Law 5 from the IFAB Laws of the Game establishes the basic principle that, if a soccer referee stops play because a player had been judged to be seriously injured, that player is required to leave the field for...
The soccer referee's role as a fourth official has a number of duties assigned by the Laws of the Game, along with tradition. The fourth official serves as an additional observer and participates with the referee crew.
If you’re currently officiating junior football (or soccer), then you might find this handy. Parents and spectators at junior football can often cause a problem for you as the referee.
Verbal abuse towards referees is an issue that causes more than 7,000 referees to quit every year in the UK. This is a large percentage considering there are only around 50,000 in the country.
This past weekend, a third division Brazilian soccer match turned into a violent confrontation between a player and a referee.
You are the center referee in a competitive U-15 Boys match. It is the second half and there is no score. The red team has just signaled for a substitution at a stoppage in play. Your assistant referee on...
Before a match, the first formal interaction soccer referees have with team captains results in a coin toss. There are a number of tricks referees use for the coin toss. These work at the youth, college, indoor, beach, adult,...
Perhaps no other referee in history experienced the solo pursuit of honesty that Esse Baharmast faced in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He faced global scrutiny for a critical decision that initially portrayed him as a villainous...
Over 125 soccer referees attended a special presentation by FIFA dignitary Peter Mikkelsen on July 19, 2010 in Culver City, CA. Sponsored by SoccerOne with a generous meeting space, refreshments, and a raffle for referee supplies, the event came...
