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Ref Rants

05.10.09
After Fergie’s bizarre outburst at referee Alan Wiley, we take a look at some famous instances when managers have lost it... more

Phil Brown hit by FA fine for Mike Riley rant

24.06.09
Football: Hull manager Phil Brown has been fined £2,500 for improper conduct relating to comments made about Mike Riley after the Tigers' FA Cup defeat at Arsenal in March... more

Cesc Fabregas is in the clear over Hull 'spitting' row

22.05.09
Football: Cesc Fabregas will not face punishment over the spitting row with Hull after the Football Association cleared him of any wrongdoing... more

Chelsea's Euro stars fall short on home front

29.04.09
Football: How could Chelsea, doing what they did in the Nou Camp, perform so badly against also-rans like Spurs and Everton?... more

Cesc Fabregas charged over Hull spitting incident

24.04.09
Football: Cesc Fabregas has been charged with two counts of improper conduct by the Football Association over his actions after last month’s match against Hull ... more

Right to turf out the old stadium but new pitch shames the FA

22.04.09
Football: I have two problems with the FA Cup semi-finals; they shouldn't have been at Wembley, and the pitch is awful... more

Gunners "open" to FA investigation

20.03.09
Arsene Wenger maintains Arsenal will co-operate fully with the Football Association following allegations Cesc Fabregas spat at Hull assistant manager Brian Horton... more

Fab's dark side casts a shadow over his future

19.03.09
Football: Cesc Fabregas may be one of Europe’s top talents, but he must tame his fiery temperament or see his career go up in flames ... more

Gallas and Bendtner silence the boo-boys

18.03.09
Football: Two of Arsenal's most maligned players defied their detractors to produce decisive contributions to keep the Gunners' hopes of domestic glory on track... more

Chelsea return to second after brushing aside City

16.03.09
Chelsea took full advantage of Liverpool's demolition job on Manchester United to move back into second place in the Barclays Premier League.... more

Redknapp falls flat on his second honeymoon

09.02.09
For Harry Redknapp, as for so many others who have relied on its rejuvenative powers, the second honeymoon turned out to be a flop -but I suppose this was inevitable... more

This transfer window is pure smash and grab

04.02.09
The unseemly scramble we witnessed at the end of the transfer window is not the way football should do its business... more

Lampard's ref plea

04.02.09
Football: Frank Lampard has urged officials to use more common sense after having his red card against Liverpool overturned... more

Lampard wins appeal against red card

03.02.09
Frank Lampard has escaped a ban after winning an appeal against his controversial red card in Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool... more

Quaresma's set to spark up Blues

03.02.09
Football: Chelsea could turn the loan deal of Ricardo Quaresma from Inter Milan into a permanent transfer in the summer should he impress in the second half of the season... more

Scolari's mind games only give his stars a headache

02.02.09
Chelsea's latest poor defeat should have Luiz Felipe Scolari rethinking his tactics and also his attempts at pre-match mind games... more

Clueless Blues are in need of complete makeover

02.02.09
Whenz Felipe Scolari took charge of Chelsea last summer, the club were full of big expectations - now they are just heading for major disappointment... more

Referees are picking on us, says angry Cole

02.02.09
Jose Bosingwa has apologised for his ‘kung fu’ kick on Liverpool’s Yossi Benayoun... more

Smiley Riley gives Chelsea rhyme and reason for despair

02.02.09
Despite the fact that Liverpool may barely have deserved to win the match,Chelsea earned the right to lose it... more

Lampard sees red as Liverpool close gap on United

02.02.09
Fernando Torres scored his first goals since October to keep Liverpool's title dreams alive... more

Saints see red as Ferguson sets up revenge mission

05.01.09
Sir Alex Ferguson will have the perfect opportunity to hand out a dose of revenge when his Manchester United team take on Tottenham in the fourth round of the FA Cup later this month... more

Strictly speaking, the strife of Riley saved Zola's bacon

15.12.08
Given all the signs, I could take a whip and lacerate myself into intensive care for not betting heavily on the result at Stamford Bridge, says Matthew Norman... more

FA kick out Cahill’s red card appeal

30.09.08
Football: Everton midfielder Tim Cahill has failed with his appeal against the red card he received in Saturday's Merseyside derby... more

Ferguson is shocked at Riley reward

26.09.08
Sir Alex Ferguson spoke of his amazement that referee Mike Riley will be in charge of the Merseyside derby... more

It’s simply impossible to give our woeful refs any respect

24.09.08
Where is the Football Association's Respect campaign going? Anyone at Stamford Bridge on Sunday will have no hesitation in saying, nowhere... more

United fined £25,000 but Rio’s in clear

22.09.08
Football: Manchester United have been fined £25,000 by the Football Association after picking up seven bookings against Chelsea... more

Ronaldo's ingratitude epitomises top stars' egomania

25.06.08
Cristiano Ronaldo has been the star turn of the European Championships for all the wrong reasons... more

Stars turn their backs on respect

03.06.08
Shock new figures today highlight the lack of respect London's footballers are showing towards referees.... more

Cole tells Blues to cut out errors

28.03.08
Ashley Cole tells his Chelsea team-mates they have to cut out defensive mistakes... more

Alan Hutton forgives Ashley Cole

20.03.08
Alan Hutton refuses to condemn Chelsea's Ashley Cole for his ugly challenge... more

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