Who enforces the 'rules of war?'  Are there referees? Is there a school for rules of war referees?
542153
One has to work his way up the ladder. First, you arbitrate playground fights during recess, then you stop barroom brawls when you're older, and work your way through skirmishes, conflicts, police actions, civil disobedience, internal strife, riots, immigration disputes, and finally, if you are good enough, you will be called up to the big show: a full fledged war. The pay is commensurate with the required skill level, and you get to choose which exotic war location you wish to umpire at. It is a glamorous and exciting career, but the participants may get a bit testy at some of the calls.
424878
The best referee was the Italian Pier Luigi Colina. Unfortunately, he recently retired. He was the best because his authority on the pitch was something natural. He didn't have to book two or three players to earn their respect: they simply knew there was no point in trying to confront him. Most importantly, he achieved this without interfering in the game, making himself as unnoticed as he could.
1096151
I guess all the referees communication device, but if the play was missed by a ref, one that makes the call is the person who sees the infraction then ref in field makes the final judgement on what the call should be.  Ref in field has more power than the sidelines at all time.
1136188
the random ref puller-outer-thing. I believe the refs are randomly chosen for each game
583881
Henry is entitled to his opinion of the referee's decisions whether he had a bad game or not. If he had a good game does that mean he is allowed to critise the ref more? I don't think so. Incidentally, I don't agree with his comments but he is entitled to his express his opinion whether or not he had a bad game.
17140
The rules can be found at the link below.  This is for football (soccer).  If you're referring to American football, the rules are at http://www.nfl.com/features/rulebook.
708566
Mills did his job.  Ring-savvy fighters like Holyfield know how to dig deep within themselves to keep themselves in the fight for another round, even if it isn't in their best physical interest.  That's where the referees come in.  They have to be the unbiased voice of reason for both fighters, responsible for rules being followed, and the all physical aspects and condition of both fighters.  I am happy to see that the others in this forum hold the same opinion.
106657
Badminton uses a judge I think. I think Volletball does as well. Tennis may also have a judge to watch the net and serves. Not 100% on this. Football has the Refferee but also has a back judge, line judge, field judge and side judges. Each official in American football watches a different part of the field to ensure no penalties take place. They are usually very good about their jobs except during Superbowls like this last catastrophe Superbowl 40. YUCK!!!!
1074481
Ok maybe not during the whole world cup.. but ya some referees are crazy LOSERS and should be fired! Notably for the Portugal-Netherlands game or even the Italy and USA... they need to change the system! Maybe there should be 2 refs??? I don't know, but it's just not working!!!
719668
not to my knowledge but a ref was on a scottish football programme and said that if the ball was deflected of the ref and into the net the goal would be allowed. i guess thats why you dont see refs going into the box for corners.lol
1186474
Too many fouls spoils the game not to mention the effectivness of the referee. I think it has been proven too many times that when a game is stopped constantly for fouls that the referee begins to lose control of the game. That kind of frustration is neither wanted or needed on the field of battle. \n\nIt doesn't matter whose fault it is. Player or ref. What matters is how the sports governing body determines how they want the game to be played. Tight or loose. I think this years World Cup is being played way to tight and the number of yellows and reds is maring the game and making it rather boring. \n\nI would not be surprised that at some point in this tournament a major altercation, and an international incident,  breaks out as a result of the tightness of the referring.
265215
because they are not told to stand up to them. refs are robots who get programmed before the game. if a directive came in where refs could punch an annoying player (why does Drogba spring to mind?)once a game, Hard, then all this nonsense would stop. footballers are also such wimps i feel embarressed to admit i love the game sometimes but on the bright side i am a West Ham fan and things are going great for a change....
970239
You are dealing with part time officials who get very poor training and the pressure goes up in the playoffs causing them to blunder in a larger scale.\n\nSimply put, they likely make the same errors in the regular season, but the plays don't matter as much and their not under as much of a microscope.\n\nIs a ref favouring one team over another, for any reason...I doubt it.  Sometimes they get their back up when a player accuses them of such and the player's b!tching causes the ref to call against them...vicious circle, IMO, specifically in the case of the Argos.
53352
a dude has a toy(the ball)\nanother dude wants it,so he jumps on the first dude and takes it from him.\nnow the first dude's buddies don't like that at all so they try lay a smackdown on the guy who took the ball,now his buddies come to his defense and we all jump on each other and have a great deal of fun kicking punching and rubbing each others faces in the ground.\nsometimes you accedentaly smack your own teamate in the scrum but never fear,he will return the favor soon.\n\nthere are rules but I never learned them,why complicate a perfect game??!\nlol!\nthat's why I never made the team!!
1046332
I personally think there hasn't really been any "bad ref jobs" this time. All the calls I've seen have been corretc and I'm a referee myself. The arguement I see often is "3 red cards in a game, jeeze"..... get used to it. Later on in the WC don't be suprised to see 5 or 6 red cards in a game. FIFA wants the players to stay healthy so they have the refs calling strict games. I watched the USA v. Italy game and all 3 red cards were well deserved. Theres no way these guys are gonna be biased; they're kept isolated, and if caught betting or taking bribes they're removed from reffing at any level. Just remember, these ref are the best in the world, if they can't ref these game correctly who can?\n\n\nAnd FYI the fans are never happy with the reffing, they always feel the ref was biased so I've stopped listening to what they think about me as a ref.
829612
A send off rule would be crushing to the game.  It would waste time trying to get the player off the field.  In high school ball, a player is sent off automatically after a caution untill the next sub opportunity (free substitution).  The game would move slower and the opposing team will get an advantage.  \nAs far as harrasing officials, it should stop.  The laws of the game state that only the captain of the team may question a call.  If this was taken seriously, and dissenting players cautioned, we may be able to at least fake some respect for the referee.  \n\nSome time ago there was actually a "blue" card.  It was a card that sent a player off for the rest of the current game, but did not effect the next game.
670882
wHAT ARE THR RULES...?