Law 5 - The Referee

An analysis of the refereeing in the final of the twenty-third FIFA World Cup. 

A small review of matches in the quarterfinal, semifinal and third place playoff of the twenty-third FIFA World Cup.

A small review of matches in the second knockout round at the twenty-third FIFA World Cup. 

A small review of matches in the first knockout round at the twenty-third FIFA World Cup. 

A small review of matches in the final matchday of group stage action at the twenty-third FIFA World Cup. 

A small review of the final eight matches in matchday two at the twenty-third FIFA World Cup.

A look at some of the most controversial incidents from the group stages of FIFA World Cup 2026. 

A small review of matches twenty-five to forty in the twenty-third FIFA World Cup.

A small review of the first twenty-four matches in the twenty-third FIFA World Cup. 

In principle it is unfair to single out specific referees, and I would like to put firmly on the record that I wish Omar Al-Ali and his crew...

Third and last chapter of the  feature prepared by our reader Emmanuel, a journey through some unusual statistics ahead of the World Cup, wh...

Second chapter of the  feature prepared by our reader Emmanuel, a journey through some unusual statistics ahead of the World Cup, which is a...

We are pleased to present a feature prepared by our reader Emmanuel, a journey through some unusual statistics ahead of the World Cup, which...

Since I was asked for that, I tried to point out some key points, according to my opinion, about the process of selection for 2025-26 UEFA C...

Nearing sixty days before the tournament is to kickoff, the FIFA Referees Committee finished their deliberations and selected a team of 170 ...

Who will FIFA choose? Wilton Sampaio from Brazil seems to be a safe name for 2026 WC 

Please find below a (short) analysis about the candidates for 2023-24 UEFA CL, EL and ECL finals.

With the last assignments for Qualification's Play Off finals, it's time to make some predictions about the major tournament, to be ...

  Please find below a prediction about the candidates for 2022-23 UEFA CL, EL and ECL finals.

The last ≈ten years have been a uniquely bad time to be an elite class football referee. It seems somewhere along the line, their managers s...