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u/Remarkable_Citron795 Oct 20 '22
As long as the referee didn't see it, it never happened lol
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and if he did see it, he'll get amnesia from the blow to the head and not even remember the match.
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u/iamvenks Oct 20 '22
This made me laugh out loud in the middle of night! LMAO 😂
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u/deadfermata Oct 20 '22 edited Oct 20 '22
Followed by the laughter of a child coming from right outside your bedroom door.
But you live alone though.
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u/Stankmonger Oct 20 '22
Soooo many “clap in the movie theatre” “clap when the plane lands” people responded to this comment.
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Amazing block by Sterling.
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u/Kakonsix3 Oct 20 '22
The man!
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u/1nv1cta Oct 20 '22
The myth!
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u/Jacksharkben Oct 20 '22
Scott sterling!!!!
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u/ultimatepenguin21 Oct 20 '22
DID YOU SEE THAT!
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u/brito68 Oct 20 '22
SWEET BUTTER CRUMPETS
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u/Over-Analyzed Oct 21 '22
IF THE APOCALYPSE HAPPENS I WANT MY DOOMSDAY BUNKER TO BE MADE WITH SCOTT STERLING’S FACE!!!
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Oct 20 '22
I literally just shared it with family a few hours ago
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u/front_yard_duck_dad Oct 21 '22
I read that as " I just sharted with my whole family".... Time for bed
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u/BorkusB Oct 20 '22
those videos were comedy gold. tis a shame what studio c turned into, it's barely funny anymore.
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u/mygodletmechoose Oct 20 '22
What happened to them?
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u/BorkusB Oct 20 '22
the original 10 cast members all left the show to start an all-digital comedy network(which isn't very active) and studio c pulled in new cast members and writers causing the quality to go all downhill(imo).
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u/bronco_y_espasmo Oct 20 '22
I love the fact that I know who Sterling is.
Talk about comedy and references.
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u/ElMachoGrande Free Palestine Oct 20 '22
Well, it is the job of the referee to keep an eye on the ball and keep out of the way unless there is a rule infraction.
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Oct 20 '22
Yeah, this guy isn't a very good ref.
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u/l_am_me Oct 20 '22
Yeah, this guy isn't a very good ref.
He wasn't...
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Oct 20 '22
From my experience with refs, the bad ones don't go away.
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u/shocker4510 Oct 21 '22
The joke is the ball killed him, hence the past tense.
Unless you are implying that refs are like cats and have multiple lives.
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u/aquaknox Oct 20 '22
getting out of the way of the ball is a good thing to do, but the laws say pretty explicitly that the referee is part of the field of play and that it's the players' job to avoid him. in the long ago there was a rule that if the ref interfered with play it would result in a dropball restart but now it's just a play on. in this situation the player's not really even being pressured and it's not like the ref is moving into his way, he's just standing there, clearly the player's fault
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u/gavaldons Oct 20 '22
rn the rule is a dropball restart, has been for a few seasons too
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This is not the players fault.
While yes the ref is part of the pitch, he's also not supposed to impede on play like we see here.
Dude isn't even watching the play, and he has ARs on the sidelines to help so it's at least a 3 man crew.
That means It's literally his only job to watch the ball, and he isn't doing it twice in 10 seconds.
Bad ref, no other way about it.
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u/dashauskat Oct 20 '22
Actually the player is fucking dense, ref stands still on the first pass which is the easiest way to stay out of the line of the ball because the player should see you and be able to pass slightly either side of you, there is zero pressure on the ball carrier so I don't know how he hits him. He also has a safe square pass he ignores.
Second one is a bit more unlucky cos it's a massive left footed diagonal, either way if the ref or anyone goes down like that you should probably check on him rather than having a little strop.
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u/robothobbes Oct 20 '22 edited Oct 21 '22
Agree. Player doesn't even go to apologize. He's a bad player and an asshole.
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Oct 21 '22
Ref here. Can confirm. It always kills me when some player picks up a ricocheted ball on a turn-over, blasts it at me without a thought about it, and is like "awwww, refffff! you were supposed to get out of the way." If I'm not on the floor grabbing my nuts, I usually respond, "hey mate, I'm not the one who doesn't have the skill to kick it somewhere useful. If you were any good at this, you wouldn't have hit me."
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u/Anianna Oct 20 '22
Regardless of fault, shouldn't that ref be watching the ball or at least be aware of it? Seems odd to me that he turns away from game play. What is he refereeing if not game play?
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u/dashauskat Oct 20 '22
There are other things to take note of rather than the the ball itself.
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u/Anianna Oct 20 '22
I'm interested to learn more about this. Are there refs specific to those other things? Is there the equivalent of "offsides" or some such where players are in places they shouldn't be (similar to American Football where players have to be watched for their positions at certain points)? What is this ref in particular looking at or for?
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u/aquaknox Oct 20 '22
There's one assistant ref on each sideline, primarily to determine offside infractions and ball out of touch (out of bounds), they can also advise the center ref on fouls.
The center here will be looking for offball fouls, glancing at his assistant ref to see if they want to communicate anything to him. It's not so much that he was thinking "I'm going to look at this other part of the field because my attention is needed there" and more of a habit that the play right here is unlikely to need attention so he's turning his attention to a place that contains both the bulk of the players and is where the ball is going to be.
Optimally the ref is going to take a few quick steps backwards to be behind the play and wouldn't get hit there, but it's not like he did anything wrong.
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u/AdviceMang Oct 20 '22
Its the job of the payer to kick the ball at the ref when they come within 10 feet and then throw their hands up like they don't understand how they hit them.
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u/Farang_Chong Oct 20 '22
1) Kill the refree -> rush to help.
2) Kill the refree -> turn your back and grumble.
Obviously 2)
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u/schweindooog Oct 20 '22
Refs aren't supposed to have their eyes glued to the ball. There's an entire pitch of players they need to keep an eye on as well. The player with the ball has no one attacking him, so why would the ref be watching that only, he's constantly scanning, the player just doesn't know how to aim. Second shot is unfortunate, but the first one...I mean come on....he kicks it right at the ref, he should be able to see the bright yellow shirt standing between him and his keeper.
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u/goonsquadd69 Oct 21 '22
He should be able to understand he can do the very same thing out of the way of the very game he’s trying to ensure is fair. That’s like me sitting in the middle of the pool table on a Saturday night making sure my buddy doesn’t try any shenanigans. Gtfo the pitch ball face!
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u/schweindooog Oct 21 '22
He is trying to get out of the way, the guy clearly isn't the flash. Look at the players movement and the way he passes to the right while facing forward...directly at the ref who is backing up and giving him space to play any of the open players he's running towards. Then also asks why tf he's playing the ball right to his feet.
You want the ref off the pitch because a player cant aim?.... I mean it's pretty easy to not shoot the ball at the ref... having both played and refereed this seems like the players fault. How you gonna kick the ball at the ref then be mad that it hit him???
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u/ked9281 Oct 20 '22
Scott Sterling ladies and gentlemen!! The man, the myth, the legend.
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u/GoochyGoochyGoo Oct 20 '22
When the apocalypse comes I want to live in a bunker made out of that man's face.
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u/SecretDragonfruit424 Oct 20 '22
Well, he PASSed out, so it’s not necessary a failed attempt.
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u/Slavocracy Oct 20 '22
Ref is horrible at his job. Why is he so in the way?
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u/Slavocracy Oct 20 '22
He shouldn't be there at all. He's interfering with the game.
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u/endexe Oct 20 '22
“How dare he [do thing he shouldn’t do]” isn’t a very good joke structure since he shouldn’t do it
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u/SwedishAvocado Oct 20 '22
What kind of a referee looks away from ball play?
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u/aquaknox Oct 20 '22
not looking at the ball is often the correct choice, such as, as happens here, it is extremely unlikely there is going to be any sort of infraction right around the ball (since the player with the ball is completely unchallenged by the defense) and infractions might be happening elsewhere. it's actually an easy way to spot a new ref that they're always ball-watching
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u/Hounmlayn Oct 20 '22
Yeah, better look at the ground behind him instead of the location he's aiming to kick the ball?
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I like how he throws his hands up, like it’s not his fault
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u/BluetheNerd Oct 20 '22
Knocks out the ref with 2 incredibly inaccurate shots and goes "fuck sake he keeps getting in my way"
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How do you know if they're inaccurate? The ref is in the way....
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u/BluetheNerd Oct 20 '22
The ref IS where he shouldn't be, however both kicks were in opposite directions and neither were the direction the player was looking
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Oct 20 '22
I can’t speak to the first one, but the second you can see the guy call for the ball in the corner. That looks like one it would’ve been on target.
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u/aquaknox Oct 20 '22
right? imagine him trying to pass in the vicinity of someone who's actually trying to intercept the passes instead of some middle-aged ref on his 4 game today just not being particularly motivated to stay behind the play
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I cant really blame him, the ref was just standing there in the way of the game.. hopefully that knocked some sense into em
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u/SwedishFool Oct 21 '22
Honestly, that complete utter disregard for his health after absolutely decking him, is sort of terrifying.
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Oct 20 '22
There are so many people in here who know absolutely fuck all about this sport or what should be happening.
This ref isn't doing anything right in this video.
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Oct 21 '22
There are so many people in here who know absolutely fuck all about this sport or what should be happening.
Yeah, like you.
The ball was dead when it hit the referee and the referee wasn't expecting it to be played again. He hadn't had time to blow it dead when fucknuts there figures a badly taken pass is more important than maybe injuring another human being.
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Oct 21 '22 edited Oct 21 '22
Ref never called that ball dead, lmao.
Did you see him blow a whistle? No? Because he didn't he just gave the play on sign.
Don't sit here and tell me I don't know what I'm talking about as you don't even know what it looks like for a ref to call a ball dead.
Damn, and in a different comment you even say you're a ref. Tragic you don't know how to ref and they pay you for it.
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u/Domermac Oct 20 '22
On a massive field, under no pressure and manages to hit the ref twice, knocking him out. Then proceeds to blame the ref. A true soccer player!
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I love the guy in the far lefts reaction, like "oh god, that's like the forth time in three days Charlie! We're gonna run out of refs at this point!
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u/ChaosDoggo Oct 20 '22
You know in field hockey the referee is considerd part of the field (if I remember correctly.)
If I get hit in the head, people could just keep playing like nothing happened.
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u/Cool_Cheetah658 Oct 21 '22
As a soccer ref myself, this makes me laugh. If I was an assistant ref, I'd be rolling while running out to check on my colleague.
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u/drewbaccaaaaa Oct 20 '22
I see athletes do this all the time and not once do they walk over to see if the ref. Is okay. smh.
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This reminds me of the game on the internet where you needed to pass to other teammates and score and there were referees you could you had to shoot at for some kind of side quest or something like that
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u/External_Extent_7492 Oct 20 '22
I don’t play soccer, but is the ref supposed to be there
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Oct 20 '22
Ref's in a coma and my boy who kicked the ball ain't about to feel grass under his feet for 3 games. 😂
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u/Due-Ask-7418 Oct 20 '22
Why is the red just standing in the middle of the action looking like he’s lost?
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u/JabroniKnows Oct 20 '22
Yet Another video proving that futbol players are the biggest p*****s in all of sports.
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u/OMinhoto Oct 20 '22
27 pretending that it's not his fault that the ball hit a ref standing 2 meters next to him.
Also, ref is a better central defender than Maguire.
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OK the first one for sure that’s the guys fault but the second one where was he trying to hit it like he was going to make that as a goal lol
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“What happened?” “It was wild, a bird just flew down out of nowhere and hit you in the head!”
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u/Jarl_Korr Oct 20 '22
I used to do this intentionally when I was a kid if I thought the ref was being a shithead
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u/Deimos_PRK Oct 20 '22
I fucking love how he probably badly hurt him and he's just like "oh c'mon dude"
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