Snubbing FIFA and referee rants - are Barcelona morphing into Mourinho"s Madrid?

The Catalan club"s refusal to send players to Zurich and constant officiating complaints are reminiscent of when the Portuguese coached Real
COMMENT “Messi and I are here every year,” said Cristiano Ronaldo at the gala ahead of the FIFA Ballon d"Or last January. But not this time, because..

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Furious Pique stands by referee criticism after alleged Tebas gesture

The Barcelona defender has explained his criticism of officials and his gesture to the stands following his side"s draw with Villarreal
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says his criticism of officiating in La Liga was backed up by events in Sunday"s 1-1 draw against Villarreal.
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10 against 12 but still fighting - Sagna blasts referee but hails City spirit

The defender was not happy with the decision to send off Fernandinho, even though he was lucky to stay on the field himself for an over-zealous challenge
Bacary Sagna criticised the performance of Lee Mason after the referee reduced Manchester City to 10 men in their 2-1 home win against Burnley in..

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"Mike Dean is finished" - Twitter rounds on hapless referee

A series of curious decisions meant the whistleblower stole the spotlight on Monday, with the social network giving a typically withering assessment of his officiating
Who would be a referee? It is the one job in football that makes even goalkeepers grateful they chose to don the gloves over the wh..

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RUMOURS: Chinese Super League targeting referee Clattenburg

World football"s rising power wants to bring in a top official to help clean up the image of the game in the country
The Chinese Super League is targeting a move for top Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg, according to the Daily Mirror.
A number of Premier League players – with Chelsea&..

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"It"s not football" - Modric wants FIFA"s video referee scrapped

The VAR referral system reared its head in Real Madrid"s Club World Cup semi-final On Thursday, and Los Blancos" Croatian midfielder hopes it does not stay in football
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric hopes that FIFA"s video replay technology will be scrapped after the Club World C..

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