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The referee who sent off Robin van Persie in Arsenal’s 3-1 defeat by Barcelona is no stranger to controversy. Massimo Busacca, who was heavily criticised…

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST-16 SECOND-LEG, 8 MARCH 2011, CAMP NOU Barcelona Messi (45, 71 P) Xavi (68) 3 – 1 Arsenal Busquets (52 OG) Furious Robin…

Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has been handed a £10,000 fine by the Football Association and warned about his future conduct for posting comments and a mocked-up image of referee Howard Webb on Twitter

Sir Alex Ferguson hailed his side’s defensive stability after Manchester United returned to the summit of the Premier League despite being held to a goalless draw by Tottenham at White Hart Lane

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny believes his mind games with Wayne Rooney might have forced the Manchester United striker into missing his penalty during Monday night’s clash at Old Trafford

Arsene Wenger admitted Jack Wilshere deserved his red card for a reckless challenge on Nikola Zigic in the closing stages as Arsenal got back to winning ways against Birmingham

Serbia could be disqualified from Euro 2012 following the crowd trouble which led to Tuesday night’s match between Italy and Serbia being abandoned

Stoke manager Tony Pulis has called for the PFA to clamp down on diving in football – and accused Samir Nasri of conning the referee during Arsenal’s clash with Tottenham last week

Stand-in skipper Steven Gerrard insists England are fully focused ahead of tonight’s European Championship qualifier against Switzerland in Basel

Fabio Capello has conceded that his England players are suffering from low confidence after the World Cup, and admitted he does not yet know how to remedy the issue

English referee Howard Webb has been selected to officiate this Sunday’s World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologised to England and Mexico after both sides were on the receiving end of refereeing mistakes on Sunday

FIFA have again ruled out the possibility of introducing goal-line technology in football following a day of controversial refereeing decisions at the World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo says Portugal “have every chance” of reaching the last 16 of the World Cup following their 0-0 draw with Ivory coast on Tuesday

The race for the La Liga title will go down to the final weekend after Real Madrid and Barcelona both secured victories

Does UEFA’s swift action mark the introduction of a new set of methods to stop the cheats?