referee
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Then, in 2015 at the age of 28, he decided to start again in the National League as a referee and work back up.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Nothing is picked up on-field but the VAR, Tony Harrington, identifies a tug on the shirt and sends the referee to the monitor to give a penalty.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Isak turned and spoke to Timber after the incident, but did not appeal to the referee after staying on his feet.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The Patriot High girls’ flag football team lines up for referee inspection of flags before A Division 3 first round CIF Southern Section playoff game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
I had an extra copy of Faizah’s paperwork in my bag, so I grabbed it and tracked down the referee in question.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Now his son, Carl, is one of the top NFL referees and has worked three Super Bowls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
However, Juve, AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio and Reggina were all implicated in influencing referees.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Speaking at the time of the FA Cup final, Dan said it was "a privilege to stand there on behalf of over 37,000 referees across the country".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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
I knew they would be our toughest opponents of the day, not only because they were strong opponents but because the referees seemed to love them.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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
"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
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
There is some annoyance in refereeing circles that the goalposts keep being moved when analysing decisions.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Iraola conceded in his news conference that "it is not going to change anything" if Pro Ref, the Premier League's refereeing body, was to offer an apology about the incident.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
"I was just baffled by the quality of the refereeing."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Most of the time, he’s too busy refereeing the fights between us, or else he’s just in his own orbit.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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