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Today the Scandinavian nation is the only place in Europe’s top 30 leagues to still officiate games the old-fashioned way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

“You don’t want VAR to officiate the game completely,” Arena said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

But Omar Abdulkadir Artan, the Somali who was set to make history as the first referee from his country to officiate at a World Cup, became the face of these tensions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The night before a brutal semifinal, Mussolini reportedly dined with the Swedish referee—who went on to officiate the final too.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

In the meantime, both coaches agreed that a crew from San Antonio would officiate the game, with the stipulation that at least two of the officials be black.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Meler, 37, is one of Turkey's top referees and officiates international games for Fifa.

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2023

Wounded: It is standard to compensate the person who officiates at the wedding — even if that person is a friend who would perform the ceremony for free.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022

At one point, she officiates a wedding, asking the groom to promise to “take loving pictures” of his bride “while she’s not looking.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2022

A referee officiates, while judges among the crowd deliver their verdicts in cases when there is no obvious winner.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2021

Edgar Jepson is disguised as an irascible old gentleman of seventy, while Robert Barr officiates as stage manager, with Pett Ridge as call-boy!

From The Battle of Blenheim by Belloc, Hilaire

Only late in life did he learn his father officiated Muhammad Ali’s wedding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

Artan is considered one of the best referees in Africa, having officiated in the Somali national football league championship and at the African Cup of Nations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Deepak Chopra, who officiated, wore a jacket embroidered with an image of the night sky the day the couple met.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Father Andrea, who officiated mass on Thursday, was not surprised by the few worshippers present "in these difficult times".

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

In February 1963,1 officiated at the University of Islam graduation exercises; when I introduced various members of the Muhammad family, I could feel the cold chill toward them from the Muslims in the audience.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Now, when Argentina faces England, it can already look back on a favorable history of officiating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

The saying is used most frequently in basketball when someone is complaining about an officiating call.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Referees do not know the actual fee they will receive for officiating at the World Cup, which is paid after the tournament is over.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

The fact that they were subsequently stripped of that African Nations title for staging an illegal 17-minute walk-off to protest an officiating decision has only endeared them to me further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

He asked her to get the death certificate from the officiating doctor.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith