The AFL has made its own captain’s call on the push to allow team skippers to challenge umpiring decisions by sending them to video review.
World Cup referees announcing decisions on a microphone has been amusing to watch,but this latest addition by FIFA still does not let spectators in on the details.
Decisions taken after a video assistant referee review will be communicated over loudspeakers at stadiums and on television - addressing a long-time bugbear of football fans.
Details have emerged of the chaotic moments before Melbourne goalkeeper Tom Glover was hit in the head by a bucket,as A-League referee Alex King was trying to shield him from pitch invaders.
It started off as a whisper but has become a roar;do the better teams get the rub of the green from the referees? The figures make for interesting reading.
The video assistant referee costs A-League clubs several hundred thousand dollars per season - and some are now questioning whether it’s worth it after the latest debacle cost the Central Coast Mariners dearly.
Melbourne City star Jamie Maclaren says error-making officials are ducking the same public scrutiny that players and coaches routinely cop for their mistakes.
Ladder-leading Central Coast were left feeling like they had been “robbed” after a night of high drama against Adelaide United.
Data compiled by the Herald shows a swing of 76 penalties in favour of visiting sides while crowds were axed from NRL games.
The NRL has overhauled the refereeing ranks. Now attention has turned to transforming how the bunker will be used.
The International Football Association Board slammed pedantic offside calls from the VAR that could lead to a change in the A-League's hawk-eye technology.