Officially Speaking – with Keith Hackett

I’m getting later and later with publishing this excellent article, and for that I’m very sorry. This week has been dominated with revising for a journalism exam that I am taking on Monday, so I haven’t got round to publishing it until now. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did! – […]

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PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE PERFORMANCE REVIEW WEEK 8 Saturday 16 October Watford v Liverpool RESULT 0-5Referee: Jonathan Moss. Assistants: Marc Perry, Timothy Wood. Fourth official: Tony Harrington. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Darren Cann. The game was dominated by Liverpool, who played some outstanding football against a lacklustre and disorganised Watford. The goal of the match […]

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REFEREE PERFORMANCE REVIEW WEEK 6 SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER CHELSEA V MANCHESTER CITY RESULT 0-1Referee: Michael Oliver. Assistants: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett. Fourth official: Robert Jones. VAR: Darren England. Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan. Michael Oliver delivered another top-class performance in this his tenth game of the season (5 Premier League, 2 Champions League, 2 Europa League […]

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PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE PERFORMANCE REVIEW WEEK 5 FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER NEWCASTLE UNITED V LEEDS UNITED RESULT 1-1Referee: Mike Dean. Assistants: Ian Hussin, Darren Cann. Fourth official: Michael Salisbury. VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant VAR: Neil Davies. Leeds United opened the scoring with a long-range curling shot from Raphina that passed through a number of players in […]

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Referee Appointments – Premier League

SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER WOLVES V BRENTFORD KO 12.30 BTReferee: Darren England. Assistants: Harry Lennard, Peter Kirkup. Fourth official: David Coote. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt. BURNLEY V ARSENAL KO 15.00Referee: Anthony Taylor. Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn. Fourth official: John Brooks. VAR: Lee Mason. Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes. LIVERPOOL V CRYSTAL PALACE KO […]

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Officially Speaking – with Keith Hackett

REFEREE PERFORMANCE REVIEW WEEK 4 PREMIER LEAGUE The new ‘Lighter Touch’ rule continues and the Week 4 games saw some good quality officiating performances after the international break. The PGMOL are making use of the inform most experienced referees’ season to date.Out of the pool of twenty referees, fifteen have been appointed to take charge […]

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Opinion: Klopp has made a huge £34m error as report makes surprise transfer claim

Opinion: Klopp has made a huge £34m error as report makes surprise transfer claim – originally posted on Sportslens.com Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp may well regret deciding against signing Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus during the summer transfer window. The Reds made just one summer signing – Ibrahima Konaté from RB Leipzig for around £35 million. […]

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Opinion: Klopp has made a huge £34m error as report makes surprise transfer claim

Opinion: Klopp has made a huge £34m error as report makes surprise transfer claim – originally posted on Sportslens.com Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp may well regret deciding against signing Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus during the summer transfer window. The Reds made just one summer signing – Ibrahima Konaté from RB Leipzig for around £35 million. […]

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Report: £220k-a-wk ace rejected Everton after Rafa tried to bring him back to the PL

Report: £220k-a-wk ace rejected Everton after Rafa tried to bring him back to the PL – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aaron Ramsey rejected the chance to leave Juventus for Everton in the summer according to a report from Calcio Mercato. Rafa Benitez wanted to bring the 30-year-old ex-Arsenal ace to Goodison Park according to a […]

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Report: £17m Aston Villa ace is already being linked with a move to European giants

Report: £17m Aston Villa ace is already being linked with a move to European giants – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is a transfer target for Atletico Madrid this summer according to a report from La Razon. The South American joined Villa from Arsenal for £17 million in the summer of 2020 […]

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