But then a single kick, touch or refereeing call might bring everything crumbling down.
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In Italy's Serie A, referees have not been sponsored since 2006, its refereeing body said.
Last week, refereeing to bilingual education as the language of living in the ghetto.
You lose faith in refereeing sometimes, that's the way the players are talking in there.
It could come down to a kick, a mistake or maybe a refereeing decision.
The former London Irish player-coach also claimed that rugby was "dying" because of poor quality refereeing.
Officials who make mistakes often miss out on refereeing a Premier League match the following weekend.
Dr Ng retorts that he is surprised Dr Lieu's paper got past the refereeing process.
Dundee United's Craig Levein and Csaba Laszlo of Hearts have also berated recent refereeing performances.
Although another refereeing decision will grab the headlines following this game, United were superior in every department.
"You lose faith in refereeing, that's the way the players see it, " Ferguson said after the match.
His daughters begged him to stop refereeing his second job but he continued because he loved soccer.
Players dream of playing in these finals but we can't through bad refereeing.
You always argue with the refereeing decisions, it doesn't matter what anybody says.
Not surprisingly, many Egyptians are crying foul, describing the SCAF's dodgy refereeing as a power grab or soft coup.
There are several lessons to learn from the lockout and subsequent poor refereeing.
Ms Stephenson has passed her first level of rugby league refereeing and occasionally runs the line for her local team.
Refereeing decisions - good, bad or indifferent - have been part of our football for a good number of years.
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The Buddies boss has spoken out previously about refereeing performances, but he feels his concerns have fallen on deaf ears.
Mr. DAVID STERN (Commissioner, NBA): I have been involved with refereeing, and obviously been involved with the NBA for 40 years.
"We are fully conscious of the possibility of errors in refereeing and we do not consider ourselves badly treated, " Freixa said.
Until then, we should resign ourselves to accept the results of jury decisions the same way we swallow refereeing in basketball.
It can lead to the game-changing award of a penalty kick, probably the single most momentous refereeing decision in any sport.
The standard of refereeing was too varied--and too much of it poor.
The attack Saturday wasn't the first time Portillo has been assaulted by an angry player while refereeing, said his oldest daughter, Johana Portillo.
Refereeing the competing visions for Sony's next blockbuster platform, or finding a good way to champion all of them, falls squarely on Ando's shoulders.
The first half was a disjointed affair, characterised by Stoke defending in numbers, West Ham piling forward to little clear purpose and over-officious refereeing.
Mr James won the award for his efforts running his local rugby club, refereeing matches and looking after the junior club teams on Sundays.
Bates' thoughts closely follow on from an attack on refereeing standards by Saracens boss Brendan Venter, after his side's weekend defeat by Leicester Tigers.
It led to a meeting between Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell and his SFA counterpart, Stewart Regan, who had already promised an overhaul of the refereeing system.
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