Decoding Assistant Referee Flags During a Match
If you've ever sat in the stands or watched a match on TV, you've definitely seen assistant referee flags waving frantically near the touchline. It's one of those parts of football we often take for granted until a crucial decision goes against our team. Most of us just call them "linesmen," but their official title is assistant referee, and those brightly colored squares of fabric are their primary way of communicating with the man or woman in the middle of the pitch. ...