Rafael Benitez claimed referee Howard Webb denied The Reds a legitimate penalty when Fabregas allegedly handled Steven Gerrard’s shot from a free-kick a few moments before the final whistle.
 
“We are really disappointed with the decision of the handball.
 
“It was very, very clear. The players were on the line. It was a handball. It has to [...]

Swedish referee Martin Hansson, who missed France’s controversial handball during the qualifying play-off against the Republic of Ireland, has been selected in the group of 30 elite referees who will be officiating at the World Cup in South Africa.
Hansson missed Thierry Henry’s double handball in the build-up to France’s equalising goal against the Irish which [...]

Bolton are just not going to let the controversy over the William Gallas tackle die down, they are extremely angry still and want an apology from the referee.
Bolton Defender Paul Robinson speaking to The Bolton News has made his feelings perfectly clear on the matter
“It was a joke decision and it happened right in [...]

The FA is unlikely to act over the William Gallas tackle on Bolton’s Mark Davies after the referee confirmed that he saw it as nothing more than two players coming together.
Davies was stretchered off with suspected ligament damage in what looked on TV a late tackle in front of the referee.
Bolton manager Owen Coyle called [...]

As always, when you fail to win it’s always the referee who gets the blame, even if it was obvious your team is performing well below par and cannot be trusted to win any given game anymore.
 
The Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is no different as he claims Liverpool should have been given not one but [...]

The 0-0 draw at home to Hull left Spurs boss Harry Redknapp amazed and upset at the same time. He thought the performance of Boaz Myhill; the Hull keeper was the best of his life, but bemoaned the Hull time wasting tactics and blamed the referee for not taking serious action.
“The keeper has had an [...]

Even Wolves boss Mick McCarthy appears to have learnt the trick from Sir Alex, hinting the referee of the Wolves game vs Wigan was incompetent. McCarthy didn’t exactly phrase it that way though, so maybe he will get away with it.
 
“The referee put a block in on David Jones which impeded him for the first [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson did not say something ridiculous about the quality of refereeing in United’s home game vs Burnley yesterday. Instead, he admitted Burnley played well, yet insisted the result was fair.
 
“We could have been embarrassed.” said Ferguson who’s side had to wait until the 64th minute to open the score, but ended up winning [...]

The repercussions to Liverpool’s Monday night 2-2 home draw to Birmingham are yet to be fully exposed, but –as always- someone has come out to accuse the referee. However, it’s Brum’s midfielder Lee Carsley this time around rather than a Merseysider.
 
Carsley basically blamed Liverpool striker David Ngog for a non-existing penalty, but has also implied [...]

As Wayne Rooney left the field after Man Utd’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea he was seen speaking to the camera saying 12th man and not in a happy way.
He was clearly referring to the referee as just before he made these comments he was seen having a go at the ref and refusing to shake [...]