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Red Card Given to Referees

Mother's Day, Father's Day – why not Referees' Day? Let's celebrate that much-maligned man-in-the-middle. Unfortunately, El dia del árbitro may prove short-lived in Spain's La Liga.

"It was time to pay homage to Spain's referees, but there was just one teensy problem with the plan: it was rubbish. And so, more to the point, were they." 'Let's never celebrate Referees' Day ever again'

Two for the Price of One

Fans may soon get the chance to shout twice the abuse at games as UEFA discuss using two referees:

"A meeting in Frankfurt of World Cup officials between March 21 and 25 will convey the particular requirement to eliminate diving, elbowing, time-wasting, the wearing of jewellery, shirt-pulling and studs-up tackling while aiming to enhance respect for referees and improve behaviour in the wall at free-kicks." Uefa plans experiment with two referees