Tag Archives: referee
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Soccer Referee Gets Hit With Cardboard, Flops Like A Soccer Player (Video)
The flopping tendencies of soccer players has been well documented throughout the history of our blog, but today we will be giving the players a break as we focus on the flopping tendencies of the game’s officials instead. For that, we take you to a Belgian Jupiler League game from Saturday, where video shows one [...]
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Sumo Referee Gets KO’s (Video)
Upon first glance, sumo wrestling doesn’t seem like a very dangerous sport. However, it is quite amazing how quickly that perception will change after watching this referee (or “gyoji,” as he is referred to in Japanese) get flattened by a 300-plus pound wrestler. While attempting to avoid the two giants squaring off in the center [...]
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Joe Thornton Picks Henrik Sedin’s Nose (Video)
With only seven goals in 34 games this season, Joe Thornton’s hands have had a difficult time finding the back of the net. That is probably because they have been spending too much time searching for Henrik Sedin’s nose. Thornton’s hands would find Sedin’s nose on Wednesday night, as the Sharks’ captain continued to poke [...]
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Alkmaar Goalkeeper Gets A Red Card For Defending Himself Against A Violent Pitch Invader (Video)
Apparently somewhere in the soccer referee’s handbook, it says that any player who refuses to stand there and take a beating from a pitch invader should be issued a red card. Well, at least one referee seems to own an officiating handbook with such instructions, and he just so happened to be officiating yesterday’s Dutch [...]
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NHL Referee Chris Rooney Sticks His Gum On The Glass (Video)
A 20 minute period can be a long time to chew a single piece of gum, especially when the game is being delayed by a bunch of penalties. NHL referee Chris Rooney ran into that problem while officiating last night’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Los Angeles Kings. But rather than simply [...]
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Referee Stephen Walkom Lays A Big Hit On Kimmo Timonen (Video)
There were plenty of hits being dished out during last night’s game between the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers, as the teams delivered a total of 22 and 21 hits, respectively. However, their combined 43 hits were largely overshadowed by the single check delivered by the officiating crew. That hit came late in the [...]
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Wild’s Cal Clutterbuck Punches A Referee (Video)
One week ago I said that soccer, not hockey, may be the toughest sport to officiate. After watching NHL linesman Darren Gibbs take a punch to the face from Cal Clutterbuck, I think I’d like to retract that statement. The incident occurred during a fight between the Wild’s Clutterbuck and the Vancouver Canucks’ Maxim Lapierre. [...]
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Soccer Player Punches Referee In The Face (Video)
As tough as it may be having to break up a fight between two giants on skates, I still say that the toughest sport to officiate is soccer. After all, soccer players tend to be loose canons at times, and you never really know what they are going to do. One second they are rolling [...]
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Let’s Watch Shonn Greene Run Over A Ref (Video)
The New York Jets’ ground attack has been rather weak throughout the first five weeks of the 2011 season, as they have averaged well under 100 yards rushing per game. This comes after finishing first in the league in rushing in 2009, and ranking fourth on the ground in 2010. They were looking to regain [...]
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Referee Makes A Nice Tackle On Valencia’s Sergio Canales (Video)
Many sports fans will tell you that the best officials are the ones that you barely notice during games, as they let the players play the game and refrain from having a significant influence on the final outcome. So with that being said, what should we make of Eduardo Gonzalez’s officiating during Saturday’s La Liga [...]
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Soccer Linesman Hit In Head With Cash Register Paper Roll (Video)
If your hometown soccer team is getting embarrassed by the opposition on home soil and you can’t bare to sit in your seat and watch anymore, you may want to try throwing something at the referee. Not only will it help you release some of the built up frustration, but it should also force the [...]
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Soccer Ref Running For His Life + Benny Hill Theme Song = Instant Classic (Video)
We recently found this clip of a fifth division Argentine referee running for his life and hopping a few fences as he tries to avoid the wrath of several angry players during a game between Union San Guillermo and Atletico Tostado. The video is easily interesting enough to be blog-worthy in our estimation, but as [...]
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Throwing A Ball At The Ref And Kicking Him Will Earn You A Red Card (Video)
Upset after being tripped up by a member of Boa Esporte, Vitoria’s Rildo decided to direct his anger towards the referee. It started with Rildo simply throwing the ball at the official, but after earning himself a second yellow card for his actions, he decided to make his red card worthwhile by kicking the much [...]
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Kim Couture Gets Choked Out, Ref Stops Fight 10 Seconds Later (Video)
Female mixed martial artist Kim Couture shouldn’t have been allowed to take part in her bout with Sheila Bird in Calgary on Friday due to an indefinite medical suspension. However, a mix-up by the Calgary Combative Sports Commission and their failure to review the MMA database allowed Couture to take part in the fight, and [...]
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Gus Johnson Gives Us The Call On Amy Wambach’s Game Tying Goal Against Brazil (Video)
I’m no fan of women’s soccer, but even I couldn’t pry myself away from the television during yesterday’s quarter-final match between the U.S.A. and Brazil at the 2011 Women’s World Cup. After taking a 1-0 lead, the U.S. were the victims of two terrible calls by referee Jacqui Melksham. The first was a questionable [...]
