We knew that the referee [in primary debates] is on the side of the Democrats because the referee, whoever the referee is, is a Democrat first and a so-called journalist second. I mean, we know that Lester Holt did not challenge Hillary [Clinton].
There have been many matches where a wrestler gets hurt. The referee usually senses it and stops the match, but the referee doesn't always know.
Life was a damned muddle - a football game with everyone offside and the referee gotten rid of - everyone claiming the referee would have been on his side.
The Argentinians provoke and are always whingeing to the referee to try and change his opinion. It starts before the match. You see their body language, how they gesticulate, how they try to influence the referee. That is not part of the game. That is a lack of respect. It's their mentality and character, and we'll have to adjust.
Football, or soccer as it is known, is a game of two halves. It's a game with rules and a referee. FIFA, the governing body for football, follows neither the rule of law or has the oversight of a referee.
You don't notice the referee during the game unless he makes a bad call.
If you're good enough, the referee doesn't matter.
It is always hard when the referee is against you.
There's nothing better than a good, blind referee.
We talked to the referees before the game; there's always new situations to adjust, for the refs and for us as well. Even on the ice, it's good for players to talk and interact with the referee.
The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.
You should always play 100 per cent, and you shouldn't expect every decision from the referee.
In Italy, everyone is talking about the referee for three days before the game - 'We don't like him. He is no good.'
My ability to notice that kind of thing, the sanctity of the bubble that you create, has not been so good in a way, in that I notice it concurrently with actually doing the thing. I always notice it in retrospect.
If you want to win the Champions League, you have to have talent, good players, luck in the draw, and, in certain moments, the right referee.
In Germany, you can play aggressively, but the referee will always blow his whistle, but in England, that's not the case. That's better for me.