DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from last weekend……..
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11595481/ref-watch-eric-baillys-high-boot-on-charlie-daniels-was-a-penalty-says-dermot-gallagher
……and this week’s midweek games
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11597706/jonjo-shelveys-high-tackle-on-paul-pogba-a-red-card-says-dermot-gallagher

THE EMIRATES FA CUP : Third Round Proper appointments : Friday 4th to Monday 7th January 2019
http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/dec/20/emirates-fa-cup-third-round-match-officials-201218

KEITH HACKETT : Referees need to display presence
https://www.soccertoday.com/referees-need-to-display-presence/

ENGLISH OFFICIALS seven times more likely to be abused than European counterparts
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/12/20/english-football-officials-seven-times-likely-verbally-abused/

PAUL REJER : Discusses ‘Interfering with an opponent’
http://proreferees.com/2017/08/02/play-of-the-week-21-interfering-with-an-opponent/

WAIT AND SEE TECHNIQUE
http://www.dutchreferee.com/wait-and-see-technique-in-offside-situations-by-the-assistant-referee/

UEFA moves onwards and upwards
https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/news/newsid=2588256.html

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE 2019 – Match Schedule
http://fifa.pressfire.net/media/newsletter/fwwc2019-MatchSchedule-08122018-EN-v3.pdf

NO ACTION against AR who wore dress shoes after forgetting boots
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6534059/Linesman-wore-dress-shoes-not-face-action-governing-bodies.html

BODY CAMERAS : Would body cameras on referees stop the abuse?
https://www.theweek.co.uk/football/98657/would-body-cameras-on-football-referees-give-abuse-the-red-card

BOTTLE THROWING : Crawley supporter gets 3-match ban
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46631934

25 unexpected goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oym4c0EZT2E

COLOMBIA : Small town club installed their own VAR, and used successfully
http://global.espn.com/soccer/blog/the-toe-poke/65/post/3741882/var-in-small-colombian-town-friendly-goes-viral

HONG KONG : Referee suspended three months after cup match error
https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2179789/laughing-stock-hong-kong-football-referee-suspended-three-months

IOWA : March 2nd date – keynote speakers -- need to register
http://www.iowasoccer.org/2019_tvra/