Talk:Martin Hansson

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France Ireland[edit]

Why is there no mention at all of this referee's performance in this match when it is clearly notable and a matter of public record passim throughout all of the major media sources? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8367418.stm Whitewash! Jatrius (talk) 10:47, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There should a section to be dedicated to the France-Ireland match. In the long term this is the only thing Mr.Hansson will be remembered for.

Not the only thing - after Porto-Arsenal :D What a twat! And he was chosen to be an official ref at the World Cup?!? What a shame! Gotta send this blindman to the mines —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.50.6.12 (talk) 11:50, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Undue[edit]

This article focuses too much on negative aspects without providing a proper overview of his career. I believe this violates the WP:BALASP policy. Criticisms of individual decisions (of which he hs made thousands) belong in game or tournament articles. For example we have the non-neutral

He came under criticism for a 95th-minute penalty decision in a Champions League match between Atlético Madrid and Liverpool when Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard went down in the box when barely minimal contact was made; the match finished 1–1 after Gerrard converted the last-minute spot kick. After the match, Gerrard himself admitted that he would have been "livid" had a similar decision been given under reversed circumstances
During this match, Hansson failed to award Brazil a goal after a header by Kaká crossed the United States goal line before being cleared, but Brazil's eventual victory quelled the criticism.
While refereeing the second leg of the France vs Republic of Ireland 2010 FIFA World Cup play-off, Hansson was unable to see a handball by French captain Thierry Henry, which permitted France to score the decisive extra-time goal against Ireland in their World Cup second leg play-off at the Stade de France on November 18, 2009.
This was his third major controversy in a high profile match in 13 months.
He came under the spotlight once again during the first leg of the 2010 Champions League last 16 match between FC Porto and Arsenal. He allowed Porto players to take a quick indirect free kick deep inside the Arsenal penalty area despite Arsenal's players not being in position, which led to the second goal for the Portuguese side.[6][7] Although a controversial decision, the Laws of the Game do not state that the defense must be set for any free kick.

About half the article of a referee who has been doing his job for 30 years and was very successful at it is devoted to criticisms. Most of these are simple mistakes and are not terribly notable unless you are a fan of one of the teams. Some are not even wrong (we have a paragraoh devoted to a perceived mistake and then say that he made the right decision). This is a WP:BLP so we must be careful where and how we present any criticsim. This is an overview of his career as a whole (a very successful one at that) and should not focus on individual decisions within a game unless they impact his career. AIRcorn (talk) 17:38, 17 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]