Premier League Referee Power Rankings: October 2019
The third edition of this season’s Premier League Referee Power Rankings features the ultimate downfall of one referee and the continual rise of a few...
Premier League Referee Power Rankings: September 2019
The second edition of this season’s Premier League Referee Power Rankings sees a bit of movement in the top half and a few new entries...
My Take on Sky Sports’ Take on Mike Riley and VAR So Far
Look, I have nothing against Sky Sports, I swear. I don’t even live in the UK, so I don’t have access to their programming anyways....
Premier League Referee Power Rankings: August 2019
Welcome to a new series on Player23! This season, I will be power-ranking the referees in the Premier League after each month of play, starting...
VAR: Very Arbitrary Refereeing
Here’s a hot take to start off this rant I’m about to go on. I thought VAR at the Women’s World Cup was executed brilliantly....
VAR in the Premier League
In what’s sure to be a major talking point of the 2019-20 season, VAR will grace the Premier League for the first time ever this...
Match Incident: James Ward-Prowse Yellow Card, Southampton vs Newcastle
The concept of the ‘professional foul’ is one that is seemingly endlessly debated, whether by football pundits on Match of the Day or armchair analysts...
Match Incident: Kyle Walker Handball, Man City vs Tottenham
“Maybe not for Manchester City but for me and for the rest of humanity I think yes it was a penalty.” I raised an eyebrow...
Five Things to Watch: Premier League Referees, Matchweek 35
A big week looms in the Premier League – with some teams playing their games in hand, 14 games are on tap from Saturday to...