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Scapegoat

Oh dear. Some orange people aren’t very happy. It seems that they weren’t the ones who won the World Cup last night and they think it’s the referee’s fault. I don’t agree – they were rubbish and they deserved to lose – but let’s let them have their say. Arjen Robben, for example: We sat [...]

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Howard Webb – A Yorkshireman at Soccer City

Many congratulations to local boy and colleague of my brother  - apparently, “you wouldn’t mess” – Howard Webb for being awarded (I believe this is the official technical term) the job of refereeing Sunday evening’s World Cup Final in Johannesburg. As the Sheffield Star (ah, the memories…) reports: The 38-year-old former police sergeant, from Rotherham, [...]

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