Football faces a battle for control of the game. That may sound overly dramatic or hyperbolic but it's true.
I'm not talking about nation states owning clubs, the power of broadcasters, the economics of the sport or the ridiculousness of wages being paid to football mercenaries in Saudi Arabia, I'm talking about players and managers versus our match officials.
For too long players and managers have been trying to run the game. They've tried to dictate what they should get paid, how much they should play, how tired they are, how much involvement they should have in decision-making and what the rules should be.