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Premier League referee has claimed Roy Keane was a “pleasure” to handle despite his fearsome reputation as a player.The Manchester United legend is best remembered for his passion and determination in the middle of the park which occasionally crossed the line. That, along with his hard-tackling, resulted in the Irishman becoming renowned as a no-nonsense hard-man.But retired Irish referee Dermot Gallagher, who refereed Premier League matches from 1992 to 2007, has rubbished the image of Keane as an abrasive figure.

Bobby Madden has been selected as the referee for Celtic and Rangers' crucial Scottish Cup semi-final tie later this month.

Tyson Fury has had his refereeing request granted as there will be no British judges officiating his long-awaited boxing grudge match against Dillian Whyte. The heavyweight champion, 33, was heavily critical of home nation officials after Josh Taylor scored a controvesial victory over Jack Catterall last month.

Premier League. But once upon a time, the official from Wirral had to graft his way to the top - and it has not been an easy ride - after starting out life at a chicken factory. Dean's life was a mixture of long hours and a lack of sleep as he tried to combine his passion with his job, and he admitted that he killed 135,000 chickens during his time at the factory.

HAVE YOUR SAY! Do boxing referees need more protection? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionFootage of the moment he was hit showed the boxer who accidentally punched him lifting his left glove up to apologise before continuing to pummel his opponent.He went down on his knees the moment the bell sounded seconds later as a TV commentator said: "The referee is obviously hurt from the right hook he received."A colleague, confused by the speed of the punch, said he doubted the punch could be to blame before a slow-motion replay confirmed its intensity and left viewers in no doubt it was obviously the cause of his discomfort.The bizarre incident happened during a featherweight fight in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua broadcast live at the weekend on TV Azteca.Mike Tyson accidentally landed a powerful left hook on British ref John Coyle in June 2000 as he hammered away at Lou Savarese.On New Year’s Day Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Iago Kiladze punched the referee Samuel Burgos after he was stopped in defeat during his encounter with Viktor Faust at a US casino.

Rangers and Celtic. Collum, who is one of the country's most respected officials, did well to keep a lid on things during a feisty clash at Ibrox.

Championship clash between Stoke City and Sheffield United.John Egan's 77th minute own goal gave the Potters all three points as United's play-off hopes suffered a blow at the Bet365 Stadium on Saturday. But it was Webb who got fans talking on social media after he copped the ball square in the face. Webb hit the deck early on when Sander Berge's pass deflected into his mush.

Bundesliga referee Christian Dingert admitted feeling annoyed after Bayern Munich played with 12 men for a few seconds of their 4-1 win against SC Freiburg on Saturday.The German giants had an extra player on the field for around nine seconds late in the game after a mix-up with their substitutes. The remarkable incident occurred in the 86th minute when Corentin Tolisso and Kingsley Coman were due to be replaced by Marcel Sabitzer and Niklas Suele. But the fourth official made a huge blunder and displayed the wrong number for Coman, with the France winger continuing on the pitch for a few seconds.

Brazilian official works in his home nation’s elite division as well as doing international games. A far cry from the referees in the Premier League such as Mike Dean and Michael Oliver, Daronco is completely shredded and often is seen with his humongous biceps popping from his short-sleeved shirt.It’s common for players to remonstrate with refs, even if they know that they are wrong.

Jack Grealish has admitted that he wanted Serge Aurier to stay on the pitch during England's comprehensive 3-0 win over the Ivory Coast on Tuesday night - and he even pleaded with the referee not to send him off.Grealish was back to his tantalising best on a comfortable night for Gareth Southgate's side at Wembley. OIlie Watkins, Raheem Sterling and Tyrone Mings bagged the goals for England, but Grealish was a menace throughout and teed up Sterling for his strike on the stroke of the break.And Manchester City's £100million man tormented Aurier for the majority of the first half before the ex-Tottenham man was given his marching orders for two yellow cards.But Grealish revealed after the match that he did his best to persuade the referee to let Aurier stay on to keep things competitive.

Premier League referee Jeff Winter has blasted the current crop of top-flight officials as "s****" in an extraordinary outburst.Winter, 66, oversaw matches in the Premier League from 1995 to 2004. But he has seemingly been left unimpressed by the current standard of officiating. The memorable whistler was talking about PGMOL boss Mike Riley when he made the shock outburst about the present-day officials on the Under The Cosh YouTube channel.

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Ralf Rangnick accused the Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic of making it 'easy' for Atletico Madrid to waste time in their Champions League victory over Manchester United.

Manchester United fans are beside themselves with rage after referee Slavko Vincic ‘ignored’ two incidents in Atletico Madrid’s favour before the Spanish side opened the scoring in the Red Devils' 1-0 defeat.Following the 1-1 draw at Wanda Metropolitano, the pair faced off for their Champions League round of 16 second-leg tie at Old Trafford. United opened brightly but soon Diego Simeone’s side turned up the heat and started to threaten at goal.Joao Felix managed to put the ball in the net in the first half, only for it to be chalked off for offside.

Manchester City and Liverpool striker has been in red-hot form for Adana Demirspor since joining in July of 2021, scoring 12 goals and laying on six assists.Despite Balotelli scoring a penalty in Super Lig clash against Sivasspor on Sunday (March 13), Vincenzo Montella’s side lost 3-2 at home amid a debated offside call.The 31-year-old excellently guided a cross that came into the box through his own legs and across the face of goal - but it was ruled out.Not one to shy away from confrontation, Balotelli wrote on Instagram: "Meantime they continue to disallow my goals and assists. Very nice and clean system there is here."Back in January, Balotelli received his first Italian national team call up in four years after impressing former City boss Mancini.The striker will now be hoping to force his way into the World Cup playoff plans as they take on North Macedonia before a potential final against Portugal or Turkey.Could Mario Balotelli return to the Premier League? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionMancini said of the forward following this recent to the side: "We are curious to see him again after a little time."He must not promise me anything, as I must not promise him anything.

A darts match between Joe Cullen and Daryl Gurney on Sunday afternoon spiralled into chaos as some members of the crowd started whistling.During the German Darts Championship match, referee George Noble had called on the crowd several times to stop making noises as it was clearly putting off and aggravating the players.The whistling continued and the referee threatened to stop the game entirely, insisting that if such sounds persisted he would be taking the players off the stage.After Gurney managed to find his stride and saw off Cullen with a 6-3 win in the last 16, some online comments blasted the actions of the crowd. One said: "Why on earth would anyone do that? Imagine like you go to a professional darts championship created by the PDC, you are watching the raining masters and a one-time world grand prix winner playing an amazing game and YOU are whistling like you have nothing better to do."Another scorned: "Paying good money to watch the best in the world play, and some jacka** is whistling.

MMA referee was accidentally knocked out after being kicked in the head by a fighter during the IMMAF Super Cup semi-final clash between Ireland and Mexico.Despite taking the thumping kick, referee Scott Manhardt impressively got back to his feet and continued to officiate the rest of the fight.Marhardt found himself in the middle to officiate the lightweight clash between Ireland’s Lewis Byrne and Mexico’s Luis Gonzalez.Throughout the opening two rounds the bout was no doubt a close one, with both fighters enjoying some success in the tightly-fought semi-final clash.In the final moments of the second round, Gonzalez looked to stamp his authority on the fight as he attempted to land a rolling thunder kick on his opponent.The Mexican’s kick however came on the stroke of the bell, and in an attempt to stop the late blow, official Manhardt stepped in between the two fighters.However it appeared the referee got a bit too close for comfort as whilst he stopped Gonzalez landing the kick on Byrne, he instead was the man who took the blow.The kick saw Marhardt stumble before he fell to the floor, with the TV commentators describing the blow as ‘the most definitive shot of the fight so far’.What is the most bizarre incident you've ever witnessed in MMA? Let us know in the comments section.Despite the devastating knockout, referee Manhardt got himself back to his feet, brushed off the blow and continued to officiate the rest of the fight.Whilst Gonzalez was able to land a knockout on the referee, he was unable to pose a similar threat to his opponent Byrne, as the Irishman went on to clinch victory via a unanimous decision.In the midst of his celebrations the Irishman took to social media to share a clip of the official’s fall

PSG’s remarkable collapse against Real Madrid.Kylian Mbappe had seemingly secured the French side’s place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a first-half strike.But as has so often happened in European football’s premier club competition, Los Blancos staged a stunning comeback to break PSG hearts, though it was a comeback all of the Ligue 1 side’s making.First, Karim Benzema pressured Gianluigi Donnarumma into passing the ball straight to Vinicius, who laid the ball back to the striker to fire in.Then, Luka Modric burst through a wide-open PSG midfield before slipping in an unmarked Benzema to level the game.Straight from PSG’s kick-off after that goal, Madrid won the ball before Marquinhos sent a poor clearance directly to Benzema who completed his hat-trick with a first-time finish.Even by PSG’s standards it was an astonishing collapse, but rather than blame his players, Pochettino launched a scathing attack on Makkelie.The Argentine boss felt there was a foul in the build-up to Benzema’s opening goal, a strike Pochettino insisted “changed the game”.Should Karim Benzema's first goal have been ruled out for a foul on Gianluigi Donnarumma? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section...“It's impossible not to talk about this big mistake made by the referees. It's hard not to accept.

Jim Goodwin feels Aberdeen deserved a point at Ibrox - and says Rangers’ winning goal SHOULDN’T have stood.

Manchester City fans are split in opinion on the news that Everton have received an apology from the PGMOL after the Toffees were denied a penalty against City.

Michael Oliver has been appointed as the referee for the upcoming Manchester derby this weekend.