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Under binding arbitration, an independent referee is brought in when negotiators hit an impasse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

"A lighter-touch approach: let the referees referee the decision and the VAR step in when there's something clearly really wrong."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Swansea City head coach Vitor Matos praised the referee and Millwall's club staff for their responses to the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

"The referee followed the protocol for these sort of situations, they did the right thing," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“They quit, right? It’s a forfeit” The referee shook her head.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

"A lighter-touch approach: let the referees referee the decision and the VAR step in when there's something clearly really wrong."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

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

When order was restored somewhat, the referees called time out while Dr. Ratteree examined the injuries sustained by Peanut Abbott.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

Atletico manager Simeone rejected the suggestion the result would be overshadowed by the refereeing debate, saying his team had controlled the contest.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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

Webb, of course, can also only go as fast as the Premier League wants to go because refereeing body Pro Ref does not make any unilateral decisions like this.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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