that addition, Ken. He’s even visible in the photo, but I forgot to mention him. One of the great #referees to come from Brazil.

46 cards vs 8.

Read that again.

46–8.

Stuart Attwell reffing
Manchester United…

That’s not a trend.
That’s a question.

#PremierLeague #ManUnited #Referees #VAR #StatrDraft #PL #Football

Fix refereeing?

Simple.

Send them abroad.

Learn how Spain, Italy, Germany do it.
Bring it back.

An Erasmus for refs.

#PremierLeague #Referees #VAR #Football #StatrDraft #PL #FootballDebate

VAR fix?

Specialists.

Not refs.
Not mates in a room.

A dedicated VAR team.
Tech-trained. Decision-focused.

Different skill. Different job.

#PremierLeague #VAR #Referees #Football #StatrDraft #PL #FootballDebate

VAR consistency?

Doesn’t exist.

5cm rule one week ✅
Ignored the next ❌

Penalties missed. Goals ruled out randomly.

Fans guessing. That’s the problem.

#PremierLeague #VAR #Referees #FPL #StatrDraft #PL #FootballDebate

At the Wisconsin vs. Dartmouth playoff hockey game yesterday in Worcester, Massachusetts #hockey #NCAA #college #Wisconsin #WI #Dartmouth #goalie #goalies #referee #referees #ice #sports #Badgers #BigGreen #photo #photos #photographer #photographers #ice #rink #rinks #icehockey #skate #arena

Book cover of a book to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Dutch local referees' society for Deventer. The cover is red and white, diagonally intersected, with small portrait photos covering the top half and surrounding the title 'JUBILEUMBOEK'. At the bottom, the logo of the society, and its full name in white against the red background.

New addition to the collection (www.libib.com/u/benbalin), this book commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Dutch regional #referees' society for Deventer. A 180-page book, lushly illustrated, a paragon of what anniversary books should look like.
#booksky 💙📚

Glasgow's Refereeing Bias Battle: John Beaton in the Crossfire Obsessed and outraged as Celtic & Rangers fans agree that John Beaton is biased - they just can't agree on who for!

Glasgow's Refereeing Bias Battle: John Beaton in the Crossfire
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Connacht escape €10,000 fine for verbal abuse of referees A suspended fine as part of Mack Hansen’s punishment last season expired at the end of the 2024/25 campaign.

Connacht escape €10,000 fine for verbal abuse of referees (✍️@rugby_ie) #Connacht #Rugby #Referees

I cant decide which is more insufferable, #LebronJames, the #NBA, #EllenPompeo, baseballs hidden ball trick, #supersoft #referees, and people who think #Dominos, #LittleCaesars, #PizzaHut, and #PapaJohns pizzas are better than any #MomandPopshop pizza. No disrespect, quality over quantity matters.

Bundesliga referees and VAR under scrutiny as frustration over mistakes grows Germany’s referees are under scrutiny after a plethora of questionable decisions and incorrect calls compounded by anger over the video assistant referees’ failure to correct them.

Bundesliga referees and VAR under scrutiny as frustration over mistakes grows

(AP) #VAR #referees #Germany #Bundesliga ⚽

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Book cover. Title ‘You Are The Ref’ with drawings of football players and a referee that became the icon of the strip.

Book cover. Oblong format. Title: ‘You Are The Ref’. Cover is green with a red band along the outer edges. Large cartoon of referee Howard Webb on the left, more drawings of football players and the referee icon of the strip.

Book cover. Title: ‘You Are The Ref 3’. Drawings of football players all over the cover plus the iconic referee in a circle.

Book cover. Title: ‘You Are The Ref’. Muted green background colour with drawings of famous football players arranged around the centred title block. Above the title block, the iconic referee in a circle drawing.

The inimitable Paul Trevillion doing the drawings for You Are The Ref from 1952 until 2016! The #referees providing the questions were Stanley Lover, Clive Thomas and Keith Hackett. There have been four books collecting all the various iterations of the strip.

Wilfried Zaha is a character & he likes to entertain.

And he thinks MLS referees should provide more protection for the entertainers.

"Whose there to protect me? I'm not going to change."

Watch👇

@proreferees.bsky.social #ForTheCrown #MLS #CharlotteFC #Zaha #referees @siriusxmfc.bsky.social

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A young Clive "the book" Thomas booking Leeds' Norman Hunter in a match against Manchester City in August 1971. The Football League had instructed #referees to clamp down on foul play and in this match Thomas cautioned 4 players.

'It's incredible the amount of chat from Irish players across the board' Former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman feels there has been a

Let's stay clear of disrespect in our sport. There are far too many other places you can watch players mistreat #referees

#rugby = #respect

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We need to understand that referees and officials won’t always get it right - The Irish Times We need to understand that referees and officials won’t always get it right  The Irish Times

We need to understand that referees and officials won’t always get it right - The Irish Times (✍️@IrishTimesRugby) #Referees #Sportsmanship #Rugby

This was a doozy. #florida #gators #basketball #lsu #ncaa #referees #traveling

Are they just travel taunting the refs? Maybe they should call a technical foul instead of traveling? :-) #basketball #razorbacks #vanderbilt #ncaa #referees

Irish rugby must take steps to repair its damaged relationship with English referees Irish rugby has a job on its hands to mend fences with referees from England. Last Saturday was the latest chapter in the ongoing saga, one that is doing no good for the Irish teams given the power dynamic of the relationship.

Irish rugby must take steps to repair its damaged relationship with English referees @beltel.bsky.social #IrishRugby #RugbyUnion #Referees

Owen Doyle: Referees need to remind themselves they’re not coaches - The Irish Times Owen Doyle: Referees need to remind themselves they’re not coaches  The Irish Times

Owen Doyle: Referees need to remind themselves they’re not coaches - The Irish Times (✍️@IrishTimesRugby) #Referees #Coaching #SixNations

Morocco coach says claims of Africa Cup refereeing bias are from foes 'who want to see us fall' Morocco coach Walid Regragui has angrily rejected suggestions his team is benefiting from favorable refereeing decisions as the Africa Cup of Nations host.

Morocco coach Walid Regragui says his team isn't benefiting from favorable refereeing decisions at the Africa Cup of Nations. The host nation has had a few.

(AP) #AFCON #AfricaCup #Morocco #referees #VAR 🦁🇲🇦

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David Coote Avoids Jail After Admitting to Downloading Sexual Video of 15-Year-Old | SoccerPlayer Former Premier League referee David Coote has avoided immediate imprisonment after admitting to downloading a sexual video involving a 15-year-old boy wearing

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting to downloading an illegal sexual video involving a minor.
#Soccer #Football #PremierLeague #DavidCoote #Scandal #LegalCase #Court #Referees
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@refbooks.bsky.social @quinnassociate.com Clive Thomas (South Wales),Pat Partridge(County Durham)with Ron Challis(senior L/man)before the1975FA Cup Final and Jack Taylor(Wolverhampton),the3top #referees in English football during the 1970s.Challis was another top southern ref from Tonbridge,Kent.

I legit can’t stand the #nfl and these #referees, they’re blatantly against the panthers every fucking game, doesn’t matter what they do, it’s somehow a flag

@refbooks.bsky.social Here is another of England's top former #referees - George Courtney.