Referees

How many referees are there in a soccer game?

Tom was one of the referees.

Tom is one of the referees.

We're referees.

It's a fan's God-given right to complain about the referees.

Football matches have three referees.

A new study says most referees can see just fine. Belgian and British researchers found that the best referees, however, are able to pay attention to the parts of a play where a foul is most likely to happen.

What kind of clothes do referees wear?

Helsen compares what the best referees see on the field to what an experienced doctor might see from an X-ray. A less-experienced doctor might take longer to look at an X-ray to find the problem.

Helsen and his group are working on another on project that could make referees’ jobs easier. They are studying whether slow-motion video replays should be used to review disputed calls.