Talk:Referee (football)

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Hi,

I have added this brief page regarding the referee in football (soccer).

I have previously added a page regarding assistant referees.

Daveb 08:43, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] template

[edit] Cards

I just don't understand why the English Wikipedia uses the word cautioning instead of Booked or Booking when a football player gets an yellow card. In every FIFA game when a player gets an yellow card, the comments says that the "player getting booked", not that the "player get cautioning". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.84.45.196 (talk • contribs) 19:32, 19 March 2007 (UTC).

Because booking is a slang term for the cautioning of a player. Law 12 does not refer to booking: "A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card" for the "cautionable offences." For the more serious offences, "a player, substitute or substituted player is sent off and shown the red card." —C.Fred (talk) 03:38, 20 March 2007 (UTC)