I have followed international football for many years and usually find it interesting to watch matches involving national teams that are not...
I only watched the first half highlights, but it looked like a heated encounter to me, especially given that there is no major rivalry between...
The match is PSV Eindhoven vs. Chornomorets Odesa (a decisive one, with the Ukrainians needing a win to advance to the next stage) and a major...
The UEFA qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup are now almost over, but the overall situation in most groups remains rather complicated, so we we are...
This match could have been abandoned...rather poor sportsmanship demonstrated by the players (and quite a few of the home team supporters also...
I recently watched some clips from the Euro 2000 tournament (one of my favourite major soccer championships) and came across this ghost from the...
It seems as if the majority of successful football clubs have tended to possess a solid core of homegrown/local players. I am thinking of teams...
From the thrilling encounter between Belgium and Austria: YouTube - EURO 2012 Qualifiers - Belgium vs. Austria I wasn't observant enough to...
A rather odd situation (Jewish footballer Etay Schechter receives a caution for "religious" celebration): YouTube- Yarmulke Goal!! Itay...
Banega from Valencia was sent off in the 55th minute of the game (purportedly for violent conduct). Very odd, because no replays of the situation...
I am getting a bit confused, because there seem to have been many changes implemented over the last few years. What are the current rules...
Which team will win the FIFA Fair Play Award for the 2010 World Cup? (I have tried to include the teams that are more likely to advance past the...
About the situation, which led to Kerzhakov's red card - do you think that the referee crew made the correct decision in the circumstances? At...
In your opinion, to what extent do club teams have a duty to rely on home-grown players (players eligible for the national team of their...
[IMG] I was thinking about the Bellamy incident involving a spectator. On the one hand, the fan had no business being on the pitch, but on the...
From the Baku (Azerbaijan) - Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) game - third qualifying round (Champions League): YouTube - baku levski highligths...
Has this ever happened in a high-profile game? Scenario: An attacker is tripped in the penalty area by the goalie. The resulting penalty kick...
An extremely difficult game to officiate, here are the extended highlights:...
Recently came across this video, it seems to me as if the official tries to shoo the player away, but ends up punching him. Still, it doesn't...
Team A on the attack, Team A forward has just rounded two defenders and only has Team B's goalkeeper to beat..the referee notices/is informed by...
Is it a myth that most footballers tend to be less intellectually inclined than the Average Joe? To what extent is there a correlation between the...
It seems as if the match was abandoned after the attack on the official. I wonder why play was restarted that quickly, any Italian referees here?...
"Following their stunning UEFA Champions League victory away against Inter Milan, Henk Ten Cate’s Panathinaikos were held to a frustrating draw at...
Share any interesting stories regarding animals in soccer. The national team of Finland's nickname commonly used in Finland is "Huuhkajat"...
To what extent do refereeing and your other occupation/occupations complement each other? Tom Henning Øvrebø's other occupation is psychologist,...