The most high profile, widely-talked-about incident in the Hyundai A-league this weekend was the second red card in the Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar match.

Prior to the season commencing, clubs and head coaches requested that referees pay specific attention to player welfare and safety on the park by ensuring that all players are protected from dangerous and careless tackles. This message was communicated to all clubs.

Adelaide United's Antony Golec has delivered a homophobic rant on Twitter at the Ben Williams, the A-League referee who reduced Melbourne Victory to nine men on Saturday night.

The former Sydney FC defender initially used his Twitter account to post "Ben Williams worst referee ever", after the official ejected two Victory players in the first half of their 2-2 draw with Brisbane Roar.

Gold Coast United coach Miron Bleiberg has apologised for his outburst at referee Peter Green following his side’s dramatic 3-2 loss to Sydney FC on Sunday.

Gold Coast were 2-0 up after 46 minutes but a committed Sydney side fought their way back into the game, eventually winning a controversial penalty deep into injury time to win the game 3-2.

Directly after the game, Bleiberg let rip at Green, saying the decision “left a bitter taste”.

U.S. Major League Soccer has eclipsed both the NBA (National Baskeball Association) and the NHL (National Hockey League) in terms of average attendance at games — a feat that explains why Fox and Telemundo just paid an incredible $1 billion for the rights to broadcast the Word Cup in 2018 and 2022. That price was more than twice what ESPN and Univision paid to broadcast the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.