Statistical models show referees are homers – by…

Statistical models show referees are homers – by popular acclamation

Let us first say this about referees: they have evolved into marvellous species, worthy of an Attenborough voiceover, with lungs as deep as a blacksmith’s bellows and the 4D-vision of a teacher on a school outing. Even in the hyper-accelerated, scheming-cheating thrash of modern football – where these sheriffs with headsets make roughly 600 decisions every match – they get an enormous amount right.

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