Referees’ chief Howard Webb ‘really troubled’ by Folarin Balogun escaping World Cup ban

USA striker missed no matches after sending-off ‘Far too often now decisions are viewed as corrupt’ Howard Webb was “really troubled” by the decision of Fifa’s disciplinary committee to suspend Folarin Balogun’s ban for a red card during the World Cup, warning of a growing belief in refereeing conspiracies among supporters. Webb, English football’s chief refereeing officer, was speaking before the new Premier League season, where, among a series of new measures, independent assessments of k...

By Paul MacInnes