Yee-Ming
Senior HTF Member
Originally Posted by Scott Merryfield
BTW#2 -- since the referee is wearing a headset, yet there is no replay in soccer, just who is the referee talking to anyway, and why? I've always wondered.
With the assistant referees (linesmen), and the fourth official, who is basically the backup ref, and handles off-field matters, e.g. inspecting the kit of substitutes to ensure they comply with the rules.