The use and absence of VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology at certain points in the FA Cup has led to familiar controversies in England's flagship cup competition in recent seasons.

FILE - Olympique de Marseille president Pablo Longoria listens to a question before a French League One soccer match between Marseille and Lens at the Stade Velodrome ... His comments were widely ...

There were tears and sobs as an amateur boxer learned his fate for breaking a referee’s jaw in a “cowardly” and “senseless” attack after a soccer match. Adam Abdallah, 26, was filmed ...

26, 2025. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP) SYDNEY (AP) — An amateur boxer has been jailed for assaulting a match referee at a suburban Sydney soccer game in Australia almost two years ago. Adam Abdallah ...

A boxer has landed behind bars for a brutal assault on a referee at a suburban soccer match that began when the official hit him with a sideline flag. Adam Abdallah was filmed violently assaulting ...

The horrific words an amateur boxer uttered to a referee before breaking his jaw at a soccer match have been revealed in court. Adam Abdallah came to the public’s attention in 2023 after a video ...

“I condemn in the strongest possible terms the remarks made by the president and officials of Olympique de Marseille against French refereeing in general and the referee of yesterday’s match, Jérémy ...

The final whistle of Inter Miami CF’s Concacaf Champions Cup match against Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night at Children's Mercy Park saw a referee ask Lionel Messi for his autograph ...

Jersey swaps are a common thing in soccer, and since Lionel Messi's arrival ... Messi received an unusual request. Referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava approached Messi following the match for his ...

Bellingham could face a lengthy ban under guidelines for the use of "offensive terms or attitudes" towards match officials but the player said the referee had misunderstood him. "I'm an English player ...

The fallout from the controversial red card Jude Bellingham received this past weekend continues as there's now a new twist involving referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero. Montero gave a red card to ...

PAMPLONA, Spain, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti were left fuming over several referee decisions in their 1-1 draw at Osasuna on Saturday that extended their winless LaLiga ...