During Uefa competitions this season, the signal used to indicate the use of ‘only the captain’ guidelines is one arm extended, showing the flat of the hand. “This signal may be adopted by other competitions, but currently there is no mandatory signal at the highest levels of the game, as different countries may have varying...
Premier League champion, FA Cup winner, Leicester City legend – and now, very fleetingly, playing the role of referee. When ref David Webb sank to the floor after being accidentally shoulder barged by Jordan Ayew in Leicester’s 2-0 victory over Southampton at King Power Stadium, Vardy stepped in. As Webb clutched his face on the...
Real Madrid said they considered the “statements made by the referees to be unacceptable”. “These protests, which have surprisingly focused attention on videos from a media outlet protected by freedom of expression, such as Real Madrid TV, deliberately carried out 24 hours earlier against one of the final’s participants, demonstrate, once again, the clear and...
Referees will wear bodycams at this summer’s Club World Cup. Footage will be made available to broadcasters during matches at the 32-team competition in the United States. Pierluigi Collina, chairman of the Fifa referees committee, said: “It is a good chance to offer the viewers a new experience, in terms of images taken from a...