Referees

Apr 23, 2022, Philadelphia.

The referees are the most loved/hated characters in a football game. It is difficult to understand a referee’s decision when it goes against the team you support. Before the VAR, the referee's decision was always controversial; with the VAR, "the philosophers" of the game (and there are many, many of them!) even seeing the evidence, they contradict it.

In the past years I have met many referees; almost all of them have been soccer players, others have played other sports. They know that they are going to be hated by a section of the audience and keep their nerves to explain it to the players. Every referee feels respect for the players, whether former players or not, they feel the passion for "The King of Sports".