Wouldn’t this be fantastic? It does not necessarily mean we would not like to filet the referee’s and umpires in pro-sports into tiny pieces any less. Yet, maybe, just maybe we can understand a little more, have a little more compassion or just have more watercooler fodder.
“Ever wish that you could log onto an umpire’s Facebook page and post a few well-placed shit emojis when he makes a horrible call? Me too. But one Swedish soccer referee is way ahead of us — he’s put up a Facebook page where he discusses his calls, and other soccer-related topics, for all the world to see. Mohammed Al-Hakim, who works in Allsvenskan, Sweden’s top soccer league, has started the Facebook page Fotbollsdomaren. His posts have a ton of feedback — thousands of likes and sometimes more than a hundred comments on a single post — which can only be a good thing in the long run, he says. Amusingly, most of the photos on his page are of himself reffing. Al-Hakim told Swedish soccer website Fotbollskanalen (via Huffington Post): “I believe in openess and dialogue. The main idea is that I want to create interest and I think the football family can gain from getting a better insight and understanding of a referee’s situation.” “I want to show my side of officiating and want to
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Source: Pro Soccer Ref Starts Facebook Page To Explain His Calls
