A referee controls matches in the sport of

futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...

, a variant of

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

Refereeing

In high level matches, there are two on-field referees and an off-field official (similar to a

fourth official In association football, an assistant referee (also known as a linesman) is an official who assists the referee in administering the Laws of the Game during a match. Although assistants are not required under the Laws, at most organised levels ...

in outdoor football). In matches of lower level, there may be fewer officials, with one or two on-field officials.

References

Futsal terminology * {{footy-stub