I find this hilariously funny!

David Beckham got sent off from a youth soccer match:

"It was the younger kids of Romeo's club, and they're playing in the game and there was a penalty given. And the kids are 7 years old and he sent the kid off." After that, Beckham, who has seen his share of red cards in his career (including a crucial one in a World Cup match against Argentina in 1998), did what so many parents of youth soccer players have done — he opened his mouth.

What do you think of United's result against Chelsea last night, was it a fair one? Andres Villas-Boas does not. In fact, it would have been a famous victory for him had it not been for Howard Webb awarding the Red Devils two penalties that changed the face of the game.

VIllas-Boas who believes United's second penalty should have never been awarded, claimed that Webb seemed to be making up for decisions he made against United in the First half.

By Walter Broeckx

So what if.... How much of progress did humanity make just by someone, somewhere thinking these 3 words? Many good invention started just by these 3 magical words. So I was thinking: So what if Fifa/Uefa/FA started with a way to cancel out bad mistakes from the refs.

So what if those [.

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By Walter Broeckx

In this new series about the refs I have so far published two articles:

London people are unfit to referee according to the referees' [.

By Walter Broeckx

Sometimes one wonders when enough is enough. Now before you might think that I will start complaining about the refs we had in Arsenal games I just want you to tell that in fact this is not the case in this article. Because at this moment in time we have done 60 [...]

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Editor's note: At the end of the 2010 season, we posted a series of season reviews of every Philadelphia Union player. Over the next several weeks PSP continues with a review of the 2011 season.

It was a disappointing second year for Jack McInerney.

Since in many ways this was my first regionals all over again (new sport), I went back and compared the notes I wrote (literally, on an old Apple Newton) and compared them with my experience this last weekend. And there are several similarities and differences:
Similarities:
* Chance to get better games if you perform well
* High pressure, high stakes games
* Some nice comrade with the other officials
But there were some big differences, too.

Wow, this was an interesting day. Some ups and downs, but mostly ups. My crew worked the consolation bracket today, which, while not exactly glory matches, they are extremely important to the teams and demand no less than our best. And good thing, too - because our first match was a doozy. We had 49 majors called in the bout - not trips to the box (where four minors would get you sent there), but majors - from what I gather (I hadn't thought of it before), a typical bout has something like the low to middle 20s.

What are the odds Lampard is on the Chelsea bench again at Wigan? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

Two top-flight refs, who shall of course remain fatherless, cost me a small fortune over the weekend and the soundtrack to this season has been the chant of, ‘You don't know what you're doing.

Well it's that time again. Time to put our winning streak on the line against Fulham. I just watched the rather remarkable end to the Man Utd/Newcastle game, where luck and the refs worked against Man Utd at the end, which is odd. We didn't get any help from Chelsea or Spurs, so we still need three points here to keep up with them.

Wenger: Why stop at goal-line technology?

Refs should have video assistance for penalties and offside too says Arsenal manager

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By Walter Broeckx

In the last weeks I have tried to shed a first light on the scores of the refs and I have done this by focussing on the Total average score the [.

What's the only thing better than lingerie football? How about video of a lingerie football fight? You'll be agreeing with me after you watch the video below.

As the lingerie football fight video begins, you can see a chick with deceptively massive boobs throw a pair of punches at a chick with a voluptuous behind.

With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Walter Broeckx Do you want to know how the refs have done so far this season? Well I will try to give you some details including another graphic of the score each ref has got so far. So we must remember that unlike in school [...]

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The call

Peter Nowak: "Did you guys see the replay [of the free kick goal that was ruled offside] or not yet? I saw it, the frame. The ball is off Séba's foot already by two or three yards...All I can say is that we live in a country where you can criticize everybody, including the President and the federal government.

International Football Association Board (IFAB) decided in March to grant a further year for the testing of goal-line technology. Nine European companies have registered to take part in the tests, which are set to be held behind closed doors in stadiums chosen by the technology providers in consultation with FIFA.

By Walter Broeckx There has been a little debate going on about the refs in the media. And I was attracted by the words or the English Football Association referees' committee chairman David Elleray. Mr. Elleray said and I quote this from the media: "Last season in the Premier League 98 per cent of offside [.

Refs like Martin Atkinson don't realise football is a gladiatorial contest and are ruining the game for fans

In this column seven days ago, I urged the football authorities to show a little common sense, and recognise the Merseyside derby is an encounter that requires sensitive handling.

——————————- Other recent stories UNTOLD REFEREES: Everton 0 Liverpool 2; Stoke 1 Man U 1; Chelsea 4 Swansea 1 UNTOLD CORRUPTION: Should Arsenal join other major teams in match fixing, in order to survive ——————————- By Walter Broeckx What is exactly the influence of the chief of the PGMOL on the refs?

Why Kenny was canny in criticising refs so early in season

Kenny Dalglish responded to Liverpool's first Premier League defeat at Stoke by declaring he wanted to see referee's chief Mike Riley. Some portrayed Dalglish's post-match comments as a rant after the 1-0 defeat courtesy of Jonathan Walters' controversial penalty.

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King Kenny blasts refs and demands respect for Liverpool

"But more importantly than respecting referees and their campaign, they should have respect for my football club," says Kop boss

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Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish: Refs are out to get us!

Kenny Dalglish rocked football by claiming that referees have been victimising Liverpool in their decisions this season after a controversial penalty condemned them to a 1-0 defeat at Stoke.

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By Walter Broeckx After 3 days in the PL we cannot say much about how the refs will do in this season. But with the little data available we can try to have a look at some different things we have seen so far. First of all let us start and try to see if [...]

The next Timbers game isn't until September 10th. That's almost two weeks away. So what should we Timbers-loving folk do until then to pass the time? The obvious answer is, of course, to get deeply ingrained in one of the many fine European leagues that just recently started this month. However, I have a better proposition.

The Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) are the body that employs all referees and they select which particular official referees a particular game:"The PGMO look at the fixtures 6 weeks ahead, pick the right refs for the right games, then review this on a weekly basis. They take all factors into account, other games they have reffed, who they support, distance to travel, and in some cases

The Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) are the body that employs all referees and they select which particular official referees a particular game:"The PGMO look at the fixtures 6 weeks ahead, pick the right refs for the right games, then review this on a weekly basis. They take all factors into account, other games they have reffed, who they support, distance to travel, and in some cases

By Walter Broeckx, the Untold ref So here we are after 2 weeks in the EPL this season. A short roundup of the state of affair in the wonderful world of the refs. We have been able to cover 9 games in the EPL so far. It should have been 10 but because of the [...]

European Club Association chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has called on FIFA president Sepp Blatter to introduce reforms in soccer or risk the fate of toppled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

Rummenigge told Swiss business magazine Bilanz on Friday that Blatter would be smart to introduce reforms "before his successor does it, or before a revolution comes from outside.

By Walter Broeckx The Barton fall out I call it. And the FA and the PGMOL should consider what they are doing. Because they are making life very difficult for the refs. And by the refs I don't mean the refs in the EPL. They get paid a nice sum of money to make up [...]

By Walter Broeckx, one of The Untold refs Well we had our first game and you have seen the model we are currently using. Perfection is difficult to reach, and when I was reviewing the review I found some part of the puzzle might be a bit too much to put in one article. I [...]

By Ref reviewer 03 Next in our reviewed games is the first game of Swansea in the PL. A visit to Manchester City and Mike Dean was the ref. Let's have a look at how one of our favourite refs did this game. Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment points weight on 2 OTHER [...]

A wild and crazy game in San Jose saw Colorado return to the Rockies with 3 points. They got some help from the refs and some good play from the midfield but this game could have easily gone the other way.
San Jose had more possession but Colorado had better chances early. Seven minutes in Folan slammed a Mullan cross off the post from his head.

Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Walter Broeckx What a big chance the refs have missed on Sunday. The plan was that Thierry Henry would have played the last 5 minutes for Arsenal in the game between Arsenal and New York Red Bulls. But the refs didn't allow this as it was against the rules.

Recently I tweeted out asking what you think is wrong with MLS. I got a plethora of responses. Some were well thought out and some simply ranted and moaned without being realistic. I thought I'd address some of the more thought out ones. Number one on my list was a follow up to my previous thoughts on Jurgen Klinsmann.

It's kind of interesting how standards change because of needs. I've mentioned a few times on here before, that I had a conversation with an assessor who said her first decision is who needs a real referee crew, and who can get by with just a "body" to fulfill USSF requirements. On the other hand, now that I'm involved in roller derby, it's very very common to see significant others wearing stripes (or non-skating official jerseys) in matches.

UK journalist Matt Slater has summarized the corruption scandal in Greek football for the English speaking world here, but one line struck me in particular:

When Deputy Culture Minister Giorgos Nikitiadis said this was "the darkest day in the history of Greek football" it was probably the first pronouncement by a politician anybody in the country had entirely agreed with for months.

Before I even get into this, I want to acknowledge that by no means do I pretend to be the first to point this issue out. In fact, sources from across the league have been pointing this out all season long. But if we don't continue the conversation, then nothing will be done and it'll all get lost in the shuffle.

As you all saw I missed last week's Power Rankings while I was out on vacation. In a way this is a combination of week 13 and 14.

A decent amount of movement in the middle and the bottom in this week's rankings. The Eastern Conference continues to make matters complicated here in the rankings as it is full of clubs just bunched together here.

Thierry Henry was red carded last night in Portland. (Getty Images)

If you watched even a few seconds of last night's Portland-New York match you saw how horrible the refs are in Major League Soccer right now. New York Red Bull GM Erik Soler was upset and released this statement below about last night's game.