"The referee said to play on -- he said not to kick the ball out, " Sturridge revealed.
"In fact the local referee said it was unplayable yesterday teatime but the conference officials wanted us to give it as long as we could, " he said.
It is called the Liga Continental, said the referee's brother-in-law Pedro Lopez, who also gets paid to referee in the league.
The referee, witnesses said, had told the Star Academy players to ease up on the expected kneeldown.
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The Spaniard said referee Stuart Attwell had sent off defender Gary Caldwell for an incident he did not see, accusing the official of "lying".
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"One of the things I say to them every time they go out is about their discipline, about not getting involved with the opposition, not reacting to anything, not over-reacting and not getting involved with the referee or the officials, " said McGhee.
Paramor, the chief referee for the European Tour, said that when they reached the 16th green, Woods and Harrington were 17 minutes behind schedule.
John Paramor, the chief referee for the European Tour, said he warned Guan as the group walked to the 17th tee that he needed to speed it up.
"I am satisfied because it is the first time I am a coach when they changed the decision of the referee, " he said.
The foul was committed by Jens Jeremies but was wrongly attributed to Neuville by Scottish referee Hugh Dallas, the team said.
After the game, the FA requested Chelsea's CCTV footage of the incident and also said that referee Alan Wiley would have been in his dressing room, a long way from the scuffle.
In a separate statement, the Football Association of Singapore said that the Lebanese officials were referee Ali Sabbagh and assistant referees Ali Eid and Abdallah Taleb.
They said if the referee is against us that must mean we are the stronger side.
There was no buildup to the incident or previous exchange of words between the referee and player, Hoyal said.
"I think maybe this is the reason the referee started the second half very strange, " he said in reference to the award of Stoke's penalty.
"I saw the referee at half time and said 'you are due me an apology' and I got spoken to like I was a little boy, " the Hearts boss told BBC Scotland.
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"The referee was right, " said Houston.
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"The Scottish government can't be a participant and a referee at the same time, " he said.
Former Premier League referee Graham Poll said the decision was inexplicable and had sympathy for the Watford players and manager, Aidy Boothroyd, who was sent to the stands after remonstrating with the officials.
Henry avoided further punishment and after the match Fulham manager Hughes had no complaints over the severity of the challenge, although he said he did think at the time that the referee should have blown for a foul.
"Even sarcastic play is not allowed - the referee cannot accept that, " Nielsen said on BBC Radio Five Live.
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"The organizing committee does not have the power to change the referee's decision unless the referee admits he made a mistake in his official report, " said El Amrani.
"The clapping took place when the player's back was turned to the referee and when he was returning to his position on the pitch, " it said.
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The FA had said the alleged incident was not caught on camera or spotted by match referee Scott Mathieson but Swansea made the complaint and sent a copy of the match DVD to the authorities.
The 36-year-old said winning the award was "up there with being elected to referee the Rugby Word Cup".
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