Worst refereeing decision you've ever seen?

ColeTrain

First off lets not mention The Henry incident because it's too obvious and I'd imagine most posters are sick of hearing about it.

The worst decision I've seen this season was in the St Johnstone vs Celtic game where Michael Duberry clearly handled the ball inside the box, looked at the referee MR. Ian Brines who did nothing. Unbelievable stuff.









Trying to select the worst of all time is more difficult. We've all seen some howlers down through the years. I don't know why but the Man United vs Tottenham game from a few years back springs to mind. Pedro Mendes goal from the halfway line should have won the game for Spurs. Unbelievable how the referee and linesman missed it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-8dOjeVC80

An honourary mention to Graham Poll who managed to hand out three yellow cards to one player in the Australia vs Croatia game at the 2006 World Cup.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5108722.stm

Bertser

On a bias note it'd have to be the Luis Garcia goal in the CL semis in 2005, or any of Ovrebo's 6 or so decisions in the 2009 semis. Stuart Attwell's ghost goal in the Watford - Reading game a couple of years ago comes to mind.

gooch2k9

Chelsea v Barca semi final, two or three years back.

ColeTrain

Bertser wrote: »

On a bias note it'd have to be the Luis Garcia goal in the CL semis in 2005, or any of Ovrebo's 6 or so decisions in the 2009 semis. Stuart Attwell's ghost goal in the Watford - Reading game a couple of years ago comes to mind.

IIRC If the goal wasn't given then wouldn't it have been a straight red and a penalty?

The Volt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGBjsihKRGk

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2364256/Collina-denies-Everton-at-the-death.html

Everton’s 4th place finish in 2005 looked to be in vain when they lost the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Villareal 2-1 at Goodison Park. In the return game in Spain, Villareal looked to have it all sewn up when they took a first-half lead, but a 70th minute Mikel Arteta free-kick gave the Toffees hope. On they pressed, and they looked to have turned the tie completely on its head when Ferguson nodded in a corner soon afterwards. For reasons best known to himself, scary-faced referee Pierluigi Collina – officiating his last game before retirement – disallowed it, leaving a desperately-attacking Everton open to a last-minute Diego Forlan winner

eagle eye

There is no such thing as the worst, there are millions of them that have been equally as bad.

If I had to pick one, I'd say its Fifa not going for goal-line technology. While its strictly not a refereeing decision its does affect the ability to correctly referee for all of them.

dfx-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eETOxGn_NGk

The no penalty given 20 seconds into this clip

Oat23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuEqYgxt7xQ

Behind the linesman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8jOXF4GOiU

I don't see how you get that wrong!!!

mikemac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVksdN4QnvA

Rivaldo diving

The referee sent off the Turkish player but what was the linesman doing and why didn't he speak up?
He could not have been closer

Vurnon San Benito

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HCiBrKjNKE

From 30 seconds onwards.

Absolutely ridiculous! :pac:

Turtyturd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0YiuSbBdaQ

Tusky

Bertser wrote: »

On a bias note it'd have to be the Luis Garcia goal in the CL semis in 2005.

No way should that decision even be in the running. Lets say for a moment that it wasnt over the line and it shouldnt have been a goal - it was still very close to call and most people needed a number of replays. Theres still a fair amount of people who believe it was over the line so it cant be considered as a terrible refereeing decision.

Even looking at it now its hard to tell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxhztMuRGr0

G.K.

You guys can't blame attwell, it was the linseman being really insistent.

Gillington

Back when I played under 15's or 16's I think,the other team had the ball in our box,took a shot and it trickled wide of the post.It had gone as far as the net pulls back where the stakes are,I picked it up,ran onto the pitch and gave it to our goalkeeper and was running back into position.I had reached the peno spot or so and the ref gave a peno for handball by me and I got a yellow card!!

Sadly there are no videos on youtube

bonerm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySUM0ZERdA4

Ah well, at least Germany got them back in 2010 .... 1970, 1990, 1996 and several other times too I'm sure.

DOC09UNAM

Almost every decision that goes for Barca in the CL against the teams that look like they might win.

Chelsea a few times and more recently V.P getting sent off.

The Volt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOpeS22sKfA

A whole host of them in the game known as the Clattenberg Derby. He hasn't refereed a game at Goodison since.

ColeTrain

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Almost every decision that goes for Barca in the CL against the teams that look like they might win.

Chelsea a few times and more recently V.P getting sent off.

Poor decision but players get booked all the time for kicking the ball away.

Handsome Bob

Tusky wrote: »

No way should that decision even be in the running. Lets say for a moment that it wasnt over the line and it shouldnt have been a goal - it was still very close to call and most people needed a number of replays. Theres still a fair amount of people who believe it was over the line so it cant be considered as a terrible refereeing decision.

Even looking at it now its hard to tell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxhztMuRGr0

Plus the alternative was a penalty and red card, so either way, we had them by the balls.

Dempsey

Seen a couple incidents where referees call offside on a throw in!

Paully D

Stuart Atwell letting Liverpool play on when Sunderland were flicking the ball bacl to bring Mignolet forward to take a free-kick is up there.


Also, the beachball incident too.

bonerm

Might as well mention Graham Poll and his three yellow cards. Getting a call wrong can always be excused as a matter of opinion, but booking a guy three times and not even noticing just screams incompetence.

The Volt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-GHqqI6nUA

Another Graham Poll special here, he blows the final whistle before the balls crosses the line. He wasn't called Mr. Liverpool for nothing, you know.

_blank_

That Roy Carroll one vs Spurs was not over the line.

Conclusive Proof

VW 1

De Jong not getting sent off in the WC final was another howler, most of the obvious/well known ones covered above.

super_furry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3byTNRoxujo

Should have been sent to jail for that, got away scot free.

bobbysands81

ColeTrain wrote: »

First off lets not mention The Henry incident because it's too obvious and I'd imagine most posters are sick of hearing about it.

The worst decision I've seen this season was in the St Johnstone vs Celtic game where Michael Duberry clearly handled the ball inside the box, looked at the referee MR. Ian Brines who did nothing. Unbelievable stuff.

Beat you to it mate!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71670780

super_furry

With the Garcia v Chelsea goal, Chelsea got away with it lightly. If the referee didn't give the goal, he had to send the goalkeeper off and give a penalty.

lordgoat

Semi final of a 7 aside, the ref gave a penalty for someone falling over in the box with no one near him. They guy fell over goes to me no idea what that was about sorry. Turns out the ref was the brother of the opposition captain. Needless to say we lost. Still pisses me off and i still give the ref grief over it every time he refs me since.

ColeTrain

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Beat you to it mate!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71670780

Ah so you did

No doubt one of us will be starting another thread very soon when the SFA shows itself up in the coming season!

razorblunt

The penalty in the Liverpool Chelsea game about 4/5 years ago when someone jumped into the back of Finnan.

It wouldn't be the worst but it's pretty bad and hasn't been mentioned yet so stick it on the list.

orourkeda

In the now famous world cup qualifier at Lansdown Road against the netherlands.

Shay Given should have

a) Conceded a penalty
b) Been sent off

for THAT tackle on Ruud Van Nistlerooy in 2001

Guy:Incognito

bonerm wrote: »

Ah well, at least Germany got them back in 2010 .... 1970, 1990, 1996 and several other times too I'm sure.

2001, oh wait........:)

enfant terrible

Anyone remember Emmanuel Petit getting sent off for touching the ref on his chest, the most petty thing I've seen.

This was also the time Keane and his mob were chasing the ref around the pitch and didn't even get booked.

Lawrence1895

West Germany against Austria in 1982. The 1:0 helped both teams into the next round on the expense of poor Algeria. The ref (can't remember his name, I was just 12 that day) should have called the game off, a shamble that was

losthorizon

Has to be 1982 world Cup game between France and Kuwait. France score. Ref allows goal. Kuwait decide they wont play anymore until goal is disallowed. Ref stands firm. Emir comes on Pitch. Calls Kuwiat team off and then suddenly ref chnges his mind and disallows goal. Here is edited version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZP_yx3O1FE

Laois_Man

Some pretty obvious one's.

Maradonna's hand of God in 1986

the penalty decision that won West Germany the 1990 World Cup final....followed by 2 red cards to Argentinian players for protesting. A pure fix!

Oh and just about every referee who refereed a game where England got knocked out of any tournament. Not least the one who disallowed Lampard's goal against Germany one year ago!

Mushy

Harold Schumacher tackle on Battison. To call it a tackle is even wide of the mark. On phone so no video.

Benimar

Laois_Man wrote: »

the penalty decision that won West Germany the 1990 World Cup final....followed by 2 red cards to Argentinian players for protesting. A pure fix!

Bit of a faulty memory there. Monzon was sent off 20 minutes before the penalty and Dezotti a few minutes after the penalty for a foul on Kohler.

For me, the worst decision has already been mentioned. Schumacher on Battiston in 1982.

razorblunt

Actually what about Ben Thatcher on Pedro Mendes and all he got was a yellow?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_8b1pd3Mas

Columbia

Voltwad wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-GHqqI6nUA

Another Graham Poll special here, he blows the final whistle before the balls crosses the line. He wasn't called Mr. Liverpool for nothing, you know.

Wouldn't even call it an error, it's pretty obvious he knew what he was doing.

Laois_Man

Benimar wrote: »

Bit of a faulty memory there. Monzon was sent off 20 minutes before the penalty and Dezotti a few minutes after the penalty for a foul on Kohler.

ya could be right. It still was no pen though and it was still a set up.

irishh_bob

1982 world cup semi final between west germany and france , the notorious german keeper schumacher attempts to decapitate the incoming french striker ( cant remember his name ) and despite the fact tha the french attacker is knocked unconscious and minus a few dentures , not only does the man with the whistle not give a penalty , he doesnt even book the german no 1

bobbysands81

Laois_Man wrote: »

Maradonna's hand of God in 1986

Was that a bad refereeing decision though?

When I watch that goal on TV (at normal speed) I still can't see the handball. I think it's very difficult to see.

Mushy

irishh_bob wrote: »

1982 world cup semi final between west germany and france , the notorious german keeper schumacher attempts to decapitate the incoming french striker ( cant remember his name ) and despite the fact tha the french attacker is knocked unconscious and minus a few dentures , not only does the man with the whistle not give a penalty , he doesnt even book the german no 1

Beaten to it wahey.

Think was French left back who happened to be up there.

citytillidie

How was this not a free kick

Zaph

Brazil v Sweden, 1978 World Cup

1-1 as the game went into injury time and Brazil had a corner. With 90.08 on the clock Brazil scored from the corner, but the ref, Clive Thomas, had blown for full time while the ball was in the air. Absolutely ridiculous refereeing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0JFuWqwFg4

Paparazzo

I remember a one from a Dundalk game about 4 years ago. Can't remember who they were playing, but Dundalk were on the break, their winger cut inside and was about 2 or 3 meters inside the box when he squared the ball to the striker who slotted it. But just after the winger passed the ball he was taken out of it. The ref never gave advantage, and called the play back for a free kick outside the box for the foul on the winger!
If there's any Dundalk fans that know where the video is, post the link!

OPENROAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5oqilbaXA4

Bertser

ColeTrain wrote: »

IIRC If the goal wasn't given then wouldn't it have been a straight red and a penalty?

Yes, but it was on a bias note

citytillidie wrote: »

How was this not a free kick

Should've been a red, Lampard's sending off in that game was terrible as well.

Liam O

This season the one that really irked me was this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4fq4ZVlFFY

just a shocking tackle, how was it not a red?