Memorable Football Referee Quotes

25 result(s) for Football Referee Quotes.
"A referee is a person who is there to ensure that the rules are followed, not to make the game."
Pierluigi Collina
"The referee must be invisible. If people notice you, you have failed."
Pierluigi Collina
"The referee is the master of the match, but he is not the king."
Unknown (Common Football Proverb)
"I don't care what you think about me. I care about my decision."
Howard Webb
"A referee must have the courage to make the right decision, even if it's unpopular."
Mark Clattenburg
"The best referee is the one you don't notice."
Various Football Coaches
"My job is to let the players play."
Howard Webb
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"You cannot please everyone. If you try to please everyone, you will please no one."
Pierluigi Collina
"Referees are human beings. We make mistakes, just like the players."
Mark Clattenburg
"A good referee manages the game, a great referee controls it."
Football Coaching Manuals
"The whistle is my voice."
Pierluigi Collina
"I am not there to be liked; I am there to be respected."
Howard Webb
"In football, the referee is often the most criticized person on the pitch, yet the most essential."
FIFA Official Statements
"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking—or when everyone is screaming at you."
Generic (Applied to Refereeing)
"Decisiveness is the most important quality of a referee."
Pierluigi Collina
"Every referee knows the feeling of being the villain in someone else's story."
Various Professional Referees
"The referee's authority is not a privilege; it is a responsibility."
UEFA Coaching Guidelines
"You have to be mentally tough to stand in the middle of a stadium and make a call."
Mark Clattenburg
"The game is played by players, but it is governed by the official."
Football Lore
"A referee's silence is often more powerful than his whistle."
Football Analysts
"Control is not about dominance; it is about maintaining the balance of the game."
Refereeing Instructors
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"One mistake can define a career, but consistency defines a professional."
Professional Refereeing Consensus
"The referee is the guardian of the laws of the game."
IFAB (International Football Association Board)
"Fairness is the soul of the game, and the referee is its protector."
Football Philosophers
"When the referee makes a mistake, the world knows. When he makes a perfect call, no one notices."
Common Football Saying

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