Refereeing

Asensio's Screamer Vs FC Barcelona
Asensio's Screamer Vs FC Barcelona
In one of Real Madrid's most outstanding performances at the Camp Nou, Los Blancos beat FC Barcelona 3-1 in the Spanish Supercup. Real were leading 2-1 after Cristiano Ronaldo's 80th minute goal, but just before the final whistle, we sealed the win with this beautiful Marco Asensio strike.
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I normally treat criticising referees with the same fearful distance as religion or my girlfriend's cooking, but when Anderson Talisca kicked Corey Brown in the head and had the foul given in his favour, well that's blatant ranga abuse and I simply won't stand for it. 

No matter how ridiculous a hairstyle Talisca has CHOSEN and how little red-hair Brown has on that lunar eclipse of a scalp, the referee still has a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable members of Victory society. 

In truth, it was just one of a number of shocking calls (a nearly comatose throw-in also worth mentioning) that soured otherwise praise-worthy refereeing performances in this year's ACL.