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| Alex Ferguson has brushed off Avram Grant's claims that biased refereeing helped Manchester United clinch the Premier League title at Chelsea's expense. |
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| Chelsea manager Avram Grant has
made a stinging attack on Premier League referees, saying they
helped Manchester United win the title, British newspapers
reported on Thursday.
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Chelsea manager Avram Grant has risked the wrath of the Football Association by questioning the integrity of referee Steve Bennett. |
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| Chelsea manager Avram Grant laid himself open to disciplinary action by the Football Association after calling into question referee Steve Bennett's integrity. |
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| Referees should have the power to stop matches if players are subjected to racial abuse at next month's European Championship, France defender Lilian Thuram said Tuesday. Players such as Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o have previously advocated walking off the field if subjected to racist abuse. Thuram, who like Eto'o is black, said referees should be the ones taking decisive action. |
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| Zenit St. Petersburg fans have been warned against any racist behavior at Wednesday's UEFA Cup final against Glasgow Rangers. "There will be zero tolerance. The referee is perfectly in his rights to interrupt the game and not start again until problem resolves," UEFA spokesman William Gaillard said Tuesday. |
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| Japan's Kashima Antlers have made
peace with controversial referee Masaaki Iemoto after his
bizarre performance in this season's J-League curtain raiser.
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| The Colorado Rapids had their chances Saturday night against the Houston Dynamo. But the game came down to a late call in the penalty area when Ugo Ihemelu was considered by referee Tim Weyland to have played the ball with a handball. |
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| Craig Levein launched a scathing attack on Scottish referees and claimed Rangers are protected from defeat after watching his Dundee United side lose 3-1 at Ibrox on Saturday. |
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| Porto will keep the Portuguese
title after being stripped of six points for the alleged bribery
of referees in the 2003/4 season while former champions Boavista
have been relegated to the second division for similar offences.
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