Referee Keith Stroud appears to break COVID guidelines by kissing ball ahead of Watford’s victory over Middlesbrough

A worldwide pandemic was not enough to stop referee Keith Stroud appearing to kiss the ball ahead of the Championship curtain-raiser between Watford and Middlesbrough on Friday night. The new campaign started at Vicarage Road as Craig Cathcart’s goal ensured a 1-0 victory for the newly-relegated Hornets, but before that, eagle-eyed viewers spotted an apparent […]