Tag: referee
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EPL: Why referee didn’t award penalty to Liverpool against Arsenal – PGMOL
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has given detailed report why Liverpool were not awarded a penalty against Arsenal on Saturday at Anfield. Gunners captain, Martin Odegaard appeared to grab the ball as he fell down
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FIFA badge referee Akintoye selected for CAF Women’s Champions League
Nigerian Elite Referee and FIFA badge, Yemisi Akintoye has been selected for the 2023 African Women’s Champions League taking place in Cote d’Ivoire from Nov. 5 to Nov. 19. The University of Lagos graduate arbiter was one of the
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Referees lament non-payment of allowances after Basketball Premier League zonal playoffs ends
The referees and other officials who worked at the Ibadan Zonal Playoffs of the 2023 Nigeria Basketball Premier League’s Atlantic Conference left the venue disappointed on Saturday.
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Ban abusive Van Dijk for four matches – Ex-ref
Ex-Prem ref Mark Halsey says Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk should be banned for four matches after his dismissal at Newcastle. Van Dijk will miss one game after being sent off in the first-half of Liverpool’s 2-1 win on Tyneside.
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BREAKING: Former FIFA-badged Nigerian referee, Ifabumuyi is dead
Abayomi Ifabumuyi, a former FIFA-badged Nigerian referee, has died at the age of 74. Ifabumuyi, who hailed from Owo in Ondo State, died on Tuesday in Akure.
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Negreira case: Barca have never bought a referee – Iniesta
Former Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has dismissed claims of wrongdoing over the Negreira investigation. Now with Vissel Kobe in Japan, Iniesta is adamant his old club has done nothing wrong.
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NFF saddened by death of Referee Kingsley Nnaemeke Eneogwe
The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the death on Thursday of a Nigeria Premier Football League referee, Dr. Kingsley Nnaemeka Eneogwe in an automobile accident on the Abuja-Kogi-Enugu road.
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Liverpool boss Klopp slams referee after Brentford defeat
L iverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has slammed match officials and Brentford’s tactics after last night’s defeat in the Premier League fixture. Klopp was unhappy about the “pushing” and “holding” inside the box leading to the opening
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Qatar 2022: Orsato is one of the worst – Modric slams referee
Croatia captain Luka Modric slammed ref Daniele Orsato after their World Cup semifinal defeat to Argentina. Croatia lost 3-0 on Tuesday, though Modric insists Orsato lost control of the game.
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Sacked referee to officiate EPL game after 4 years
Bobby Madley will referee an English Premier League (EPL) match for the first time in four years on Saturday after losing his job over a controversial video in 2018. Madley was sacked by the refereeing body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) after sending a video mocking a disabled person to a friend.