Ask a soccer referee anything

Why didn't you call it futbol?

oh im sorry i didnt know you rode bikes with a gay little hat on

You ever feel a bit silly doing the "show the player the card" routine? Seems really weird and forced compared to how 'murican football handles it.

I've heard its salty tasting. Roughly the equivalent of what the tears of your parents would taste like if they knew you were on this site

is it encouraged by fifa or are you forced by fifa not to show the yellow card to players that come running and dissent? why can't soccer be like rugby in that aspect?

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Do you card people for obvious diving?

because rugby is actually fun

Noun
fútbol
1. football (soccer)

Cool. Too bad my area has no U20 leagues (highest is U15). My favorite are the U15 rec games, though, for the same reasons as you. CR’s get paid $55/game though. And parents don’t care enough at that level to argue.

I also do that as well

I always feel silly doing it cause everyone stares at you and yells because their precious child could never do something wrong

Depends on the age. I am not at FIFA level so I wouldn't be able to say. At the level I do you usually only show the yellow for dissent if they are really hammering into you or being outrageous

Yeah that sounds like the life. Great pay for a few hours of your time with people who realize they aren't in the finals of state cup every time they play

ok but what is your opinion when you're watching soccer on tv? i honestly can't stand how players behave (don't respect the ref, diving, ..)

Exactly. What area are you in?

Riding bikes with a gay little hat is the best! Guess it’s just a ref thing though.

Oh in that case I wish those players would fuck off. They delay the game and just make the intensity of the game rise. I personally think unless the dissent is really really warranted you should just show the yellow.

For diving and unsportsmanlike conduct I also think you should just get a yellow instantly, but then the game would be stopped every other play to put someone in line so it would slow the game down. So there probably a good balance somewhere

Midwest conference

Nice. I’m in CA.

Nice. I had a ref friend move out there and was saying he loved it but was having a hard time getting the same level of games

If you read through the book diving is supposed to be a yellow.

Yes

Yeah I know this. But high kicks are also a thing and 9/10th of the time at that level you'll never see it called. It depends on the age and level for each law.

Why haven't you killed yourself yet? Soccer is for homosexuals, you're part of that, thus part of the problem so logically you should kill yourself

naah you could play on with advantage and show them yellow at the next interruption. btw. why not prolonge the advantage rule a bit? this would result in longer uninterrupted phases?

I'm working on it don't rush me

Yea but high kicks are playing an a dangerous manner. If the guy his high kicking near a guys head that's a yellow, if it was done safely there's no need.

How much do you talk with the players? Do you explain calls to them at all?

Yeah you could but you're just delaying the time wasted for the card until the next stoppage. And in terms of live matches they want you to avoid that as much as possible cause of monetary and entertainment reasons.

I am a big proponent of using your discretion for how much time to allow on advantage. Min 3 and max 5

Technically there is no safe "high kicking" and things like even jumping at the player is a yellow. None of these things really get called at that high of a level. I am not saying you're wrong on the diving thing but that it really is selective enforcement at that high of play

For normal games I talk as much as the players will let me talk without being overburdening. I try to joke with players if they'll allow it as I find that keeps them more level headed. In higher games I won't say much unless something really needs to be addressed or if someone is on their last warning with me because they pretty much know what they did wrong. If they don't know what they did I tell the captain and have them tell the player

Thanks. Always wondered what the refs are saying to the players throughout the game. Would he cool to have a ref miced up

Will Ajax beat Juve?

Here's a miced up ref video that recently came out if you haven't seen it. Really well done

youtube.com/watch?v=UR9wwqjbO1I

>Ajax beat Juve
Depends on how much money the referees are getting bribed with

Oh dope