| When you play a soccer match the referee is beside | | | | referees professional that gets pay? Well, vast |
| your coach the boss. Usually many players tend to | | | | majority of referees are amateur but usually they |
| get angry at referee but they don't seem to | | | | are paid a small fee for their service. However, there |
| understand that is not the way to communicate, | | | | are some countries that have a limited number of |
| instead a referee will feel doubtful in some particular | | | | referees who mainly officiate in their own countries |
| situations and will make more mistakes. A job as | | | | first league. |
| soccer referee is not that glamorous as you may | | | | They are also employed full time by their national |
| think. | | | | soccer associations. Here where I live (in Sweden) |
| I know several referees that have been attacked | | | | referees usually have a half time job which they |
| personally under a soccer match and this just | | | | combine with their referee carrier. |
| because they made a mistake during the match. | | | | You should respect the referee and see him just like |
| Soccer is just a game where you want to have fun, | | | | a human being that is not better or weaker than you. |
| and you don't want to play with or against people | | | | This means that a referee can also make mistakes. |
| that associate a soccer match as an opportunity to | | | | Of course a referee should try to minimize the |
| get out their personal problems on referees. | | | | amount of mistakes during a soccer game, but these |
| In 2005 the Swedish international referee (Anders | | | | mistakes are a part of the game and you have to |
| Frisk) quit his referee career at age of 44 because | | | | accept it. Don't concentrate on the referee; |
| some individuals were sending threats with post to | | | | concentrate on your own game. |
| him and his family. They considered that he had | | | | If you start to discuss with referee every time he |
| made too many mistakes during the Champions | | | | she blow the whistle you will not only get a yellow or |
| League game between Chelsea and Barcelona, and | | | | in worst case red card, your performance will also |
| therefore should be punished. | | | | decrease because you will not be able to concentrate |
| These individuals are unacceptable in the world of | | | | on your game while discussing with the referee. |
| soccer and you must keep in mind that referee has | | | | My advice to you is to always concentrate on your |
| an enormous pressure on him/her and let the referee | | | | game and encourage your teammates. If you do |
| do his job on the best way he/she can. | | | | that, I can ensure you that you will never have any |
| So where are we? Aha, referee and money. Are | | | | problem with referees again. Good Luck. |