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“Despite the circumstances, I am in a positive mood and focused on the next challenges in my refereeing career,” Artan said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

As much as I roll my eyes at refereeing grievances, they appear to have a point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Celtic's late penalty at Motherwell was the correct decision but Hearts were wrongly denied a spot-kick at Fir Park, the Scottish FA's head of refereeing has said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

There was, though, near-universal agreement among pundits and refereeing experts that disallowing the West Ham goal was the right decision.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Mr. McNamara got back to refereeing, so he didn't see Gary Drake, Ross Wilcox, and Darren Croome run to the bridge, then, instead of running back, disappear over it.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell