Mark Halsey

Steven Gerrard was a tough-tackling midfielder and you can understand his frustration with Arsenal, says Mark Halsey
I watched Aston Villa vs Arsenal and to be honest you can’t argue with Steven Gerrard. I refereed him many times, and...
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Kai Havertz challenge wasn’t violent conduct, but Chelsea got lucky with another call because referees are becoming lazy – Mark Halsey
There were two big talking points in the Chelsea-Newcastle game. First was the Kai Havertz challenge on Dan Burn, with Havertz deemed...
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PSG contributed to their own downfall and must feel the full weight of UEFA punishments for confronting the referee, says Mark Halsey
I saw the incident between Karim Benzema and Gianluigi Donnarumma and didn’t think it was a foul. The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper should’ve...
Champions League
Alexis Sanchez can have no complaints – he was lucky not to get a straight red in the first half against Liverpool, says Mark Halsey
Alexis Sanchez can have no complaints over his Anfield red card for two cautions. The Inter Milan striker was fortunate not to...
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We saw the positives of VAR this weekend, or Spurs and Man City would’ve had perfectly good goals disallowed – Mark Halsey
We saw good use of VAR on Harry Kane’s first goal for Tottenham against Everton last night. There was a check to...
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Chelsea fans will be upset, but VAR and Stuart Atwell got it spot-on in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup final victory, says Mark Halsey
VAR worked extremely well at Wembley — there were no complaints and all the decisions were correct. Referee Stuart Attwell handled the...
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Everton and Lampard have every right to be angry at penalty error, more empathy needed over Cash celebration – Mark Halsey
We had a bit of the good, the bad, and the ugly yesterday. We’ll start with the ugly – the challenge by...
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Raul Jimenez couldn’t have been interfering with play from there, VAR were right to give Wolves the goal, says Mark Halsey
VAR official Stuart Attwell made the correct call to allow Daniel Podence’s second half winner for Wolves against Leicester City. Foxes goalkeeper...
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No complaints over VAR as it got two big decisions right in Tottenham’s win over Man City, says Mark Halsey
The handball by Tottenham defender Cristian Romero was a clear penalty, even if it didn’t seem obvious on first viewing. It was...
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Former Premier League ref says red card for Arsenal’s Martinelli was harsh
It has to be one of the strangest red cards ever seen in the Premier League. Arsenal star, Gabriel Martinelli, certainly did...
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Manchester United will feel aggrieved, but Mike Dean and VAR made the right call twice, says Mark Halsey
Manchester United had two first half goals disallowed at Burnley but Mike Dean and VAR made the right call twice. Raphael Varane’s...
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Boro goal was not accidental handball and Man United should be aggrieved says former top EPL ref
Yet again after a game, managers, players and supporters are debating the issues surrounding poor application of the laws by the officials....
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