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“You’re avin me on ref” – The abuse of referees in football

“You’re avin me on ref” – The abuse of referees in football

Events at Old Trafford on Sunday must lead us to question whether football has an endemic problem with the abuse of referees.

Why are England’s top Referees going abroad?

Mark Clattenburg has recently announced he is leaving to take up a job as head of referees in Saudi Arabia, but why are increasing numbers of referees are choosing to work abroad?

Lay off the referees and introduce technology

George Green makes the case for less criticism of officials and some technological updates to decision making