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I think it's hard to referee any game with any sort of perfection. For example, I felt the referee on Saturday was fine. And he is a lot closer to things than we are. I do think, going back many years, that there were referees with certain team biases though.

Yes, but a number of the games that stick out will be those that folk watched as a 'neutral'.

Indeed. Ultimately it was the performance in Rome that let England down. The WC was very unforgiving in those days- especially if you were second seed in your qualifying group. I was allowed to stay up for the Wembley game. England were brilliant against what was seemingly twelve men. Even my...

Apparently, UEFA knew for five years prior to Anderlecht's ban about the bribery of the referee in the Forest match. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-37453762 It got me thinking. Has anyone seriously watched a match and wondered if there was evident bias going on ...