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With the conditions worsening, referee David Rock opted to continue with the tie, which saw the camera often unable to pick up the ball.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

"I don't know what on earth had to happen for the referee to call it off," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The VAR, Michael Oliver, sent referee Farai Hallam to the pitchside monitor for a penalty, but it was not given due to an offside offence by the Germany international.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The referee pivoted to an offside against Havertz, and play restarted with a free-kick to Hull.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

And the referee signaled that Ben was to shoot two foul shots for an intentional foul.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

He is considered one of the most-trusted referees in the Premier League - both on the field and as a VAR.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

With only one missed VAR intervention, according to the Key Match Incidents Panel, in the Premier League this season, the video referees will argue they are getting the balance right.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Now his son, Carl, is one of the top NFL referees and has worked three Super Bowls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

And yes, sometimes these games do go the other way, like a few weeks ago, when Western Michigan beat Michigan, only to have time traveling referees give the Wolverines a chance to take it back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Whether it was comments from other fencers or their parents or being given a hard time by coaches or referees, Faizah had to deal with it all.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Tunisian Ali Bin Nasser, who refereed the match in 1986, collected the Adidas Azteca ball at full-time and kept it for more than three decades.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Crane has refereed 17 races in 12 countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

The parliamentarian’s office is a little-known nonpartisan office that has refereed Byrd rule disputes since the 1980s.

From Slate ● May 29, 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

He was working at Barnsley's academy, coaching during training in the week and matches on a Sunday, while refereeing on a Saturday.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

England's rise from his "lowest" point has been confirmed by his refereeing appointments.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

O'Neill bemoaned refereeing decisions and marginal moments that went against his team, but are Celtic simply "not good enough" to compete in Europe?

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

It's best to exclude penalties as refereeing decisions and defensive clumsiness give a false impression of how good teams actually are at attacking and defending, especially at this early stage.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

When Judge Joseph Wapner, most famous for being the judge on The People’s Court television show, ended up refereeing the depositions, Moore figured no one would take the case seriously.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot