The standard of refereeing in the Women’s Super League has come under fire again with Chelsea boss Emma Hayes and Birmingham City manager Darren Carter both criticising the performances of officials. Chelsea were denied a stonewall penalty for handball in their clash with Arsenal on Friday while Birmingham had goalkeeper Emily Ramsey wrongly sent off against Leicester last weekend. Chelsea manager Emma Hayes is among those who have criticised the refereeing in WSL‘It’s a clear penalty,’ said Hayes after Chelsea’s draw. Birmingham interim manager Darren Carter says officiating in the WSL should be made professionalBirmingham goalkeeper Emily Ramsey was wrongly sent off against Leicester last weekend‘Last Sunday’s scenario came down to a lack of knowledge on the rule which is unbelievable,’ he said. Perhaps governing bodies should ask themselves what they need to do to help officials in the women’s game improve.

Source: Express February 14, 2022 00:33 UTC