Mark Clattenburg says THIS RULE would change top-flight football

About this episode

Mark Clattenburg discusses the impact of hair-pulling in football and potential rule changes to improve the game.

Welcome back to Whistleblowers! This week, Mark Clattenburg, Ian Ladyman, and Gordon Smart weigh in on the hair-pulling epidemic that is plaguing football, and discover the fundamental flaws it reveals in the way VAR is used throughout the game. Plus, the boys talk about the rule changes they’d like to see implemented to make the game better, and Ian tells us the ‘pathetic’ tactic destroying the game which the industry has allowed to flourish… Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out Hosts: Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman, and Mark Clattenburg Producer: William Colledge Executive Producer: Jamie East Booker: Ashley Whitt Video Editor: Luke Shelley Content Editor: Joseph Palmer Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Social Handles: X: @blowerspod Instagram: whistleblowerspod TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Ladyman, Gordon Smart

Guest: Mark Clattenburg

Topics covered

• VAR
• football rules
• hair-pulling
• tactics
• rule changes

Keywords

• VAR
• football
• rule changes
• hair-pulling
• tactics

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Organizations: Daily Mail

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