Videos and Articles from Mal Davies – 9 May 2014

Posted on 9 May 20149 May 2014 by sambayley

Football League PLAY-OFF semi-finals, appointments : Thursday 8^th to Saturday 17^th May 2014

Scottish League : Appointments Wednesday 7^th to Sunday 11^th May 2014

Scottish FA : Other final appointments

UEFA : Officials for Champions League final in Lisbon, Saturday 24^th May 2014 : Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid

UEFA : Officials for the Women’s Champions League final in Lisbon, Thursday 22^nd May 2014: Tyreso (Sweden) v Wolfsburg (Germany)

UEFA : Officials for the Europa League final in Turin’s Juventus stadium, Wednesday 14^th May 2014: Benfica v Sevilla

UEFA : Appointments for U17 finals in Malta, 9^th to 21^st May 2014

CAF : Confederation of African Football course for Instructors and held in Cairo

PAUL REJER : The referee awards a PK but reverses decision after consultation

MLS : See how PRO monitors its referees on matchday

Premier League gear worn by referees revealed

Life as a Sunday League referee

Injured referee – maybe his last game

Parents convicted over teenage ref attack

RUSSIA : Shake-up in Russian refereeing

SERBIA : Ref blows whistle for half time just as goal was about to be scored

FOOTBALL REFEREES? YOU MUST BE JOKING!

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Videos and Articles from Mal Davies – 21 April 2014

Posted on 21 April 201421 April 2014 by sambayley

FA Cup final with Budweiser, Saturday 17th May, 2014 : Appointments

Football League appointments : Monday 14th to Tuesday 22nd April 2014

Scottish League : Appointments Friday 18th to Tuesday 22nd April 2014

KEITH HACKETT: Wants more video technology in football

Taking a look at video and technology

PAUL REJER : Takes a look at the importance of team work

MLS : Fine player for embellishment

How referees are tricked – written by a referee, 1892

RAY LEWIS : Hillsborough was blackest day of my life

UEFA : Marc Birkett appointed to referee at Futsal finals in Baku, Afghanistan, 24-26th April

UEFA : Additional assistant referee workshop

UEFA : Young referees relish Nyon stage

Scunthorpe RA celebrate 70 years

ALGERIA : Two year ban for assaulting referee reduced

BRAZIL : Club relegated after fans racist taunts

SCOTLAND : McMullan on UEFA CORE course

WALES : Trio graduate from UEFA CORE programme

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Videos and Articles from Mal Davies – 10 April 2014

Posted on 10 April 201410 April 2014 by sambayley

The FA Cup with Budweiser :

Semi-finals, at Wembley Stadium, Saturday 12^th and Sunday 13^th April 2014

Premier League appointments : Saturday 12^th to Wednesday 15^th April 2014

Football League appointments : Tuesday 8^th to Tuesday 15^th April 2014

Scottish League : Appointments Saturday 12^th to Tuesday 15^th April 2014

Scottish FA Cup appointments : Semi-finals Saturday 12^th and Sunday 13^th April 2014

Extra support for the referee in the semi-finals

DERMOT GALLAGHER : Comments on last week end’s Premier League games

PAUL REJER : Continues discussing DOGSO after last week’s examples

SIAN MASSEY : FIFA U17 World Cup adventure in Costa Rica

MORAG PIRIE : Appointed to referee World Cup qualifier

DALLAS CUP Youth tournament appointment

Referees would benefit from use of Appeals System – fewer controversial incidents

Penalty Shoot-Out fiasco. Ordered to be replayed. Team refused.

BRAZIL : Referee punched in head in state championship match

ITALY : Replay ordered after wrong identical twin sent off

RUSSIA : Former Zenit player says officials were bribed

SPAIN : Copa del Rey cup final, Wednesday 16^th April 2014, at Valencia ’s Mestalla Stadium

Barcelona v Real Madrid, referee appointment

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Videos and Articles from Mal Davies – 21 March 2014

Posted on 23 March 201423 March 2014 by sambayley

Premier League appointments : Saturday 22nd March 2014

Football League appointments : Monday 17th to Wednesday 26th March 2014

Scottish League : Appointments Friday 21st to Wednesday 26th March 2014

MORAG PIRIE receives WCL quarter-final appointment

Review of last weekend’s Premier League games

DERMOT GALLAGHER : Dangerous precedent if Chelsea can pick referees

THE FA : Films urge players to tackle discrimination — three minute video

PAUL REJER : The difficulties ARs face when making offside judgments

MLS : PRO and PSRA reach collective bargaining agreement

Two referees highlight all the good work

Long-serving referee to retire after 40 years service

Respect the referees

Is time-keeping an issue in football?

AUSTRALIA : Flynn marks milestone in women’s refereeing

BRAZIL : Club punished for racially abusing the referee

ITALY : Moggi and others worked to damage the impartiality of referees

USA : Team’s hijab protest — they all wore head-scarves

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14 March – Videos and Articles from Mal Davies

Posted on 19 March 201419 March 2014 by sambayley

Football League appointments : Tuesday 11th to Wednesday 19th March 2014

Scottish League : Appointments for Friday 14th to Wednesday 19th March 2014

GRAHAM POLL : Review of weekend games

Is it time the refereeing system in England received an overhaul?

PAUL REJER : Discusses two main initiatives for the 2014 MLS season which kicked off last weekend.

MLS : Replacement referees mistakes don’t affect results

MARCELLO NICCHI : Clubs use referees as excuse

COPA LIBERTADORES : Fastest red card — foul on 20 seconds — Atletico Nacional (Colombia) v Nacional (Uruguay) (2-2) Referee : Marco Rodriguez (Mexico)

SIAN MASSEY : Appointment : Women’s U17 World Cup, Costa Rica : Saturday 15th March to Friday 4th April 2014

SEPP BLATTER : Use video to punish divers

UEFA : The three Rs : Recognise, Reject, Report

GERMANY : Player untouched, wins PK, but gets referee to change his mind

GHANA : Referee dies days after receiving severe beating in third tier league

GHANA : Referees boycott after referee’s death

ITALY : Referees are arguably the best in the world

SCOTLAND : In extreme cases of racism……abandon

TURKEY : Trabzonspor v Fenerbahce game abandoned at 0-1

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7 March – Videos and Articles from Mal Davies

Posted on 7 March 20147 March 2014 by sambayley

The FA Cup with Budweiser, Round 6 : Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th March 2014

Premier League appointments : Saturday 8th March 2014

Football League appointments : Monday 3rd to Wednesday 12th March 2014

Scottish League : Appointments Saturday 8th to Wednesday 12th March 2014

Scottish League Cup Final appointments : Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle, at Celtic Park, 16th March 2014, kick-off 2.30pm

Reviewing weekend decisions

When should handball be punished

IFAB : The Agenda for the 128th AGM

IFAB : Modifications to the Laws of the Game – to take effect from 1st June 2014

IFAB were Cautious on Triple Punishment, Cold on Sin Bins, and Kills any Video Replays

MLS : Unions and management at impasse

PAUL REJER : Looks at a goal line incident

FIFA : Full list of officials for Women’s U17 World Cup, Costa Rica, Saturday 15th March to Friday 4th April 2014

UEFA : Considering letting TV audiences listen to player/referee conversations

CYPRUS : Bomb damages top referee’s car

ITALY : Top flight referees cost €5million per season

ROMANIA : Ex-Spurs defender jailed for tax evasion and money laundering

SOUTH AFRICA : Calls for action against brutality

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28 Feb – Videos and Articles from Mal Davies

Posted on 28 February 201428 February 2014 by sambayley

Football League appointments : Tuesday 25th February to Wednesday 5th March 2014

Scottish League appointments : Friday 28th February to Wednesday 5th March 2014

Capital One Cup Final appointments : Manchester City v Sunderland at Wembley Stadium, Sunday 2nd March 2014,kick-off 2pm

Algarve Cup appointments, 5-12th March 2014

Reviewing weekend decisions

Breaking the Law : take the penalty area out of penalty decisions

PAUL REJER : Looks at Robbie Rogers’ disallowed goal for LA Galaxy

SEPP BLATTER : Sensitive refs can end triple punishment

Left back in the changing room : Playing the Referee

Reporter joins candidates on the FA’s basic refereeing course

AUSTRALIA : Very good clip received from Brisbane. Did the referee get it right? An indirect free kick outside the penalty area? Should there have been a caution? Answer in the current Laws of the Game booklet, page 123, bullet point 12.

FRANCE : Goalkeeper celebrates early in Penalty Shoot-Out

GREECE : Team resigns from league because of the “criminal behaviour of referees …. “

ITALY : Action against indiscipline in Serie ‘A’

SPAIN : Fan fined €200 for throwing dog at referee. Ruff justice.

TURKEY : Goalkeeper gets referee to change a goal kick into a corner kick decision

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Eve of the Final 2014

Posted on 20 February 201420 February 2014 by sambayley

Eve of the Final 2014

13 Feb – Videos and Articles from Mal Davies

Posted on 13 February 201413 February 2014 by sambayley

The FA Cup with Budweiser, Round 3 : Saturday 4th to Tuesday 7th January 2014

Football League appointments : Monday 10th to Wednesday 19th February 2014

Scottish League appointments : Saturday 15th and Sunday 17th February 2014

Reviewing Premier League referee decisions last weekend

GRAHAM POLL : Yaya Toure is let off. Craig Bellamy gets 3-match ban.

PAUL REJER : Is it an indirect free kick for offside or a direct free kick for the foul?

UEFA : What modern football wants from today’s referees — fascinating insight

UEFA : Futsal Euro Final 2014 appointments

MARC BIRKETT : Oversees Futsal final : Italy v Russia (3-1)

FIFA : Seminars for World Cup officials

FIFA Weekly’s Question this week — with readers’ replies

Proposals for better refereeing in football — Part 2

AUSTRALIA : Japanese ref to control A-league match in referee exchange

GERMANY : VERY GOOD clip for discussion : Hertha Berlin v Nuremberg (1-2) — ignore the commentary and watch a late equaliser for Hertha eventually being disallowed. But should it have been? See ‘Paul Rejer’ above for the answer in a similar MLS scenario.

ITALY : Bizarre goal celebration : head-butts dugout and gets red card

SCOTLAND : Referee Exchange Scheme in operation this weekend

SPAIN : Fan threw dog at referee — faces animal cruelty charge

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24 Jan – Videos and Articles from Mal Davies

Posted on 24 January 201424 January 2014 by sambayley

The FA Cup with Budweiser, Round 4 : Friday 24th to Sunday 26th January 2014

Premier League appointments : Tuesday 28th to Wednesday 29th January 2014

Football League appointments : Tuesday 21st to Wednesday 29th January 2014

Scottish League : Appointments Saturday 25th to Wednesday 29th January 2104

DERMOT GALLAGHER : Comments on incidents from last weekend

PETER WALTON : Ask the Ref

ELECTRONIC ARTS : EA SPORTS agrees long term sponsorship deal with the PGMOL

UEFA : Europe’s nine trios and one support duo for Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup

THE FA : Webb ‘honoured’ to officiate at second world cup

HOWARD WEBB : Leads police community scheme

PAUL REJER : Discusses the increased power given to the 4th official

Technology in football

JEROME CHAMPAGNE : Launches campaign with suggested changes in the Laws (video)

CONCACAF : Stop games if abuse

Referees need support to deal with sensitive players and divers

BERMUDA : Five-year ban for spitting at the referee