Video technology: Justice on the football field, but at what cost?
The moment Victor Moses fell to the floor last Saturday afternoon, Wembley held its breath. What would Anthony Taylor do? Had he seen it clearly? He had, it seemed, as he [...]
Alex Vryzakis
Social Media: Football’s rude awakening to the modern world
Following Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s Twitter faux pas, Alex Vryzakis discusses how social media can influence perceptions in football. Logging into Twitter and Facebook [...]
Women and the wage gap: A long road ahead for the WSL
Alex Vryzakis discusses the wage gap and differing opportunities in WSL and Premier League, calling for more public interest to raise the stakes in the women’s game. Asking [...]
Arsenal: How Piers Morgan’s social media presence sparks problems and debates among fans.
Alex Vryzakis takes a look at Arsenal fan Piers Morgan’s desire to spark discussion and provoke fans through his tweets about the Gunners. The ‘WengerOut’ [...]
The North London Derby: Arsenal & Tottenham back at it again
To Tottenham fans, the final moments of last season only served to underline the curse of Arsene Wenger’s reign. That the Frenchman’s Arsenal side had managed to pip [...]
Ref Review: Chelsea get lucky against Manchester United, Tottenham got off lightly
Alex Vryzakis looks at the weekend’s refereeing decisions including Moussa Sissoko’s elbow to Harry Arter, penalty decisions at West Ham and Michael [...]
Ref Review: Mark Halsey surprised by “tame” Liverpool vs Manchester United encounter, says Arsenal man was unlucky
Alex Vryzakis looks at Granit Xhaka’s questionable red card against Swansea, handball decisions at Chelsea, and two penalties given at the Etihad as she casts her eye [...]
Ref Review: Mark Halsey praises Tottenham v Manchester City officiating but says United got away with one
Alex Vryzakis discusses Ander Herrera’s challenge on Joe Allen, Bournemouth’s call for handball against Watford and Raheem Sterling‘s clash with Danny [...]
Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Good decisions all round for Manchester City and Liverpool
Alex Vryzakis and former professional referee Mark Halsey from youaretheref.com run the rule over the the latest batch of controversial decisions from the latest set [...]
Ref Review: Arsenal get a stroke of fortune whilst Manchester United have reason to be unhappy
Alex Vryzakis highlights where this weekend’s referees at Goodison Park and KCOM Stadium went wrong, contrasted with the conscientious decisions being made at the [...]
The Offside Rule 