Yesterday Luis Suarez made a public apology for his actions against Patrice Evra, but didn’t apologise to the man himself. His comments on skysports read: “I admitted to the commission that I used a word in Spanish once and only once. I told the panel members that I will not use it again on a football pitch in England. I never ever used this word...

The role of the referee is one of the toughest jobs in football. Every decision they make is vital and can have a serious impact on the outcome of a result. Their decisions are final, so there is added pressure on them to make the right choices. But how many times do we see them make a wrong decision or miss an incident? The answer is too many. But...

Hopefully everyone had a good Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! I’ve missed the last 2 or 3 rounds of premier league games over the festive period so now I’m back. I did however watch the Arsenal games and couldn’t believe that Vermaelen received a yellow when Koseilny fouled one of the QPR players in the previous match. Then again it...

The mid-week games brought us plenty of talking points. Blackburn’s match against Bolton classed as a six pointer was a nervous game for both teams, who are struggling at the bottom of the table. Neither side could afford to lose, but it was Bolton who were victorious. Bolton’s victory didn’t help to ease the pressure on Rover’s...

The Chief Crown Prosecutor today announced earlier this afternoon that they have enough evidence to prosecute John Terry for his comments towards Anton Ferdinand at Loftus Road on 23rd October 2011. The English centre half has denied the claims and has vowed to clear his name. Terry has been summoned to appear before a Magistrates court on 1st February...

Today the Football Association confirmed that Uruguyuan Striker Luis Suarez is set to receive an 8 match ban for his racial comments towards Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during the clash at Anfield on 15th October. The 24 year old is also to pay a fine of £40,000. After that match Evra told French TV Suarez had racially abused him at least...

According to BBC Sport the Red Devils have made a formal complaint to the FA over the allocation of tickets for their match against local rivals Man City on 8th January. Man United are entitled to 15% of the capacity of the Etihad Stadium which boasts 47,805 seats. 15% would be around 7100 seats, but Man City have only offered 5,500, citing safety...

  Controversy No.1 – Woodgate Should Have Been Sent Off Full Name: Anthony Taylor Born: 20th October 1978 (33) Premier League Debut: 2010 Last week there was no controversy of the weekend article, as I was away in Cornwall to see my nan and my father. I didn’t have an internet connection over there and don’t get me started on...

Found this video on fair play in football that I thought I should share. The first bit is the most interesting part of the video as I’ve never seen another team get revenge like that before. Watch the video below to see what I’m talking about. You can also watch this video on our footballfairplay channel.    

Yesterday England got some good luck with the news that striker Wayne Rooney’s 3 match ban would be reduced to only 2 games. The FA’s appeal that the striker’s punishment was too harsh was accepted by UEFA. The FA and Fabio Capello would surely be delighted with the news, but this does set a poor example about UEFA’s authority and is indeed...