r/Referees

10K archived posts · Aug 2011 – Sep 2026

/r/referees: news, support, and links for reddit's association football (soccer) referees

r/Referees

A place to bring questions, post interesting insight and match analysis to soccer referee performances, new guidelines and procedures, and upcoming events.

Created Aug 9, 2011

8.8KMembers (last snapshot)

10KArchived posts

###Welcome to r/Referees!

##Rules » 1) Content must be relevant to match officials for the sport of association football (also known as soccer). Content from other sports is okay if it is also relevant to football (soccer) referees. Complaints from fans or players about what the Laws allow or whether a particular real-world call was correct usually do not comply with this rule.

» 2) No low-effort posts (including meme posts). Posts about real match incidents need to give enough context to understand the situation and also must include a clear question or discussion topic. (Adding video of the incident is always encouraged.)

» 3) No NSFW/NSFL content

» 4) No spam (including advertising, crowdfunding, begging, and selling). Get moderator permission in advance if you think your content warrants an exception.

» 5) Follow the principles of reddiquette and treat each other decently

» 6) Absolutely no bigotry will be tolerated

Message the mods in advance if you have a question about the rules or to request an exception. Persistent or excessive offenses will result in a ban.

##Flair

» To chose your own flair, click the flair box that appears to be empty.

» Non-preset flair should be formatted like this: [Organization/Nation] [Specific Grade]. Examples: USSF Grassroots or England Level 6.

» See this wiki page for more information on flair.

##Related Subreddits

» /r/soccer

» /r/football

» /r/refereestories

##Links of interest

» The Laws of the Game (LOTG) - IFAB

» BigSoccer Forums

» USSF/NIOSA uniforms from Official Sports

» "You are the Ref" series from The Guardian's archives

» "The Definitive Angle" series from PRO (US)

» "Inside Video Review" series from PRO (US)

##Miscellaneous

» Special thanks to u/kzoostudios for making the new logo!!

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