assistant referee
Britishnoun
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Havertz was only booked by referee Paul Tierney, with video assistant referee James Bell not advising the official to watch the incident back on a pitchside monitor.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Tottenham midfielder James Maddison has suggested referees are "petrified" to make decisions because of the video assistant referee, after being denied a stoppage-time penalty against Leeds on Monday.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has compared video assistant referee decision-making to the "flip of a coin" and says he has never trusted the system since it was introduced in England.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes the video assistant referee "did a really good job" in disallowing West Ham's late equaliser against Arsenal.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
There were to be a referee, an assistant referee, two goal umpires, as many timekeepers, and a pair of penalty timekeepers.
From The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey by Ferguson, Donald
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