Source: Daily_Mail
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson admits: I'm tired of dodgy European refereeing
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is falling out of love with European club football because of the standard of refereeing.[LNB]Hodgson is a long-standing member of UEFA's technical committee but has been staggered by poor refereeing in Fulham's Europa League games.[LNB]Everton boss David Moyes has also questioned the value of playing in the EuropaLeague, and Hodgson said: 'At the moment, I would agree with David Moyes entirely. I don't believe Fulham have been able to play on a level playing field.[LNB] Frustration: Fulham manager Roy Hodgson[LNB]'The only reason I am at that point is because of the way we have been treated in the Europa League.'[LNB]Hodgson said there had been mistakes in just about every match Fulham have played in the competition.[LNB]He added: 'We play at home against Amkar Perm, and I witness one of the worst challenges I have ever seen in football - and the referee decides to punish it with a yellow card.[LNB]'In the next match against Basle, [Andy] Johnson is pulled down from behind in the penalty box - and the referee decides to give neither a penalty nor a card to the player.[LNB] Disappointment: John Arne Riise scores for Roma against Fulham last week[LNB]'Then we play against Rome at home and have a player sent off when he is clearly not the last man and actually doesn't foul him anyway.[LNB]'Finally we go to Rome and have two players sent off - one of which is the most laughable decisions I have come across in many, many years of football.[LNB]'When I weigh all those things up I'm very, very disappointed - because we have taken the Europa League very seriously and wanted to play well.'[LNB] Wigan Athletic 1 Fulham 1: Latics pay penalty for not finishing off CottagersAndy Townsend's boot room: Manchester City hold the aces in clash of cultures against BurnleyFULHAM FC
