Posted on 8th March 2019
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Deportivo Carcha’s Luis Acuna was booked for this unique celebration – after tucking away a penalty he climbs a ladder to update the scoreboard himself. On returning to the field the referee promptly booked him.
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VAR is extremely unpopular and if this farce from the Scotland game last night is anything to go by, it will remain so for the forseeable future. Scott McTominay’s superbly hit free-kick against Spain was ruled out because of some ethereal infringement – but no-one’s quite sure what. Ridiculous stuff from the officiating team.
Derby County’s administrators have been given an extra month to provide proof of how the Championship club will be funded for the rest of the season.
The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) was contacted last night by the Sports Ground Safety Association (SGSA), who told us that the option for football clubs to offer licensed standing at all levels of the game in England and Wales has at last been passed into official Government policy.
Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship Clubs have unanimously agreed to proceed with the formation of a new independent body – called NewCo – to run the women’s professional game in England.
