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Youth sports referees are quitting in droves due to a toxic combination of abuse from coaches and parents, low salaries, and COVID-19
There's an exodus of referees from youth sports, and it could force game cancellations and make hig…
Heather Schlitz
Aug 15 2021 12:03 IST
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I'm a kids' soccer referee who's been threatened with violence by angry parents and coaches. It's easy to see why there's a national shortage of officials.
Brian Baer is a referee in eastern New York who's been threatened with gun violence and had to aban…
Elle Hardy
Jun 09 2022 16:17 IST
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NHL Referee Struck In The Head By A Puck
During last night's game against the Avalanche, a shot off the stick of the Stars' Jamie Oleksiak d…
Cork Gaines
Feb 05 2013 16:42 IST
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I refereed World Cup soccer games before VAR and I wish we'd had it then. Here's why I think it's so important.
Mark Geiger trained the virtual-assistant referees for Qatar 2022. He wishes the controversial syst…
Andy McGrath
Dec 03 2022 14:07 IST
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Hilarious pass during NBA playoff game shows grey uniforms are a terrible idea
Russell Westbrook mistakenly passed the ball to a referee who was wearing a grey shirt similar to t…
Jackson Thompson
May 24 2021 17:52 IST
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An MMA referee got KO'd by a brutal kick, eventually got up, then carried on officiating the end of the fight
MMA referee Scott Manhardt got knocked out cold when he was hit by Luis Gonzalez's attempt at a rol…
Alan Dawson
Mar 11 2022 17:48 IST
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The world's No. 2 snooker player farted during a match and then successfully blamed it on the red-faced referee
A red-faced, guilty-looking referee was blamed for the fart during the snooker match, but Ronnie O'…
Scott Davis
Nov 20 2020 20:31 IST
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WNBA legend Diana Taurasi told referees 'I'll see you in the lobby later' in response to a foul call she didn't like
Given the WNBA's strict quarantine protocols this season, referees live alongside and often interac…
Meredith Cash
Aug 24 2020 22:31 IST
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Camera catches pro soccer referee in Mexico kneeing a player in the groin while also giving him a yellow card
The referee lost his cool and kneed a player in the groin as he was booking him. The ref has been s…
Cork Gaines
Apr 05 2023 16:59 IST
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A referee got hit with a punch during a wild MMA match, and it was hard enough to knock him down and out for good
Referee Wickus Swart was knocked down during a climactic welterweight battle, received medical atte…
Alan Dawson
Apr 11 2022 19:51 IST
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Dak Prescott praised fans who threw trash at referees after playoff loss
Dak Prescott was frustrated when he thought fans threw trash at the Cowboys. When he heard they wer…
Tyler Lauletta
Jan 17 2022 05:02 IST
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The entire Saudi Arabian refereeing team has been banned from the World Cup over a match fixing scandal
This is because Al-Mirdasi was recently banned from soccer for life in Saudia Arabia because of his…
Alan Dawson
May 30 2018 16:31 IST
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Detroit Lions linebacker Jamie Collins got ejected after demonstrating a helmet hit on a referee
Jamie Collins put his helmet in the chest of a referee to make a point, and would up with the first…
Tyler Lauletta
Sep 13 2020 19:20 IST
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A wrestling referee stabbed in the head with a metal spike by a performer says he lost almost 3 pints of blood after suffering a severed artery
Wrestler Devon Nicholson drove a metal spike into the head of referee Lando Deltoro at a World Clas…
Sam Cooper
Dec 15 2021 18:03 IST
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What it takes to be a World Cup referee
We talked to a former FIFA World Cup assistant referee about what it takes to be part of an officia…
Graham Flanagan
Jul 11 2018 18:30 IST
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Jurgen Klinsmann Expresses Concerns With Referee Assigned To Match With Belgium
Klinsmann's biggest concern appears to be that the referee speaks French and will be able to better…
Cork Gaines
Jun 30 2014 19:51 IST
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What it takes to be an NBA referee
Zarba: The interaction with players is an ongoing art. Some nights are easier than others, but comm…
Emma Fierberg
Apr 17 2018 16:35 IST
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What it takes to be an NFL referee
Ahead of the beginning of the 2018-2019 regular season, we talked to a former NFL official and aske…
Graham Flanagan
Sep 13 2018 15:34 IST
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Knicks star Julius Randle had to be restrained from referees after a missed call ended an epic comeback against the Nets
Julius Randle was irate that referees called a travel on him when replay appeared to show Kyrie Irv…
Scott Davis
Mar 16 2021 14:29 IST
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Ref waved off a stunning goal from US soccer star Christen Press because of an accidental whistle
After referees took away Christen Press' goal, the 27,000+ fans at Rentschler Field chanted "V-A-R"…
Meredith Cash
Jul 06 2021 18:32 IST