referee
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Referee Joao Pinheiro did not take action - and there was only what appeared to be a very brief VAR review before the incident was cleared.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Referee Jarred Gillett blew his whistle, and waved the physio on to the pitch.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
“A schedule full of games you have aspired to can be such a delight,” he wrote in one of the more than 450 Publisher’s Memo columns he wrote for Referee magazine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Barry Mano, who died March 31 at the age of 82, published the first issue of Referee magazine in 1976, to report on and advocate for refs, umpires and sports officials of all kinds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Upon completion of the game, the Referee must immediately remove the chess pieces from the table to prevent analysis.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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