In the wake of recent discussions over the quality of refereeing in MLS and David Beckham's ability
to earn yellow cards this season, I thought I'd take a quick look at patterns in MLS refereeing
with data from last season. As I mentioned in my comparison of fouls and yellow cards between MLS
and the big European leagues on the
New York Times Goal blog, so far this season, teams in
the Premier League have been called for an average of 11.
In the wake of discussions these past few days over the quality of refereeing in MLS and David
Beckham's ability to earn yellow cards this season, I thought I'd take a quick look at patterns in
MLS refereeing with data from last season. As I mentioned in my comparison of fouls and yellow
cards between MLS and the big European leagues on the New York Times Goal blog, so far this season,
teams in the Premier League have been called for an average of 11.
