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Referee transparency, John Spencer’s fine and MLS PR

Portland Timbers' head coach John Spencer's response to his $2,500 fine for disparaging remarks about referee Abbey Okulaja brings up recurring issues of officiating and transparency that plague MLS.
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NY Red Bulls GM Erik Soler Blasts MLS Officiating

If you've paid even the slightest bit of attention to MLS this season, you've no doubt seen that the level of officiating in the league has regressed to even lower levels of awfulness (is that a word?) this year.
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Is high school soccer out of control?

In the CIF-Southern Section family of sports, that misbehaving relative is Uncle Soccer.
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The Dark Side of Brazilian Soccer

Former FIFA referee and popular TV analyst Roberto Godoi was gunned down in a São Paulo suburb.
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Give violence the red card

Fan behavior in Australia is becoming more and more violent.
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Is Sportsmanship Dead?

That does it. I can't keep quiet any more. Not after watching two girls try to beat each other senseless on the soccer field.
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Violence against referees in the Copa Peru

A lot of people in Peru were violently angry at referees last weekend.
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Concussion risk in soccer spotlighted

Medical experts have raised awareness in recent years over concussions in sports.
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Why CONCACAF is killing the best rivalry in North America

Under the new format, which has already been approved by CONCACAF, the U.S. and archrival Mexico -- the two soccer giants in this part of the world -- would almost certainly not meet during any of the qualifying games for Brazi...
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Time for Referee Press Conferences?

This weekend’s slate of matches left us with a lot of questions about the reasoning behind referees’ decisions.
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