002 Three Yellow Cards for Josip Simunic

Win, Lose, or Draw

Rule 5: The Referee. Unlike most American sports, the referee can have a significant impact on the game of soccer. How they choose to manage players, call fouls, and issue cards can vastly shift a game one way or the other.

To make matters more significant, where most American sports have 2-3 referees and in the case of American Football, 10-12, typically only one referee serves as the focal point of a soccer match.

This episode will explain the position of the referee, the rules of the game, their responsibilities, and their role in a match through the story of one of the worst refereed matches in World Cup History.

Music for this episode was provided by Soundstripe.

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