25 h. ago Howard Webb denies allegations against PGMOL at employment tribunal hearing

Professional Game Match Officials Board chief Howard Webb appeared before an employment tribunal to defend the organisation following allegations by Lisa Benn

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49 h. ago Howard Webb denies female referee was demoted after claiming male coach ‘manhandled’ her

Lisa Benn claims she lost her position on FIFA’s international officials list after making a complaint against a male coach

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53 h. ago Male and female former employees of Smokey Robinson accuse him of sexual assault

Motown star denies allegations, in addition to four existing sets of allegations against himTwo more former employees of the soul music star Smokey Robinson, both male and female, have alleged he sexually assaulted them, which he denies.Robinson is already facing similar allegations from four other former employees, who filed a joint lawsuit in May. This week, lawyers for the accusers filed a motion to have two further accusers added to the lawsuit, both anonymously. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Female football referee claims male coach ‘forcefully pushed’ her during a match

The female official gave evidence at an employment tribunal on Monday

Sport

7 d. ago Howard Webb due in court as PGMOL accused of 'ruining' woman referee's career

Ex-Premier League referee Howard Webb will appear in court next week as a case brought against the PGMOL by former Women's Super League (WSL) official Lisa Benn is heard

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1 week ago Man City should be delighted by Liverpool fume after Howard Webb response

More than two days after Liverpool lost comfortably to Manchester City, there are still moans about one refereeing decision

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1 week ago Howard Webb defends VAR’s decision to disallow Liverpool goal at Man City

Liverpool contacted PGMOL to raise concerns about the interpretation of the offside rules after what they believed was an ‘obvious’ refereeing error

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1 week ago Liverpool news: Howard Webb's VAR claim as Reds fume and Arne Slot has 'lost faith'

Liverpool were beaten by Manchester City after a hugely controversial refereeing decision denied the champions an equaliser just before half-time

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1 week ago Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk disallowed equaliser explained as Howard Webb dubs decision 'not unreasonable'

Reds already raised ‘serious concerns’ with the decision

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1 week ago Webb defends VAR ruling out Liverpool equaliser against Manchester City

Referee’s chief says disallowed goal not unreasonableWebb dismisses comparison to similar ruling for CityHoward Webb has said officials did not act unreasonably in denying Liverpool an equaliser against Manchester City last weekend, but stopped short of calling the controversial decision correct.Virgil van Dijk’s header was disallowed by the referee Chris Kavanagh, and not overturned by the video assistant Michael Oliver, after Andy Robertson was adjudged to have had an impact on the City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma while standing in an offside position. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Howard Webb says ‘not unreasonable’ for Liverpool goal at City to be ruled out

Liverpool contacted the referees’ chief to raise concerns about the interpretation of the offside rules.

Events

1 week ago PGMOL give final verdict on disallowed Virgil van Dijk goal in Man City vs Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk had a header ruled out for Liverpool in their 3-0 defeat to Manchester City and now PGMOL chief Howard Webb has given his verdict on the VAR decision

Politics

1 week ago BREAKING: Liverpool get final VAR verdict as Howard Webb responds to Virgil van Dijk complaint

Virgil van Dijk saw his equaliser for Liverpool controversially ruled out by VAR

Society

1 week ago Liverpool get final VAR verdict as Howard Webb responds to Virgil van Dijk complaint

Virgil van Dijk saw his equaliser for Liverpool controversially ruled out by VAR

Society

1 week ago Liverpool complain to PGMOL about Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed goal at Man City

Van Dijk’s header was ruled out on the field and reviewed by VAR due to Andy Robertson, in an offside position, ducking under the ball.

Society

2 w. ago As his debut film Once Were Warriors showed, Lee Tamahori was a director of guts and flair

Tamahori was the outstanding director of Along Came a Spider and Die Another Day – but his first film was his greatest workIn 1994, the New Zealand film-maker Lee Tamahori made one of the biggest debuts of the decade, firing on all six cylinders with his gut-wrenching social-realist melodrama Once Were Warriors. The Mekes are a working-class Maori family in South Auckland: Temuera Morrison is the boozing, brawling, bragging alpha-male welfare claimant Jake, who comes home from drinking in the pub with his pathetic sycophant mates to terrorise and assault his wife Beth, played by Rena Owen, and their five children. He is entirely indifferent to the fate of his two elder sons who have drifted into gangland culture and crime, as well as his sensitive daughter Grace, who has talent as a writer. One son gets gang tattoos; the other is taken to a juvenile reformatory where he is at least tutored in the ways of Maori culture – the haka and the taiaha warrior spear – and learns dignity and ...

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2 w. ago Premier League managers make clear VAR demand to Howard Webb

Premier League managers have called upon Howard Webb to make a change to VAR in order to cut out errors that are currently being committed in the top-flight's use of technology

Politics

2 w. ago Premier League bosses pushing for major change to VAR after meetings with PGMOL chief Howard Webb

LEAGUE Managers Association chief Richard Bevan believes “pairing” refs with specific VARs will improve the consistency of decision-making. And he has now asked refs’ boss Howard Webb to consider a change in policy, convinced it will lead to better results. While PGMOL has a number of dedicated VAR officials, most of the top-flight refs also...

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2 w. ago Man claims 'passport bros' trend has ruined the image of the male solo traveller

The trend of 'passport bros' -  a man who chooses to travel or relocate abroad in search of a better lifestyle or love interest - has been growing.

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