1. Martin Atkinson (no change)
2. Mark Clattenburg (no change)
3. Mike Dean (+1)
4. Michael Oliver (-1)
5. Anthony Taylor (no change)
6. Jonathan Moss (+1)
7. Craig Pawson (-1)
8. Andre Marriner (+2)
9. Lee Probert (-1)
10. Phil Dowd (-1)
11. Mike Jones (+1)
12. Robert Madley (+2)
13. Lee Mason (-2)
14. Neil Swarbrick (-1)
15. Roger East (no change)
16. Kevin Friend (no change)
17. Graham Scott (no change)
BONUS SECTION
Promotion Candidate Rankings
1. Keith Stroud
2. Paul Tierney
3. Stuart Attwell
4. Simon Hooper
Monday, December 14, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
2015 FIFA Club World Cup Appointments
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| Alireza Faghani, assigned to the 5th Place Match and the Final |
Playoff Round
Sanfreece Hiroshima vs. Auckland City
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Assistant Referee: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Assistant Referee: Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Quarterfinals
Club America vs. Guangzhou Evergrande
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Assistant Referee: Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Assistant Referee: Daniel Warnmark (Sweden)
Fourth Official: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
TP Mazembe vs. Sanfreece Hiroshima
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)
Assistant Referee: Alexander Guzman (Colombia)
Assistant Referee: Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth Official: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Semifinals
River Plate vs. Sanfreece Hiroshima
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Assistant Referee: Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Assistant Referee: Daniel Warnmark (Sweden)
Fourth Official: Matt Conger (New Zealand)
Barcelona vs. Guangzhou Evergrande
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Assistant Referee: Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Assistant Referee: Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Fourth Official: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)
Fifth Place Match
Club America vs. TP Mazembe
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Assistant Referee: Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Assistant Referee: Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth Official: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Third Place Match
Sanfreece Hiroshima vs. Guangzhou Evergrande
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee: Tevita Makasini (Tahiti)
Assistant Referee: Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Fourth Official: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)
Fifth Official: Alexander Guzman (Colombia)
Final
River Plate vs. Barcelona
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Assistant Referee: Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Assistant Referee: Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth Official: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Fifth Official: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Monday, December 7, 2015
MLS Cup Final Report: Poor performance from Marrufo and his crew
Columbus Crew vs. Portland Timbers
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States, photo)
Assistant Referee: Peter Manikowski (United States)
Assistant Referee: Corey Parker (United States)
Fourth Official: Chris Penso (United States)
Fifth Official: James Conlee (United States)
Columbus 1-2 Portland
7th Minute: Rodney Wallace scores a key goal for the Timbers to give them a 2-0 lead, but it appeared the ball had been dribbled well out of the field by Darlington Nagbe in the build up. Assuming the ball was out, Columbus' Tony Tchani had given up on the play, resulting in a break for Portland. Huge miss by AR Corey Parker
60th Minute: Wallace has a short range effort appear to hit the crossbar and then the arm of Columbus' Michael Parkhurst on the goal line. In my opinion, this should have been a penalty and a red card, but Marrufo doesn't call it.
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States, photo)
Assistant Referee: Peter Manikowski (United States)
Assistant Referee: Corey Parker (United States)
Fourth Official: Chris Penso (United States)
Fifth Official: James Conlee (United States)
Columbus 1-2 Portland
7th Minute: Rodney Wallace scores a key goal for the Timbers to give them a 2-0 lead, but it appeared the ball had been dribbled well out of the field by Darlington Nagbe in the build up. Assuming the ball was out, Columbus' Tony Tchani had given up on the play, resulting in a break for Portland. Huge miss by AR Corey Parker
60th Minute: Wallace has a short range effort appear to hit the crossbar and then the arm of Columbus' Michael Parkhurst on the goal line. In my opinion, this should have been a penalty and a red card, but Marrufo doesn't call it.
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| Angry Columbus fans protest the in bounds call by littering the field with cans |
Friday, December 4, 2015
Pavel Kralovec is our November Referee of the Month
Pavel Kralovec was named our referee of the month for November after strong performances in two Champions League matches during the month. First, his performance in a matchday 4 clash between Kiev and Chelsea was exceptional. Then, more recently, Kralovec had a solid performance in a match between Manchester United and PSV Eindhoven. Overall, a much deserved honor for Kralovec.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Premier League Review Week 14
Manchester City 3-1 Southampton Referee: Roger East
East found himself at the center of controversy after he missed two clear handballs that prevented goals.
20th Minute: City's Fernandinho beats the Southampton keeper with a powerful strike, only have his shot blocked by Steven Davis' outstretched arm. East doesn't call a foul, but he should've called a penalty and sent off Long for DOGSO.
61st Minute: Southampton's Shane Long gets a volley to head towards the goal, when Fernandinho knocks the ball out with his arm. Again, East doesn't see the infraction, and I think this should've been a penalty and a yellow card for Fernandinho.
Sunderland 2-0 Stoke City Referee: Mike Dean
Dean once again found himself facing criticism after a questionable dismissal of a Stoke player.
47th Minute: Stoke Captain Ryan Shawcross is already booked when he makes a sliding challenge on Duncan Watmore, appearing to win the ball cleanly. Dean sees this challenge as a foul that stopped a promising attack, and shows Shawcross a second yellow, which is unfortunately an incorrect decision.
Liverpool 1-0 Swansea City Referee: Anthony Taylor
Taylor himself didn't have a big decision to make, but his linesman had to deal with serious criticism over his decision on a handball that led to Liverpool's only goal of the match.
61st Minute: Jordan Ibe's cross appears to hit the semi-tucked arm of Swansea's Neil Taylor, which AR Simon Beck sees as a penalty and informs the referee Taylor, who points to the spot. Swansea were upset over the fact that Neil Taylor couldn't have done anything to avoid the ball hitting his arm, since he was so close to Ibe at the time of the cross. However, I agree with the linesman, since Neil Taylor could have easily fully tucked his arm to avoid contact.
Bournemouth 3-3 Everton Referee: Kevin Friend
Leicester City 1-1 Manchester United Referee: Craig Pawson
Crystal Palace 5-1 Newcastle Referee: Paul Tierney
Aston Villa 2-3 Watford Referee: Lee Mason
Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea Referee: Michael Oliver
West Ham United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion Referee: Martin Atkinson
Norwich City 1-1 Arsenal Referee: Jonathan Moss
These seven referees all had strong performances with nothing to go in depth on. Nice work by them and their crews.
My apologies for not publishing much recently. I'll try to do more in December.
East found himself at the center of controversy after he missed two clear handballs that prevented goals.
20th Minute: City's Fernandinho beats the Southampton keeper with a powerful strike, only have his shot blocked by Steven Davis' outstretched arm. East doesn't call a foul, but he should've called a penalty and sent off Long for DOGSO.
61st Minute: Southampton's Shane Long gets a volley to head towards the goal, when Fernandinho knocks the ball out with his arm. Again, East doesn't see the infraction, and I think this should've been a penalty and a yellow card for Fernandinho.
Sunderland 2-0 Stoke City Referee: Mike Dean
Dean once again found himself facing criticism after a questionable dismissal of a Stoke player.
47th Minute: Stoke Captain Ryan Shawcross is already booked when he makes a sliding challenge on Duncan Watmore, appearing to win the ball cleanly. Dean sees this challenge as a foul that stopped a promising attack, and shows Shawcross a second yellow, which is unfortunately an incorrect decision.
Liverpool 1-0 Swansea City Referee: Anthony Taylor
Taylor himself didn't have a big decision to make, but his linesman had to deal with serious criticism over his decision on a handball that led to Liverpool's only goal of the match.
61st Minute: Jordan Ibe's cross appears to hit the semi-tucked arm of Swansea's Neil Taylor, which AR Simon Beck sees as a penalty and informs the referee Taylor, who points to the spot. Swansea were upset over the fact that Neil Taylor couldn't have done anything to avoid the ball hitting his arm, since he was so close to Ibe at the time of the cross. However, I agree with the linesman, since Neil Taylor could have easily fully tucked his arm to avoid contact.
Bournemouth 3-3 Everton Referee: Kevin Friend
Leicester City 1-1 Manchester United Referee: Craig Pawson
Crystal Palace 5-1 Newcastle Referee: Paul Tierney
Aston Villa 2-3 Watford Referee: Lee Mason
Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea Referee: Michael Oliver
West Ham United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion Referee: Martin Atkinson
Norwich City 1-1 Arsenal Referee: Jonathan Moss
These seven referees all had strong performances with nothing to go in depth on. Nice work by them and their crews.
My apologies for not publishing much recently. I'll try to do more in December.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying Playoffs Leg 1 Reports
Norway 0-1 Hungary Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Clattenburg and his crew were pretty good overall, but I think AAR Jonathan Moss may have missed a hold by a Hungary player in the box in the 56th minute. Otherwise, it was a solid performance, though I do wonder why Moss, who isn't a FIFA referee, was assigned to an important playoff match.
Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Ireland Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
It was a commendable performance from Brych and his crew, who had an almost perfect game in extremely foggy circumstances in Bosnia. The vision must have been poor for Brych and his crew, which makes a good performance that much more impressive. Nothing to go in depth on from this match.
Sweden 2-1 Denmark Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Rizzoli was the first referee to call a penalty during the qualifiers, and I agree with his decision
49th Minute: Denmark's Thomas Kahlenberg trips up Emil Forsberg on the edge of the area. Rizzoli was in great position to see the infraction and points to the spot. I agree with this decision, since there was clear contact by Kahlenberg on Forsberg's ankle.
Ukraine 2-0 Slovenia Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Eriksson had an excellent performance in Ukraine, showing great skill in man management especially. Nothing to go in depth on from a quiet match overall.
Leg 2 Reports coming tomorrow!
Clattenburg and his crew were pretty good overall, but I think AAR Jonathan Moss may have missed a hold by a Hungary player in the box in the 56th minute. Otherwise, it was a solid performance, though I do wonder why Moss, who isn't a FIFA referee, was assigned to an important playoff match.
Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Ireland Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
It was a commendable performance from Brych and his crew, who had an almost perfect game in extremely foggy circumstances in Bosnia. The vision must have been poor for Brych and his crew, which makes a good performance that much more impressive. Nothing to go in depth on from this match.
Sweden 2-1 Denmark Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Rizzoli was the first referee to call a penalty during the qualifiers, and I agree with his decision
49th Minute: Denmark's Thomas Kahlenberg trips up Emil Forsberg on the edge of the area. Rizzoli was in great position to see the infraction and points to the spot. I agree with this decision, since there was clear contact by Kahlenberg on Forsberg's ankle.
Ukraine 2-0 Slovenia Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Eriksson had an excellent performance in Ukraine, showing great skill in man management especially. Nothing to go in depth on from a quiet match overall.
Leg 2 Reports coming tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Alberto Undiano Mallenco is our October Referee of the Month
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