ref
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They fall to the ground after barely being touched, writhing in fake pain and yelling at the ref to call a foul.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
"We could have been helped at times by the ref with 50-50 challenges," the Aston Villa man said.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Caroline: City fan but well done ref, about time they started to stand up to VAR.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Embarrassing from the ref and embarrassing from VAR,
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
Instead of agreeing with me, the ref gave me a yellow card, warning me for false-starting.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
“The refs did a really good job tonight actually,” Clark said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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
"The refs are the worst... These guys are lawyers. They want to be on TV too," said Puka Nacua, star receiver of the Los Angeles Rams, in December.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Turns out that when refs are as poor as they are these days, having more of them just makes matters worse!
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
Will’s friend Steve hung by Coach and the refs, listening to their discussion.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
