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Referee
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Breaking New Ground
More history to be made by Joy Neville as she'll take charge of men's international
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Man in black
Tipperary native Fergal Horgan appointed as All-Ireland hurling final referee
17 Aug 2017
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Man in the Middle
'Somebody would want to explain the advantage rule to him because he didn’t seem to know it'
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Scrum Debate
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11 Jun 2017
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straight Talk
Sulley Muntari accuses referee who sent him off of lacking 'balls'
7 May 2017
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Disgrace
Sickening cheap-shot punch in French rugby league broke referee's jaw
28 Apr 2017
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Geezer
Kieran McGeeney banned for 12 weeks over incident with official - reports
26 Apr 2017
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costly
France lock fined €30k for 'cheats' outburst and criticism of Wayne Barnes
29 Mar 2017
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Man in the Middle
Reilly to referee Mayo game for first time since controversial 2014 All-Ireland semi-final replay
28 Mar 2017
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Man in black
'I sent off the player... He struck me in the aftermath'
23 Feb 2017
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Man in the Middle
'Donal wouldn't want us missing out' - hurling ref takes charge of game two days after brother's funeral
22 Feb 2017
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payday
One of the Premier League's top referees is quitting to move to Saudi Arabia
16 Feb 2017
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class of 95
'They called you a lot of other things, but they didn't call you 'Sir''
4 Feb 2017
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Punishment
Under-fire referee Mike Dean demoted to the Championship
18 Jan 2017
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Reaction
'It's the third time in a row I have won against Arsenal, and 3 times it was about the referee'
14 Dec 2016
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Man in the Middle
'I'll always reflect on where we started, the highs, lows and everything in between'
10 Dec 2016
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two finger salute
This Irish rugby fan's cheeky selfie with referee Nigel Owens ended in a sound gesture
5 Dec 2016
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Man in the Middle
Corkman Alan Kelly named MLS Referee of the Year for second consecutive season
5 Nov 2016
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put up or shut up
The black card is here to stay in Gaelic Football and why the sin bin would not work
13 Oct 2016
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Analysis
Referee controversy in Dundalk-Derry and more League of Ireland talking points
4 Apr 2016
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Tragedy
Player kills referee for red card in Argentina
16 Feb 2016
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Video
Referee unwittingly provides assist for Wigan goal
13 Jan 2016
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History Maker
'I don't expect red carpets rolled out for me' - the groundbreaking female GAA referee
7 Jan 2016
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Controversy
This is the penalty Anthony Foley was furious about after Munster's defeat
13 Dec 2015
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Complaint
'The referee had a terrible night' - Bosnia coach
17 Nov 2015
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Man in the Middle
Former League of Ireland official Alan Kelly voted MLS referee of the year
10 Nov 2015
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Final
World Rugby appoint Nigel Owens to referee the World Cup final
26 Oct 2015
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vicious assault
Investigation after volunteer referee attacked during schoolboy soccer match
26 Oct 2015
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Controversy
Real Madrid caught up in Clasico corruption row
22 Oct 2015
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Ouch
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1 Oct 2015
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Ref Justice
Brazilian referee takes the law into his own hands by pulling out a gun during red card dispute
29 Sep 2015
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Man in the Middle
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19 Sep 2015
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contrast
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15 Sep 2015
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Taking Charge
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8 Sep 2015
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Oi ref!
Top-flight referee starts Facebook page to explain decisions
11 Aug 2015
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Case for defence
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6 Aug 2015
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Behind The Scenes
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Referee
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Flying the flag
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Not so solid crew
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