Refereeing standards are the worst we have seen for a long time and only getting worse because of the use of the video assistant referee (VAR), says former Newcastle United and England striker Alan ...

Referee Christian Dingert and his officiating team came under the spotlight after several controversial decisions as Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich played to a 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga on ...

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe believes referees have become too reliant on VAR after Chris Kavanagh’s horror show in his side’s 3-1 FA Cup win at 10-man Aston Villa. In the absence of VAR, Kavanagh and ...

Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk was left fuming after a late change of referee for his side’s 4-0 loss at Liverpool, describing him as “the world’s worst.” Szymon Marciniak pulled out of refereeing ...

Referee Chris Kavanagh endured a horror outing in a recent FA Cup tie but has been recalled as a Premier League referee whilst his assistant that night has been demoted to Championship duty ...

In Leverkusen, nine Bayern players managed to secure a point. Afterwards, all the attention turned to the referee. Criticism came even from the very top of the FCB hierarchy.

Galatasaray went crashing out of the Champions League at Liverpool on Wednesday night and head coach Okan Buruk has opened ...

Wayne Rooney hit out at “one of the worst decisions I have ever seen” after a controversial refereeing call in the FA Cup fourth-round tie between Aston Villa and Newcastle. Newcastle emerged ...

One of Germany’s most respected referees, Deniz Aytekin, has spoken out about the growing scrutiny surrounding officiating in football following recent criticism from Bayern honorary president Uli ...

Wayne Rooney believes errors made during the Aston Villa v Newcastle FA Cup tie at the weekend show there is an over-reliance ...