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Wales vs France referee: Who is Six Nations official James Doleman?

The Independent 15 Feb 2026
Doleman will take charge of the round two fixture .
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Man City Star Rodri Charged With Misconduct Over 'Referee Must Be Neutral' Rant

News18 14 Feb 2026
Rodri was furious with referee Robert Jones' decision to allow Dominic Solanke's goal during City's 2-2 draw with Tottenham in the Premier League ....
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Who is Hollie Davidson? Ireland vs Italy referee makes Six Nations history

The Independent 14 Feb 2026
The Scottish match official takes charge of the second round fixture .
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Barcelona demand answers in extraordinary statement against referees and VAR

The Mirror 14 Feb 2026
Barcelona have made an official complaint to the Spanish football authorities after being left furious with the decision making in their 4-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid ... .
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Furious Alan Shearer slams referee for Newcastle penalty howler and shares VAR theory

The Mirror 14 Feb 2026
Referee Chris Kavanagh is in the spotlight after failing to award an obvious penalty to Newcastle during their win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Saturday night ... .
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Wayne Rooney hits out at referee for 'one of the WORST decisions I have ever ...

The Daily Mail 14 Feb 2026
NATHAN SALT. Despite being on the wrong end of multiple game-changing decisions, Newcastle United still managed to navigate their way past Aston Villa ....
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Aston Villa 1-3 Newcastle: Mistake-riddled referees endure horror show with no VAR as Sandro Tonali's ...

The Daily Mail 14 Feb 2026
NATHAN SALT AT VILLA PARK. It is nights like this one at Villa Park where it's a legitimate question to ask whether referees have got too used to the hand-holding of VAR ....
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FIFA Women Referees Development Seminar concludes in Doha

The Peninsula 14 Feb 2026
The curtain has fallen on the FIFA Women Referees Development Seminar, organized by FIFA in Doha over five days, with distinguished participation from referees representing the Asian, African and Oceanian confederations.
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Shambolic refereeing without VAR fails to derail Newcastle against 10-man Villa

Yahoo Daily News 14 Feb 2026
Newcastle United overcame a shambolic performance from referee Chris Kavanagh and his assistants to knock Aston Villa out of the FA Cup ... I can give a small excuse for the referee, but that’s me being kind ... 06.49pm‘Referee having a shocker’.
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Referee chief says football has FORGOTTEN why VAR was introduced in scathing claim

The Mirror 13 Feb 2026
Former World Cup referee Roberto Rosetti delivers damning blast on video technology over "microscopic" VAR checks ... .
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VAR has become too 'microscopic', says UEFA head of refereeing

The Athletic 13 Feb 2026
"I believe that we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced,” Roberto Rosetti said ....
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