Sportblog: Championship clubs are least interested in the FA Cup; defenders need to improve technically; ITV's coverage is a joke; Matt Phillips is a rising talent; and Hatem Ben Arfa scores great goals
25 Dec 2011:
Kenny Dalglish has questioned whether there is an agenda against Craig Bellamy, who is under threat of suspension after a spate of 'harsh' bookings
20 Dec 2011:
A Chinese referee, Huang Junjie, has confessed to receiving bribes for fixing matches including a friendly between Manchester United and Shenzhen FC
25 Nov 2011:
The German referee Babak Rafati has confirmed he is suffering from depression, which prompted him to try to take his own life last weekend
2 Nov 2011: Paolo Bandini: The referee Darren Deadman must be applauded for choosing not to book the Doncaster striker for revealing a tribute on his shirt to his newborn son who died at the weekend