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Jahrome Hughes is facing at least a week on the sidelines after an incident with a match official during Melbourne‘s win over the Warriors. The star halfback has been charged with grade two contrary conduct by the NRL judiciary following the 30-26 victory at AAMI Park. Hughes will miss one …

Port Vale say they will take a “zero tolerance” approach to fans who run onto the pitch after one of their supporters chased referee Craig Hicks off following the award of a penalty late in Saturday’s League One clash against Portsmouth. Hicks awarded a penalty in the closing stages of …

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Detroit Lions on Saturday night in a thrilling game between two of the best teams in the NFC. The Lions drove down the field and had a chance to take a lead with a two-point conversion with 23-seconds left in the game, but a successful …

Sam Allison will become the first black referee to officiate in the Premier League for 15 years when he takes charge of Sheffield United vs Luton Town this afternoon.       The record will also see him become the second black referee in the Premier League’s history, following Uriah Rennie who last officiated a …

The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers met on Christmas for a special edition of Monday Night Football. The 49ers started the scoring by recording a safety on the Ravens’ second posession of the game when Lamar Jackson tripped over an official who had tripped over his own feet. This …

The former president of Turkish club Ankaragucu was handed a lifetime ban by Turkey’s football federation on after punching a referee following a game earlier this week. The Turkish football federation’s disciplinary board has also ordered Ankaragucu to play five home matches behind closed doors and fined the club 60,000 …

Rebecca Welch will become the Premier League’s first female referee when she oversees the match between Fulham and Sheffield United on 23 December. Welch has been refereeing for 13 years and recently served as fourth official for Manchester United’s trip to Craven Cottage. She has refereed throughout the Football League, …

Ankaragucu’s Faruk Koca entered the field and hit referee Halil Meler in the face after the Super Lig match against Rizespor ended in a late 1-1 draw. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has suspended all leagues on a “night of shame” for the nation’s football after Ankaragucu’s president Faruk Koca …

A video captured the horrifying moment a football referee allegedly pulls a knife out during a match and stabs a player.  Mobile phone footage taken by an astonished fan captured the horrific scenes as players from two teams stormed around a referee midway through a game in Argentina. But as …

A dramatic day of Premier League action ended with a thrilling 3-3 draw between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski’s 90th minute equaliser rescued a point for Spurs, sparing them from a fourth consecutive defeat. But Manchester City felt they were denied a chance to retake the lead in …