by Stuart Carrington | Jun 29, 2020 | Blogs, Carringtons Blog
Home advantage is a strange phenomenon in football. Naively, I used to dismiss it. I assumed that a ball was a ball and goal was a goal. Surely it does not matter where a game is played when it is the same game? Other sports seemed to support this notion. ...
by KeysToReferee | Jun 18, 2020 | Blogs
The Premier League is back but not without controversy. After 100 days, the top flight returned with Aston Villa vs Sheffield United. However goalline technology grabbed all the headlines, as a goal was not given despite the ball crossing the line. Former Premier...
by KeysToReferee | Jun 16, 2020 | Blogs
Join former Premier League referee Keith Hackett, plus special guests Mark Halsey and Roger Dilkes for a one hour Q&A session. This free webinar is made for you to improve your officiating skills while learning from leading professionals. The Ref Lounge webinar...
by Ahmet Guvener | Jun 9, 2020 | Blogs
Youth Sports, Soccer and the Pandemic by Ahmet Guvener Recently I read an article (a) with great astonishment. According to a report by Wintergreen Research – “Youth Sports: Market Shares, Strategies and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2019-2026” – there was...
by Stuart Carrington | Apr 30, 2020 | Blogs, Carringtons Blog
Recall a time when, during a football match, you saw a player (or players) lose their composure and control. One type of incident that comes to mind is the so-called ‘mass brawl’; a cluster of players, frustrated, angry and primed for physical competition acting in a...
by KeysToReferee | Apr 29, 2020 | Blogs, Hacketts Blog
This blog is proudly created By Keith Hackett for Keys to Referee. With no live football on television, l was recently invited to appear on Talksport’ s Hawksbee and Jacobs show. This was to discuss a recent showing on television of the 1979 FA Cup game between...
