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referee

noun as in person who mediates, judges

verb as in judge, mediate

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Hallgrimsson had said that, in Portugal's win over the Republic of Ireland in October, Ronaldo - who had a penalty saved in that game - was "controlling the referee".

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Fans often experience joy when their team scores and anger or frustration at losses or poor referee calls.

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My biggest issue is that referees and the VAR are becoming more important than the game itself.

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Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb says it was "not unreasonable" for Virgil van Dijk's goal to be disallowed for offside against Manchester City on Sunday.

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After asking players, pundits and referees what changes they would make to reinvent football, we opened the debate up to you.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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