1.   But through the course of the season, opinions changed as the two main concerns with having two referees failed to materialize.

2.   He said the referee failed to prevent excessive holding and butting by Holyfield.

3.   This time, no judgment call was involved as the referees failed to allow a simple but crucial substitution.

4.   Australian coach Eddie Jones agreed, saying the referee had failed to enforce the rules of the game from the outset.

5.   But Arsenal was fortunate to avoid a Forest penalty early in the second half when the referee failed to whistle Stefan Schwarz for holding Steve Stone in the box.

6.   Chelsea was unlucky not to be granted a late penalty when referee Alan Wiley failed to see Mikael Forssell had been tripped in the penalty area by Keller.

7.   He referred to an apparently legitimate goal Romania scored against Bulgaria, but the referee failed to note that the ball crossed the goal-line.

8.   Korean coach Huh Jung-moo said the Thais had fouled his players every time they neared the goal mouth and that the referees consistently failed to catch it.

9.   Roberto Carlos knocked Ariel Ortega over inside the area, but the referee failed to call a penalty that could have done serious damage to Brazil.

10.   The Dutch FA has proposed the ban on the basis of television evidence, though the referee failed to spot the offense during the game.