referee
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On Friday the Scottish Football Association revealed match referee John Beaton and his family spent the previous night at home under police surveillance after a "leak of personal details online".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
But once referee John Beaton went to the pitchside monitor, he was there for only 20 seconds and watched just two replays.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
"VAR was introduced to, in Fifa's terminology, not to look for pebbles but look for boulders," former Scottish Premiership referee Bobby Madden told 5 Live.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
It is why, at all levels, there are only a handful of times each season that a referee sticks with their own decision.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The referee blew his whistle, pointed to her.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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