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Official in a variety of sports
A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions
Referee
Game administrator in association football
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
Referee (association football)
Referee_(association_football)
Football official
In association football, an assistant referee (also known as a linesman) is an official who assists the referee in administering the Laws of the Game
Assistant referee (association football)
Assistant_referee_(association_football)
Association football official reviewing decisions
The video assistant referee (VAR) is a match official in association football who assists the referee by reviewing decisions using video footage and providing
Video_assistant_referee
Portuguese football referee
Portuguese referee who officiates in the Primeira Liga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2016, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee. In 2015,
João_Pinheiro_(referee)
Topics referred to by the same term
include: Referee (American football) Referee (association football) Referee (basketball) Referee (boxing) Referee (futsal) Referee (ice hockey) Referee (professional
Referee_(disambiguation)
English football referee (born 1985)
football referee from Ashington, Northumberland. His county FA is the Northumberland Football Association. He belongs to the Select Group of Referees in England
Michael_Oliver_(referee)
The following is a list of match officials (referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees) who are officiating at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
2026_FIFA_World_Cup_officials
Chinese football referee (born 1979)
(Chinese: 马宁; born 14 June 1979) is a Chinese football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2011. He also teaches at the Nanjing
Ma_Ning_(referee)
Australian soccer referee
an Australian soccer referee. He began officiating in the A-League as an assistant referee in 2008, and was promoted to referee in 2012. He was named
Shaun_Evans_(referee)
Authority figure in professional wrestling
wrestling, a referee is an authority figure present in or near the ring during matches. The referee's purpose is similar to that of referees in combat sports
Referee (professional wrestling)
Referee_(professional_wrestling)
Egyptian football referee
محمد عمر) is an Egyptian football referee. He became a FIFA referee in 2017. Omar made his first appearance as a referee in the Egyptian Premier League in
Amin_Omar
Association football tournament in Mexico
000 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) 2 June 1986 (1986-06-02) 12:00 CST Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Victoriano
1986_FIFA_World_Cup
Topics referred to by the same term
Football referee may refer to the following articles Official (American football) Official (Canadian football) Referee (association football) Umpire (Australian
Football_referee
Romanian football referee (born 1984)
Romanian football referee who primarily officiates in the Liga I. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2018, and a UEFA elite referee since 2019.
István_Kovács_(referee)
English football referee (born 1978)
1978) is an English professional football referee. In 2010, he was promoted to the list of Select Group Referees who officiate primarily in the Premier League
Anthony_Taylor_(referee)
Italian football referee and financial advisor
(born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. He was named "The World's Best Referee" by the International Federation of Football History
Pierluigi_Collina
Slovenian football referee (born 1979)
(born 25 November 1979) is a Slovenian football referee. He has been an international-listed referee for FIFA since 2010. Vinčić's first major competition
Slavko_Vinčić
Honduran football referee
is a Honduran football referee who has been a listed international referee for FIFA since 2017. He is also one of the referees for the Liga Nacional de
Saíd_Martínez
Mexican football referee (born 1989)
January 1989) is a Mexican football assistant referee who has been listed on the FIFA International Referees List since 2019. Ramírez Alemán was born on
Sandra_Ramírez_(referee)
American mixed martial arts referee
Mike Beltran is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) referee known for officiating bouts in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator, and other
Mike_Beltran_(referee)
Scottish football referee (born 1939)
Valentine (born 10 May 1939) is a Scottish former football referee. He is mostly known for refereeing two matches in the 1982 World Cup in Spain: the infamous
Bob_Valentine_(referee)
English football referee (born 1990)
referee who primarily officiates in the Premier League, having been promoted to the Select Group in 2021. He has been a UEFA First Category referee since
John_Brooks_(referee)
Salvadorian football referee
is a Salvadoran football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2018. He is also one of the referees at the Primera División de
Iván_Barton
and referee, author, and research geologist who represented the United States Soccer Federation (now "U.S. Soccer") as an international (FIFA) referee from
Robert_Evans_(referee)
International football delegation
Attendance: 18,346 Referee: José Macías (Argentina) July 17, 1930 14:45 Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance: 18,306 Referee: José Macías (Argentina)
United States at the FIFA World Cup
United_States_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
Soccer tournament in the United States
425 Referee: Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina) June 18, 1994 (1994-06-18) 4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC–7) Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance: 91,856 Referee: Jamal
1994_FIFA_World_Cup
Association football tournament in Italy
tournament to serve as referees and assistant referees. Officials in italics were only used as assistants during the tournament. Referees dressed only in traditional
1990_FIFA_World_Cup
Football championship
five at the stadium consisted of a referee, two assistant referees, a fourth official and a reserve assistant referee. In addition, four video match officials
UEFA_Euro_2020
German football referee
German football referee who is based in Berlin. He referees for FC Nordost Berlin of the Berlin Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked
Daniel_Siebert_(referee)
Association football tournament in Spain
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) 15 June 1982 (1982-06-15) 17:15 CEST Estadio de Riazor, A Coruña Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Franz Wöhrer
1982_FIFA_World_Cup
Highest classification for UEFA football referees
The UEFA elite referee category is the highest classification for football referees appointed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), typically
UEFA_elite_referee_category
Algerian association football referee
August 1985) is an Algerian association football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2014. Mustapha Ghorbal made his debut
Mustapha_Ghorbal
Qatari football referee (born 1987)
1987) is a Qatari football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2013. He was one of the referees for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World
Abdulrahman_Al-Jassim
Panel of English professional football referees
Professional Referee Group (Pro Ref), formally known as the Select Group is a panel of English professional football referees and assistant referees, appointed
Select_Group
American soccer referee (born 1986)
born July 8, 1986) is an American association football referee. She began her professional refereeing career in the National Women's Soccer League and later
Tori_Penso
Association football tournament in Sweden
match officials were assigned to the tournament to serve as referees and assistant referees. Europe Fritz Seipelt Lucien van Nuffel Martin Macko Carl Jørgensen
1958_FIFA_World_Cup
Argentine football referee (born 1985)
international football referee who officiates in the Argentine Primera División. Born in Andacollo, Neuquén, Herrera made his debut as a referee in 2013, leading
Darío_Herrera_(referee)
Association football tournament in England
English referee Jim Finney. Uruguay conceded 3 goals when reduced to nine men and South American media decried a pattern of European referee bias. In
1966_FIFA_World_Cup
Association football tournament in West Germany
matches that the Brazilian national team played in 1966, of the three referees and six linesmen, seven were British and two were Germans. Brazil went
1974_FIFA_World_Cup
Association football tournament in Chile
from 17 countries were assigned to the tournament to serve as referees and assistant referees. The format of the competition was similar to that of the 1958
1962_FIFA_World_Cup
Association football tournament in Mexico
Attendance: 107,160 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) 3 June 1970 (1970-06-03) 16:00 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance: 92,205 Referee: Andrei Rădulescu
1970_FIFA_World_Cup
American professional wrestling referee and professional wrestler
Robinson (born July 2, 1964) is an American professional wrestling senior referee, ring crew member and former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE
Charles_Robinson_(referee)
Mexican football referee (born 1992)
Mexican professional football referee. She has been a full international for FIFA since 2019. She began her professional refereeing career in 2017 and has since
Katia_Itzel_García
Current referees are at the top of the section for each country, while entries of former referees are collapsed. Ashraf Hussainzada (2025–present) Juxhin
List of FIFA international referees
List_of_FIFA_international_referees
American mixed martial arts referee (born 1962)
(born October 12, 1962) is a retired American mixed martial arts (MMA) referee best known for officiating numerous bouts promoted by the Ultimate Fighting
John_McCarthy_(referee)
Association football tournament in South Korea and Japan
Attendance: 62,561 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) 1 June 2002 (2002-06-01) 18:00 Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance: 30,157 Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
2002_FIFA_World_Cup
Type of fight ending in boxing
pulls them out during the rest period between rounds. This results in the referee stopping the fight, and it is officially recorded as "RTD" (Retired) in
Corner_retirement
Venezuelan football referee (born 1983)
(born 24 November 1983) is a Venezuelan football referee who is listed as an international referee for FIFA since 2013. He made his officiating debut
Jesús_Valenzuela
Mexican football referee (born 1983)
Palazuelos (born 15 December 1983) is a Mexican professional football referee. His mother was born in France and his father is of Portuguese descent
César_Arturo_Ramos
Referees in the National Basketball Association (NBA) oversee 120 preseason games, 1,260 regular season games, and four rounds of playoff matches. These
List_of_NBA_referees
Polish football referee (born 1981)
[ˈʂɨmɔn marˈt͡ɕiɲak]; born 7 January 1981) is a Polish football referee. He has refereed the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France, the
Szymon_Marciniak
English football referee
international assistant referee. In 2010, he officiated both The UEFA Champions League Final and The FIFA World Cup Final. Before becoming a referee Cann played professional
Darren Cann (assistant referee)
Darren_Cann_(assistant_referee)
Women's football tournament
tournament was the first Women's World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system. This was the second and last edition with 24 teams before
2019_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup
Canadian soccer referee
Drew Fischer (born July 10, 1980) is a Canadian soccer referee who officiates in Major League Soccer and was approved for international matches by FIFA
Drew_Fischer
Association football tournament in Germany
tournament's referees. FIFA officials and Blatter received criticism for allegedly making rules too rigid and taking discretion away from referees. All times
2006_FIFA_World_Cup
43,084 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) 21:00 UTC−3 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 82,500 Referee: Wilmar
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL)
Scottish football referee
football referee, currently a referee in the SPFL and a FIFA referee. Walsh's first Scottish Professional Football League game as a referee came at the
Nick_Walsh_(referee)
Association football tournament in Argentina
The draw between Brazil and Sweden was especially controversial; Welsh referee Clive Thomas awarded Brazil a very late corner kick, and Zico directly
1978_FIFA_World_Cup
Brazilian football referee (born 1981)
football referee. He has been on FIFA's list of international referees since 2013. His younger brother Sávio Pereira Sampaio is also a referee and on FIFA's
Wilton_Sampaio
American soccer referee
soccer referee from northern California. He started his professional career as an assistant referee in the NASL at age 19. Hall was a FIFA referee from
Brian_Hall_(referee)
Association football tournament in Brazil
649 Referee: George Reader (England) 25 June 1950 (1950-06-25) 15:00 BRT (UTC-3) Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte Attendance: 7,336 Referee: Giovanni
1950_FIFA_World_Cup
Italian football referee (born 1982)
Italian football referee who officiates in Serie A. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2019, and a UEFA elite category referee since 2024. Born in
Maurizio_Mariani
Jordanian football referee (born 1987)
February 1987) is a Jordanian football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2013. He refereed the first leg of the 2017 AFC Champions
Adham_Makhadmeh
Unfair act by a football player
fouls and misconduct are acts committed by players which are deemed by the referee to be unfair and are subsequently penalised. An offence may be a foul,
Fouls and misconduct (association football)
Fouls_and_misconduct_(association_football)
Rugby player
November 1998) was an international rugby union referee from South Africa. Before becoming a full-time referee, Rogers attended Maritzburg College – the same
Ian_Rogers_(referee)
Spanish football referee
football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2014. He is widely regarded as one referee of Spain's greatest referees in contemporary
Alejandro_Hernández_Hernández
15th edition of the association football championship
named eighteen referees for Euro 2016. The full referee teams were announced on 1 March 2016. England was the only country to have two referees in the tournament
UEFA_Euro_2016
Game administrator in American football
referred to collectively as referees, but each position has specific duties and a specific name: Common positions include referee (which is the lead member
Official_(gridiron_football)
Moroccan-born American soccer referee
American soccer referee for the Professional Referee Organization. He has been a referee in Major League Soccer since 2012 and a FIFA listed referee since 2016
Ismail_Elfath
Ivorian football referee
(born 29 September 1970) is an Ivorian football referee. He became a FIFA referee in 2004. Doué has refereed in international tournaments including the 2010
Noumandiez_Doué
Association football tournament in Switzerland
13,470 Referee: Raymon Wyssling (Switzerland) 16 June 1954 (1954-06-16) 18:00 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Benjamin
1954_FIFA_World_Cup
Ecuadorian football referee
Ecuadorian former football referee and convicted drug trafficker who served in the FIFA World Cup as an International Referee from 1996 to 2003. During
Byron_Moreno
Official appointed to oversee professional cricket matches
A match referee is an official appointed to oversee professional cricket matches. Match referees for Test matches and One Day Internationals are appointed
Match_referee
French football referee (born 1982)
French football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2010, and an UEFA Elite group referee since 2012. Turpin became a FIFA referee in 2010. He
Clément_Turpin
Australian football referee (born 1978)
is a soccer referee and former player who referees in the A-League Men, and in international tournaments as a Football Australia referee since 2023. Faghani
Alireza_Faghani
Association football tournament in Uruguay
Conte Verde carried Rimet, the trophy and the three designated European referees: Belgians John Langenus and Henri Christophe, along with Thomas Balvay
1930_FIFA_World_Cup
48th edition of the Copa América
deadline of June 15. On May 24, 2024, CONMEBOL announced 101 referees for the tournament. Referees were from CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, and UEFA because of the continuation
2024_Copa_América
The World Rugby Referee Award (previously called IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service) honours referees with a distinguished long-term service to
World_Rugby_Referee_Award
July 1999) was among the first women to officially qualify as a football referee. Pat Dunn was born in London in 1933, the daughter of Lewis Henry Thurston
Pat_Dunn_(referee)
Scottish football referee and teacher
Collum (born 18 January 1979) is a former Scottish football referee and is currently head of referee operations at the Scottish FA. Collum officiated his first
Willie_Collum
Attendance: 63,106 Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon) June 22, 2026 (2026-06-22) 8:00 p.m. UTC−4 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance: 80,663 Referee: Wilton Sampaio
Norway_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
American boxing referee (1936–1983)
professional boxing referee. He officiated several major bouts, such as Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali in 1980. He was the referee for the lightweight
Richard_Green_(referee)
Team sport with two teams of seven players each
equal referees. Some national bodies allow games with only a single referee in special cases like illness on short notice. Should the referees disagree
Handball
English association football referee
August 1908 – 8 May 1984) was an English football referee from Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, who refereed the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final. The son of Mr. and
William_Ling_(referee)
German football referee
Felix Zwayer (born 19 May 1981) is a German football referee who is based in Berlin. He referees for SC Charlottenburg of the Berlin Football Association
Felix_Zwayer
American soccer referee (born 1988)
soccer assistant referee who has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2016 and, since 2022, as a video assistant referee. Nesbitt was born
Kathryn_Nesbitt
Football match between Portugal and the Netherlands
Netherlands at the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg on 25 June 2006. Russian referee Valentin Ivanov issued a FIFA World Cup record four red cards and 16 yellow
Battle of Nuremberg (2006 FIFA World Cup)
Battle_of_Nuremberg_(2006_FIFA_World_Cup)
International football delegation
States. The inaugural FIFA World Cup final was officiated by the Belgian referee John Langenus. Traditionally, Belgium's greatest rival is the Netherlands
Belgium_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
International football delegation
Attendance: 70,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) 21 July 1930 14:50 UYT (UTC−03:30) Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Gilberto de
Uruguay_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
Football championship
January 2023, the FIFA Referees Committee announced the list of 33 referees, 55 assistant referees, and 19 video assistant referees (VAR) for the tournament
2023_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup
International football delegation
Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) 18 June 1998 21:00 Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter
France_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
Israeli international football referee
אברהם קליין, 29 March 1934) is an Israeli international football referee. He refereed international matches between 1965 and 1982, including the 1968 and
Abraham_Klein_(referee)
Brazilian football referee (born 1979)
September 1979) is a Brazilian football referee. He was a referee for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and is a referee at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North
Raphael_Claus
English association football referee
July 2012) was an English football referee. Later described by the Football League as "perhaps the finest English referee of all time", Taylor was famous
Jack_Taylor_(referee)
Association football tournament in France
27,152 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) 5 June 1938 (1938-06-05) 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Vélodrome Municipal, Reims Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Roger Conrié
1938_FIFA_World_Cup
Association football tournament in Italy
21,000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany) 27 May 1934 (1934-05-27) 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Rinaldo
1934_FIFA_World_Cup
Swiss football referee (1919–1998)
football referee. He was mostly known as the referee of the 1966 FIFA World Cup final. Dienst is one of only four men to have twice refereed a European
Gottfried_Dienst
English football referee (born 1971)
professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League from 2003 to 2014, as well as for FIFA as a FIFA international referee from 2005 to
Howard_Webb
Swedish football referee
former football referee. He was a full international referee for FIFA between 2002 and 2018. Eriksson became a professional referee in 1994 and has been
Jonas_Eriksson_(referee)
REFEREE
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Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Supreme God
Female
Chinese
honor, glory.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
One who Enlightens
Girl/Female
Muslim
A sight
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vighnaraj | விகà¯à®¨à®¾à®°à®¾à®œ
An epithet of Ganesh
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory over Air
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Latin
To Endure; Contemporary Phonetic Variant of Dante; Enduring
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Bearer of Treasure
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, Latin
Victor; From the Village; Form of Victor; Conqueror; Victorious
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English : habitational name from Ludwick Hall in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, probably named from the Old English personal name Luda + Old English wÄ«c ‘outlying (dairy) farm’.
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n.
One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.
n.
A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a mediator; an umpire or referee.
n.
One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.