Brendan Rodgers insists his remarks about referee Lee Mason after Liverpool’s loss at Manchester City were not meant as an attack on the official’s integrity.

England’s top referee Graham Poll has been disciplined for an incident which occurred at a pre-season training camp for officials.

Managers have today been given the green light to send on substitutes with tactical notes to hand to team-mates.

Referees chief Keith Hackett today called for Jose Mourinho to retract comments claiming Neale Barry was influenced by Alex Ferguson during Chelsea’s clash with Manchester United.

Arsenal’s new home at Ashburton Grove will be known as the Emirates Stadium for the next 15 years after they agreed a £100m (€145m) deal with Emirates Airlines.