Referee (association football)
SUPERVISOR OF A GAME OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
Diagonal (football); Referee (Football); Diagonal system of control; Soccer referee; Center referee; Left diagonal; Right diagonal; Referee (assocation football); Official (football); Referee whistle; Soccer ref; 23rd man; Diaginol system of control; Referee (soccer); Assocication football referee; Association football referee
In association football, the referee is the person responsible for interpreting and enforcing the Laws of the Game during a match. The referee is the final decision-making authority on all facts connected with play, and is the match official with the authority to start and stop play and impose disciplinary action against players and coaches during a match.