This manual is intended as a source of guidance both for those wishing to become a qualified soccer referee, and for those who are already qualified. The author provides a full understanding of the laws of the game, with invaluable practical advice on how to referee a match in a fair and effective way There are helpful sections on playing the advantage, cautioning and sending off players, free kicks and penalty kicks, and the offside law. Fully endorsed by The Football Association, this book will be a useful and complimentary study aid for candidates taking refereeing coaching courses.

Whistling For Fun
Eric Brown

It is a light hearted view of refering. It has been writtien for all ages and has a number of humourous stories. However, if you are looking for the laws of the game or how to become a ref. this book is not for you


Referee!

Beginning on 1st July 1997 and ending in June 1998, this diary documents a football season during which Elleray refereed 51 matches, ranging from major contests to school games. Elleray offers frank opinions on several of England's leading players and managers, and on issues concerning the game.

The Man in Black
Gordon Thomson

This work looks at the football referee from every discipline and angle: the history of their genesis as gentlemen arbiters in the Victorian era and their adjustment to the increasing sophistication of the laws; statistical analysis; social profile; cultural comparisons from refereeing around the world and in different sports; the outlook from the bottom (Sunday pub leagues) to the top (FIFA); refereeing philosophies (what is the referee's job?); and personal testimonies. Other influences on the games' decisions - linesmen, corruption, the crowd, TV and technology - are also included, together with many anecdotes, such as worst ever blunders.

The Soccer Referee's Manual: Includes FIFA's Laws of the Game
David Ager, Susan Levan

A guide to soccer refereeing, which explains the laws of the game as published by le Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Sections explain playing the advantage, cautioning and sending off players, free kicks, penalty kicks and the offside rule.