Many different people have varying opinions on which is the best league in Europe. Some say Spain's La Liga is head and shoulders above the rest, others point to Germany's Bundesliga. Many more argue England's Premier League is superior. Since its inception in 1992, the Premiership has housed some of the world's greatest talents playing debatably the best brand of football on the continent. The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Eric Cantona, Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry have graced England's topflight over the last two decades, helping the Premier League attain the far-reaching global appeal it has today and turning it into a money-spinning behemoth. But that's not to say the division doesn't have its drawbacks. Over the last twenty years, the Premiership has been blighted by some truly atrocious refereeing decisions that spoil matches and wreck the spectacle of the game. Sometimes these errors are minor, with the only consequence being the officials looking a bit silly, but there has been one mistake of such gravity that it has changed the destination of the league title. In these modern days of YouTube videos, instant television replays and goal-line technology, these officiating calamities rarely go unchecked with the internet awash with clips of referees putting their foot in it. Because of this, we had no problem at all rounding up the 10 Worst Premier League Refereeing Mistakes of the last 22 years, and here they are...
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
