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How many officials are used in a football (soccer) game?

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Assuming by “officials” you mean on-field referees or judges, and by “football” you mean soccer, then there are four officials in a professional soccer match: The Referee (sometimes referred to as the Center Referee), two Assistant Referees, and the Fourth Official, who stands between the two technical areas and monitors substitutions, the game clock, and serves as a substitute for one of the other three, if needed. read more

Officials are usually referred to by the general term of referees, but actually, there is only one referee on the field during a game. Each official has his own title and assigned responsibilities: referee, umpire, head linesman, line judge, back judge, field judge and side judge. read more

Seven officials are on the field at one time in a National Football League game: the referee, umpire, head linesman, line judge, back judge, field judge and side judge. Each of these officials has unique responsibilities, though they share other responsibilities, such as throwing flags. read more

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