#mls-referee-conduct

#mls-referee-conduct

Galatasaray stated, 'Despite the two penalties not awarded to us, we're closing out the first half 1-0 ahead. Despite these referees, we're still leading 1-0. We see what you're doing, your plans, the evil inside you. This order won't go on like this. We're here, we won't be silent! In the end, the good ones will win again!'

Shabab Al Ahli's hopes of becoming champions of Asia had just come to an end in the penultimate stage of the tournament with a 1-0 loss, but they were adamant that tie should have been headed for extra-time after their 92nd-minute equaliser was disallowed.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, around 50 Serie A players - including some from Milan and Inter - were involved as customers. The Milan Court are investigating things at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office, and four people were placed under house arrest.

One poor decision is forgivable, two is careless, but there were a hat-trick of howlers, with Tammy Abraham clearly offside for Aston Villa's opener. Lucas Digne needed his own dedicated review booth, escaping with a yellow card for an agricultural tackle on Jacob Murphy and avoiding a penalty for handball. Officials ruled that Digne handled the ball outside the penalty area, an impressive feat given that he both took off and landed inside the box as he jumped to block a cross.

Messi made headlines during MLS's season-opening weekend not for his attacking brilliance, but for heated post-match scenes that marked his latest run-in with North American referees. The Inter Miami captain gave match officials an earful in the tunnel after his team's 3-0 road loss to Son Heung-Min and LAFC in front of a record crowd of more than 75,000 fans, with multiple videos capturing the confrontation as it unfolded.