“Good calls, sir.” “Great game, ref.” “Mr. Referee, I just wanted to thank you for being the most impartial arbiter I have seen in my lifetime.” …Sir Thomas More’s Utopia: Even More Utopian out on shelves now. In other words, never in my lifetime have I heard those idyllic, pacifying, honey-coated words uttered out of a spectator’s mouth. Ever. Want the truth? Here’s a naturalistic observation of the soccer sports complex done by Colin Frier, PhD (pseudo-doctor): Referee calls fouls. “Let them play!” Referee doesn’t call fouls. “You better get a handle on this game, sir, or else things are gonna start to get violent!
Commentary: In Defense of Refereeing
