I thought it might be interpreted that the ref saw it and decided not to call anything, thus making the FA unable to act on it. Hopefully it's as you guys say and he gets suspended.
I thought it might be interpreted that the ref saw it and decided not to call anything, thus making the FA unable to act on it. Hopefully it's as you guys say and he gets suspended.
If he saw the foul and thought it did not warrant any action, the event would be ineligible for a retrospective investigation. However, as the ref apologized for missing it there may be ground for retrospective action on a foul that was not addressed by the official.
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Michael Owen set to retire at the end of the season - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21839361
What could have been...
If not for the injuries, he would be talked about as one of the best of this generation without doubt
I don't know about best of a generation because the game has changed so much
he was strictly a poacher and now most elite strikers are much better all around players
but when he came on to the scene he was another level, it's a shame that (as he supposedly says) the Liverpool medical staff made so many basic errors after that 1st injury and he never really had a chance
I don't know about best of a generation because the game has changed so much
he was strictly a poacher and now most elite strikers are much better all around players
but when he came on to the scene he was another level, it's a shame that (as he supposedly says) the Liverpool medical staff made so many basic errors after that 1st injury and he never really had a chance
I don't know, but I'll always remember this:
Of course followed by possibly the most ridiculous red card ever.
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The FA can confirm that no action can be taken against Wigan Athletic's Callum McManaman retrospectively following his side's game against Newcastle United on Sunday 17 March 2013.
Following consultation with the game's stakeholders (the Premier League, the Football League, the Professional Footballers’ Association, the League Managers’ Association, Professional Game Match Officials Limited and the National Game) in the summer, it was agreed that retrospective action should only be taken in respect of incidents which have not been seen by the match officials.
Where one of the officials has seen a coming together of players, no retrospective action should be taken, regardless of whether he or she witnessed the full or particular nature of the challenge. This is to avoid the re-refereeing of incidents.
In the case of McManaman, it has been confirmed that at least one of the match officials saw the coming together, though not the full extent of the challenge. In these circumstances retrospective action cannot be taken.
The principal objective behind the not seen policy is to address off the ball incidents where match officials are unlikely to be in a position to witness misconduct.
Absolute BS.
Basically saying that the official didn't see it properly therefore there's nothing they can do.
And regarding the re-refereeing of incidents. Ben Thatcher got a yellow increased to 8 games for a on the ball (albeit late) incident.
Incidents like this DO need to be re-refereed as referees do miss things.
Greg Dyke will become the new chairman of the Football Association, after his nomination was unanimously approved by the organisation's board. He will succeed David Bernstein, who is to leave the post in July after two and a half years in the job – subject to approval by the FA Council.
Dyke, 65, has previously served as director general of the BBC and managing director of London Weekend Television, but also has a significant background in football. In the late 90s, he was a director of Manchester United, and has been non-executive chairman of Brentford – his childhood club – since 2006.
Quoted on the FA website, Dyke said: "Football has always been a big part of my life whether playing 11-a-side on Sunday mornings or six-a-side on Thursday evenings. I was brought up in a household where my father was much more interested in whether or not you had won at football than whether you had passed your exams. In my case that was just as well.
"I still turn out to play six-a-side some Thursday evenings although at my age I seem to spend more time injured than playing. I supported my local team Brentford as a kid where my elder brother was a junior, watched York City while at university and followed Manchester United whenever I could
LUIS SUAREZ has reiterated that he’s “very happy” at Liverpool FC but says he would have to consider any offers from Champions League clubs this summer.
The Uruguayan striker has been in stunning form this season – plundering 29 goals in 40 appearances for Brendan Rodgers’ side.
However, with the Reds in danger of missing out on Europe, Suarez admits they’re in a “difficult moment”.
Bayern Munich and Juventus are among a host of clubs to be linked with a move for the 26-year-old and Suarez, who is under contract until 2017, has warned he will weigh up his options at the end of the season.
“I am very happy at Liverpool but you never know in football,” said Suarez, speaking in his homeland ahead of their World Cup qualifier with Paraguay on Friday.
“A player’s ambition is always there, the ambition of wanting to play in elite teams is always there.
“I’m in a world-class team, an elite team like Liverpool. We have to realise we have a new manager who is imposing a philosophy and a way of playing that the players are adapting to as best we can. We hope that it will bear fruit next year.
“If another team comes around with more prospects of competing in international club competition games, which is willing to have me, they are welcome.
“We would talk to the club, we would see if I want to go, if I don’t want to go.”
I think Coates has a chance to be a good player, but he doesn't really fit the split CBs that Rodgers wants to deploy. Can't really blame the guy for wanting to be somewhere where he can get more playing time. He'll lose his spot in the national team if he doesn't play more.
Yaya Toure's agent has claimed that the Ivorian superstar is ready to tell Manchester City he is leaving if a new deal is not concluded by this weekend.
Toure's representative Dimitri Seluk says talks have been ongoing for six months over an extension to his current deal, which runs to 2015.
However, Seluk says that things have not gone according to plan and he does not feel that Toure will stay.
"If he signs a contract in the next three or four days, OK. If not, we will not wait any longer and will start negotiations with different clubs," Seluk is quoted by The Sun.
"Today is Tuesday, so it means by Saturday. We will say 'Thank you. OK, Yaya will leave in May.'
"I do not feel he will stay at City. This is not about money. He wants to leave because of many reasons.
"He is one of the best players at Manchester City but does not feel the respect of the staff. Only Roberto Mancini respects Yaya."
Toure, who is currently on international duty, is believed to be City's highest earner already - but it is now claimed that if the new deal is not thrashed out, he will consider buying himself out of the remainder of his deal, which in theory he can do under Article 17 of FIFA's transfer regulations.
"It's all strange. It's not normal to have negotiations for six months about a contract," Seluk continued.
"They have been talking about small details all this time."
Seluk believes that City's owner Sheikh Mansour may need to intervene.
"Maybe if the owner speaks to Yaya, maybe he doesn't know the details," he said.
"This is not about money... so give him more money"
