Sentences with phrase «obvious as the referee»

Not exact matches

Then the referee effect kicked in against Arsenal again, as Martin Atkinson missed a clear and obvious foul on Ozil and seconds later gave a penalty against Monreal at the other end from what looked like a dive by Vardy.

Carlo Ancelotti had been confident of winning the appeal, but in Spain, as elsewhere, the referees are defended to the hilt, even when an obvious injustice has been done.