Coote in the act: Halsey, Attwell and other great referee controversies

From match-fixing to an official ‘making an idiot’ of himself by celebrating, we look back at five notable incidents

GHOST GOAL: Referee Stuart Attwell is surrounded by Watford players after he incorrectly awarded a goal to Reading. Picture: Ian Walton/Getty Images

Halsey’s ‘pressure’ claim 

Mark Halsey, a former Premier League referee, claimed in 2016 he was put under pressure by Professional Game Match Officials Ltd to lie about whether he had seen an incident. Steven Nzonzi, playing for Blackburn at Stoke in 2011, elbowed Ryan Shawcross, but Halsey was happy it was not a red-card offence.