referee

While fans sometimes don’t appreciate officials, in Southern California high school football, you might be watching a future college or NFL referee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The pair were separated by their team-mates before referee Stuart Attwell sent the substitute off.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

After Kevin Warsh took over the Federal Reserve this spring, he said he wanted investors to watch the economy, not the Fed: Play the ball, not the referee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Corona Centennial High football team has an interesting blend of players spelling their similar first names differently, leaving coach Matt Logan to be the referee as to which parents got the spelling correct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was the name of the game in saber, where the sport was subjective and points determined by the referee.

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

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

Discussions about changing the regulations regularly stall, with concerns about the quality of communications worldwide, added pressure on officials during reviews and that the credibility of referees could be affected.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

This season, Premier League referees have been instructed to clamp down on grappling at corners, something that became a big talking point last term.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

If you change the way a game is being refereed, you must adapt video review too.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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

England's day came apart amid seemingly endless mistakes, wastefulness and a few dodgy refereeing decisions.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Michael O'Neill has said he was "baffled" by some of the refereeing decisions in Friday's 1-0 win in Georgia.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Diego Simeone, in contrast, was ecstatic with the result and when asked to respond to Mourinho's refereeing rant, said he was always respectful of everyone else's opinions.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

"I was really disappointed with this outcome. We all are," said Webb, Premier League refereeing body Pro Ref's chief refereeing officer.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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