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• n  (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

• After Argentine ref Angel Sanchez sent off forward Joao Pinto in the first half, he was set upon by Portuguese players, including their captain Fernando Couto.
• BEST REF Amid the controversies of disallowed goals and phantom fouls, fans have overlooked some fine officiating.
• He said one ref was so close to a particular general manager that he deliberately made calls in his favor.

• referee

News & Articles

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• Bobby Jackson, Ref Get into it at Granite Bay Game
  GRANITE BAY— The former Kings star, in a different kind of limelight, after making comments during his son’s basketball game at Granite Bay High School Tuesday. Comments that ended the game early. ‘We had some bad calls by the ref. …
  June 13, 2013 - FOX40 Sacramento
• 'Ref Cam' Takes a New Spin on Basketball Games
  Before Saturday's basketball game between the Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever, WNBA referee Lamont Simpson put on his black slacks and drab officials' shirt. He hung his whistle around his neck and laced up his polished black sneakers He also donned his "ref cam," a video camera mounted on his head attached to a piece of headgear resembling an eyeglass frame, which recorded the game's action ...
  June 10, 2013 - Mashable
• Ref Cam makes debut in Mercury-Fever broadcast
  Ref Cam makes debut in Mercury-Fever broadcast
  June 9, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh

Quotes

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• Dermot Ahern in guardian.co.uk
  Henry has admitted handling the ball, claims he told the ref he handled it,Mr Ahern said. "Millions of people worldwide saw it was a blatant double handball - not to mention a double offside - and we should put the powers that be in the...
• Thierry Henry in OpEdNews
  Asked about the incident after the match, Henry said: "I will be honest, it was a handball. But I'm not the ref. I played it, the ref allowed it. That's a question you should ask him."
• Donovan in New York Times (blog)
  Donovan added: "We asked the ref many times what it was or who it was on and he wouldn't or couldn't explain it. I don't know what to think of the call because I didn't see any foul, just a normal free kick and a goal."