Recently, I had the good fortune of meeting head NFL referee Mike Carey.
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Morrison, head of elite referee development, reiterated his faith in his officials and criticised Venter's disclosure of their discussions in the wake of the Exiles' victory on 27 December.
There were more crunching tackles than chances in a scrappy first 30 minutes, most notably when Manuel Da Costa caught Dempsey with an elbow to the side of the head that went unpunished by referee Andre Marriner.
An off the ball incident led to N'Zogbia confronting Wilshere before leaning his head into the Englishman and giving referee Lee Probert no choice but to show the red card.
Play was stopped for over two minutes after an assistant referee was struck on the head by a coin, thrown from a section containing Northern Ireland fans.
The FC Midtjylland defender ripped off his shirt and swung it around his head, prompting the inevitable booking from the referee, but that mattered little as he celebrated a historic goal for his country.
McCabe was sickened when he heard the news that Ricardo Portillo had died Saturday, a week after the youth soccer referee in Utah had been punched in the head by a 17-year-old player angry over a yellow card.
At the beginning of round three referee Richie Davies warned both fighters about use of the head and later in the round Quigley connected with an overhand right, followed by a left hand which had Smith struggling against the ropes.
The Algerian keeper angrily chased down the referee and looked like he made contact with the official's head, who surprisingly only gave him a yellow card.
Dembele appeared to foul Ian Evatt as he chased Damien Duff's pass, but referee Mike Oliver waved play on and he crossed for Zamora to head emphatically beyond Gilks.
Referee Kenny Bayless warned Hatton for holding on the back of the head midway through the round, but Pacquaio was not perturbed, sending home a thunderous left hand that rendered Hatton unconscious before he had hit the floor.
The line official informed match umpire Louise Engzell about the incident and tournament referee Brian Earley came on to the court as matters came to a head.
Wasps director of rugby Tony Hanks insisted that the referee had no option but to send Robson off if he felt there had been a head-butt.
New Zealand assistant Steve Hansen, like Kiwi head coach Graham Henry a former Wales boss, suggested after beating Wales that their scrum had been treated unkindly by referee Alan Lewis.
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