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Is it? Isn't it? The handball in the penalty area debates rages on. There has to be a clearer guidance and mandate from the FA and Referees association on what is or isn't handball

Raheem Sterling scored a simple tap in for Man City's first goal in their 5 - 1 home win against Bournemouth. But was he off side?

Many years ago when I played for Sheffield United, a particularly gifted, pest of a player called Kevin Arnott, regularly nutmegged and humiliated me in training. It is the ultimate football insult. No matter what I did, he would slip the ball through my legs at some point. It drove me mad!

I have been fortunate enough to watch games in some fantastic stadiums around the World. But, some of these virtually unknown stadiums, match many of the best ones I have been to.

The FA have produced a video which clearly explains what happens when the match officials don't see incidents, that upon further investigation can be deemed as foul play or violent conduct by an independent  panel of three former referees who examine the evidence and decide if retrospective punishment is merited

There are times in a match, where the ref, the linesmen or the fourth official don't see what happens. It could be an off the ball elbow, a stamp in a player melee or an off the ball incident that is just missed by the officials.

We have taken a close look at the reasons why Man United are willing to pay a reported €49million for very highly rated French youngster Anthony Martial from Monaco.  A player AS Monaco vice president Vadim Vasilyev called “untransferable”!

His Manager, Roberto Martinez calls him "one of the best ball-playing centre-halves in Europe. But is he the answer for Chelsea? Let's look at the evidence and facts.