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Taylor also says he thinks his fellow officials should think twice before criticising their former colleagues in the media and talks of his hopes of helping Turkish football emerge from a sprawling referee betting scandal.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The World Cup semifinal — one of the biggest matches a referee can officiate — had just been entrusted to the Salvadoran.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

That’s how Iván Barton described the moment he heard his last name called during the 2026 World Cup referee assignment meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Assistant referee Sian Massey‑Ellis has announced her retirement from officiating to take up a position with the Football Association.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The referee grabbed his gloves and wiped them off on his gray shirt.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

He likened it to referees betting on the outcome of a basketball game.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

The next sentence changed his career forever: “Barton, your match is France vs. Spain. … After that, I didn’t hear anything else. I didn’t even know who my assistant referees would be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The referees are from all four corners of the globe, all from different football associations, separate confederations, and Fifa effectively borrows their services for six weeks.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Pierluigi Collina, who oversees all the referees at the World Cup, had to issue a defence of his referees after Argentina's 3-2 win over Egypt in the last 16.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

After we shot the technical free throws, the two referees huddled.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

Barton officiated the France-Spain match, while American Ismail Elfath refereed the England-Argentina match.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Collum also addressed two incidents in Celtic's 3-1 home win over Rangers on 10 May, refereed by Nick Walsh.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Crane has refereed 17 races in 12 countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

"One of the best tournaments I refereed in was a prison officer tournament and we had no offside... and we had so many goals it was unbelievable," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

“When’s he ever refereed a Quidditch match? He’s not going to be fair if we might overtake Slytherin.”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Pro Ref, led by chief refereeing officer Howard Webb, has been in discussions with the leagues to determine how to tackle the issue.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Social media has been flooded with posts from users in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru questioning refereeing decisions or expressing disapproval of Argentina, while messages mocking rival teams also proliferated from Argentine accounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

At the World Cup, however, refereeing technology has become ubiquitous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

“There will always be an element of subjectivity in some decisions,” the organization’s head of refereeing Pierluigi Collina said, “but we are happy with how this principle has been applied throughout the tournament.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Mr. McNamara got back to refereeing, so he didn't see Gary Drake, Ross Wilcox, and Darren Croome run to the bridge, then, instead of running back, disappear over it.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell