Spurs boss Ho wants 'more support and training' for WSL referees

Tottenham manager Martin Ho was frustrated by a penalty decision in their defeat by Arsenal and says Women's Super League referees "need more support". 'Sometimes you need luck' – Should Arsenal's penalty have been given? Tottenham manager Martin Ho says Women's Super League referees "need more support" as he vented his frustration over a controversial penalty decision in their derby defeat by Arsenal. A 2-1 win for the Gunners at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday was settled by Alessia Russo's spot-kick in the 56th minute. Referee Phoebe Cross awarded the decision after Lisa Baum's shot bounced off the post and Cathinka Tandberg's clearance hit Spurs team-mate Ella Morris' outstretched hand.

According to the laws, if the ball hits a hand after it was played by a team-mate, an indirect free-kick should be awarded. Ho said: "My interpretation of the rule is if your team-mate hits it and your team-mate is one yard away, time and distance is taken into account and it's not a penalty. "That's what we were told at the start of the season in the referee's meeting. I asked the question, 'how is it [a penalty] from that distance?' They couldn't give me an answer on the pitch. "I said I would come and speak to them after the game because I want to understand it,