1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (260+ words) RACINE, WI " Barry Mano, who founded'Referee'magazine and the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO), giving sports officials worldwide a platform and a voice for nearly 50 years, has died after a brief battle with a rare autoimmune disease. He was 82. A…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (288+ words) Players observe games at the highest level on television or clips on social media and see behaviors not in the spirit of the game being tolerated. A goal is scored, and the player leaves the field, possibly even leaping into…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1952+ words) Referee Icons: Pierluigi Collina was voted Best Referee in the World five times and chosen to officiate the 2002 World Cup Final. Meet the Italian soccer referee the rest of the world never forgot. Originally published in the January 2003 issue of…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (892+ words) You may not know why you know this man. But you do. You've likely seen his image flashed on some sports program or in some magazine article that you might not have paid much attention to. He's not a celebrity…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1857+ words) By Jeffrey Stern. Originally published in the April 1997 issue of Referee Magazine. The officials who worked Super Bowl XXXI have earned well-deserved praise from supervisors and fellow officials. Their strong performance was the product of hard work and study at…...