Corruption news: 43 footballers, 8 agents, 12 clubs, Barcelona, and Tony Pulis.

by Tony Attwood I am not sure that it was covered by that much by the media in England at all, but FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu is, it seems, only one step away from being found guilty of corruption.  His latest appeal in the case of the transfer of the Brazilian striker Neymar in …

Ref Review: WBA – Arsenal. When oh when will Neil Swarbrick learn the laws of the game?

There are clips included in the report for every wrong decision and every major decision in red bold text WEST BROMWICH ALBION vs. ARSENAL COMPETITION: English Premier League MATCH NO. 27 DATE: 18th March 2017 VENUE: The Hawthorns (West Bromwich, England) MATCH OFFICIALS: REFEREE: Neil Swarbrick 1st LINESMAN: Scott Ledger 2nd LINESMAN: Constantine Hatzidakis 4th …

Tottenham v Arsenal preview: will it be a dirty game?

By Tony Attwood I made mention in a little piece yesterday (Who are the most fouled players?) that fouls reported by referees are most likely not the total picture when it comes to behaviour on the pitch, because, for various reasons that I laid out in that article, referee engagement with fouls is not a …