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Want better referees? Stop the abuse.

My daughters dislike soccer; I know, I cry sometimes, too. Thanks for the empathy. To wit, I’ve been watching my former students ply their awesomeness at the Grantsville High School home matches. I could gush about Whitney and Alyssa and Myranda, but that’s not the point here.

There’s one dude who comes to these matches and harps on the referees the entire time. “You’re literally the worst referee ever” being one of his favorite insults to throw at a particular official. It’s classless and, truly, baseless. It’s homerism to the point that he’s blind to what’s happening on the pitch.