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# Referee

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More history to be made by Joy Neville as she'll take charge of men's international
Tipperary native Fergal Horgan appointed as All-Ireland hurling final referee
'Somebody would want to explain the advantage rule to him because he didn’t seem to know it'
New Zealand media whip up scrum frenzy but Gatland defends French ref
Sulley Muntari accuses referee who sent him off of lacking 'balls'
Sickening cheap-shot punch in French rugby league broke referee's jaw
Kieran McGeeney banned for 12 weeks over incident with official - reports
France lock fined €30k for 'cheats' outburst and criticism of Wayne Barnes
Reilly to referee Mayo game for first time since controversial 2014 All-Ireland semi-final replay
'I sent off the player... He struck me in the aftermath'
'Donal wouldn't want us missing out' - hurling ref takes charge of game two days after brother's funeral
One of the Premier League's top referees is quitting to move to Saudi Arabia
'They called you a lot of other things, but they didn't call you 'Sir''
Under-fire referee Mike Dean demoted to the Championship
'It's the third time in a row I have won against Arsenal, and 3 times it was about the referee'
'I'll always reflect on where we started, the highs, lows and everything in between'
This Irish rugby fan's cheeky selfie with referee Nigel Owens ended in a sound gesture
Corkman Alan Kelly named MLS Referee of the Year for second consecutive season
The black card is here to stay in Gaelic Football and why the sin bin would not work
Referee controversy in Dundalk-Derry and more League of Ireland talking points
Player kills referee for red card in Argentina
Referee unwittingly provides assist for Wigan goal
'I don't expect red carpets rolled out for me' - the groundbreaking female GAA referee
This is the penalty Anthony Foley was furious about after Munster's defeat
'The referee had a terrible night' - Bosnia coach
Former League of Ireland official Alan Kelly voted MLS referee of the year
World Rugby appoint Nigel Owens to referee the World Cup final
Investigation after volunteer referee attacked during schoolboy soccer match
Real Madrid caught up in Clasico corruption row
Watch: Football referee takes one in the crown jewels
Brazilian referee takes the law into his own hands by pulling out a gun during red card dispute
Who was the hardest Irishman for this ex-Premier League referee to deal with?
Rugby referee Nigel Owens has some interesting thoughts on officiating in soccer
Meath ref to take charge of third All-Ireland senior final for Dublin and Kerry clash
Top-flight referee starts Facebook page to explain decisions
Top hurling referee Gavin to appeal proposed one-month ban after Offaly club game incident
Man in the middle: a day in the life of Irish MLS referee Alan Kelly
'You can't say anything to that man' - Sean O'Brien on Wayne Barnes
Irish referee Michelle O'Neill picked for the World Cup
Has a referee ever looked more satisfied to be sending off a player?