Blowing the whistle on referee decisions
It's one of the hardest jobs in sport that every armchair fan thinks they can do better.
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News tagged with referee
Slow motion makes football referees more likely to give a red card
Video assistant refereeing in football has to be used with caution. Researchers at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have shown that refs are more likely to give red when they see a foul committed in slow motion, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2017
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FCC head defends Internet neutrality rules on the road (Update)
The head of the Federal Communications Commission is taking the defense of new Internet regulations on the road.
Telecom
Mar 3, 2015
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Smarter, quicker-thinking referees? There's an app for that
KU Leuven and UEFA, European football's governing body, have embarked on a four-year project to expand and fine-tune a web-based skills training platform for referees. Early results show that the application can improve assistant ...
Software
Oct 27, 2014
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Even the best refs play favorites
(Phys.org) —Along with Neymar, Ronaldo and Messi, the world's best soccer referees are heading to Brazil for the World Cup.
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2014
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Premiership referees more like to book foreign ethnic minority players
(Phys.org)—A major analysis of referee's decisions in the Premier League has shown that officials are around 15% more likely to book foreign players who are from the same background as the most sizable ethnic minority groups ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2012
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The origin of life challenge: Searching for how life began
In 2011, retired chemist and entrepreneur Harry Lonsdale announced his plans to fund research on how life originally formed. Of the 76 proposals submitted to his Origin of Life Challenge, Lonsdale and his team of experts ...
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2012
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Gallery of fluid motion: Evocative images and animations bring the science of fluid dynamics to life
The beauty of science often is contained in elegant formulas or compelling data. For the study of fluid dynamics, fortunately, that beauty also is manifest in enticing images and animations of interesting phenomena. These ...
General Physics
Nov 17, 2011
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How should referees use technology in football?
(PhysOrg.com) -- As World Cup 2010 looks set to be the tipping point for the use of technology in football a Cardiff University expert argues it’s justice not accuracy that’s at stake.
Other
Jul 10, 2010
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Football lags other sports on technology
High profile sports like rugby, tennis, cricket and basketball have seamlessly embraced technology to aid referees and linesmen, so why doesn't football?
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 28, 2010
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