referee
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In the last two rounds of Premier League games, the referee went to the monitor just twice across the 20 games.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
On Sunday, it was the assistant referee who said the incident was "not excessively aggressive or violent".
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
This year when he was booked, the 31-year-old wowed the 90,000 crowd by turning referee Mark Clattenburg's card into flames - a trick he's still yet to explain.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
"People are very angry at the referee," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“And here, all the way from Egypt, our referee, acclaimed Chairwizard of the International Association of Quidditch, Hassan Mostafa!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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