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Pierre Hedji is a longtime youth soccer coach and co-founder of the club DCXI.

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What's being done to stop adults' misbehavior at youth soccer games

6:16pm November 21, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Youth soccer games seem to unleash the worst in adult behavior. Parents and coaches yell at refs, the players and each other. Adults' sideline behavior has resulted in a national referee shortage.

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NFL official Sarah Thomas is set to become the first woman to officiate in a Super Bowl. "When you start having more and more and more females, no one's doing it for the recognition. They are doing it because they love it."

Referee Sarah Thomas Will Make Super Bowl History - But She's Part of a Trend

4:39pm February 04, 2021

by Tom Goldman

For the first time, a woman will be among the referees working during a Super Bowl. Sarah Thomas is part of a growing number of women officiating at the highest level of men's sports leagues.

A referee is restrained at an amateur game in Brazil after running onto the field brandishing a pistol.

Referee Takes Gun Onto Soccer Field After Spat With Players In Brazil

11:44am September 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In a spectator's video, referee Gabriel Murta Maciel Barbosa is seen being restrained by another official while he holds his weapon in one hand and points at a manager with the other.

A screen grab shows the moment before two high school football players hit a back judge during a game in Texas this weekend.

Police Look Into 2 High School Football Players' Hits On Texas Referee

2:51pm September 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In their defense, the two students say that a game official had used racial slurs — and that one of their coaches had suggested getting payback for bad calls.

Sarah Johnson makes a call during the first half of an April 2014 preseason NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Diego Chargers.

NFL Makes It Official: Sarah Thomas Is First Woman To Be A Full-Time Ref

5:30pm April 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Confirming a long-anticipated move, the NFL has hired its first female official on a full-time basis. She has spent nearly a decade working her way through the ranks in the NCAA.