When you play a soccer match the referee is beside your coach the boss. Usually many players tend to get angry at referee but they don't seem to understand that is not the way to communicate, instead a referee will feel doubtful in some particular situations and will make more mistakes. A job as soccer referee is not that glamorous as you may think.
I know several referees that have been attacked personally under a soccer match and this just because they made a mistake during the match. Soccer is just a game where you want to have fun, and you don't want to play with or against people that associate a soccer match as an opportunity to get out their personal problems on referees.
In 2005 the Swedish international referee (Anders Frisk) quit his referee career at age of 44 because some individuals were sending threats with post to him and his family. They considered that he had made too many mistakes during the Champions League game between Chelsea and Barcelona, and therefore should be punished.
These individuals are unacceptable in the world of soccer and you must keep in mind that referee has an enormous pressure on him/her and let the referee do his job on the best way he/she can.
So where are we? Aha, referee and money. Are referees professional that gets pay? Well, vast majority of referees are amateur but usually they are paid a small fee for their service. However, there are some countries that have a limited number of referees who mainly officiate in their own countries first league.
They are also employed full time by their national soccer associations. Here where I live (in Sweden) referees usually have a half time job which they combine with their referee carrier.
You should respect the referee and see him just like a human being that is not better or weaker than you. This means that a referee can also make mistakes. Of course a referee should try to minimize the amount of mistakes during a soccer game, but these mistakes are a part of the game and you have to accept it. Don't concentrate on the referee; concentrate on your own game.
If you start to discuss with referee every time he/she blow the whistle you will not only get a yellow or in worst case red card, your performance will also decrease because you will not be able to concentrate on your game while discussing with the referee.
My advice to you is to always concentrate on your game and encourage your teammates. If you do that, I can ensure you that you will never have any problem with referees again. Good Luck.
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