Happiest on stage, managing the game

There has forever been a great clamour to hear from the referee. To let the referee explain his decisions. But are we ready for what he has to say? Or would it just confirm our worst fears? And maybe even all of Jose Mourinho’s suspicions.

Happiest on stage, managing the game

Men such as Martin Atkinson, Jon Moss, Andre Marriner — essentially they are the most powerful people in the world.

The boy Trump might be there or thereabouts, but even if he presses the big red button that says ‘do not press’, there will be some small delay in the fallout. During which he’ll likely have lost interest and returned to tweeting about the “boring NFL”.

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