Conspiracy theories around refereeing decisions are nothing new at the World Cup, but former official Darren Cann has pushed back firmly against the idea that match officials are influenced by favouri...
UEFA has drawn a clear line over one of football’s most contentious grey areas: simulation will not be a VAR matter in the way it was treated at the 2026 World Cup. According to the BBC report, UEFA h...
Milan prosecutors have asked for a sports fraud case against Gianluca Rocchi to be dismissed, according to BBC Sport. Rocchi is the official responsible for assigning referees in Italy’s top flight, a...
Breel Embolo’s dismissal at this summer’s World Cup has put a spotlight on one of football’s newest and least familiar disciplinary safeguards: the mistaken-identity law. According to the BBC report, ...
Argentina’s football association has raised the possibility that its official email accounts were compromised after messages reportedly appeared to criticise the refereeing in the national team’s 3-2 ...
BBC Sport has sparked another round of World Cup debate with a question that always draws strong reactions: are Argentina being treated favourably? The article lands at a moment when the reigning cham...
England’s World Cup last-16 meeting with Mexico became a flashpoint for officiating debate after the team was reduced to 10 men and then saw a controversial penalty awarded against them at the Azteca ...
BBC Sport’s latest World Cup discussion turns on a single moment that could have changed the tone of England’s last-32 tie against DR Congo: a challenge on Harry Kane in the penalty area late in the f...
England’s latest penalty debate centres on a single moment involving Harry Kane and DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, with the officials waving away the appeals after the apparent contact. The BBC Spo...
Fifa has moved to clarify why Germany’s extra-time goal against Paraguay was disallowed, saying the match officials were acting in line with instructions given before the World Cup. According to the g...