1.   League referee Keith Cooper booked him in the first half for a tussle with the goalie.

2.   One league referee is actually suspected of having a personal vendetta against the Birds.

3.   Prominent league referees were fired for cheating the Internal Revenue Service.

4.   Pinto da Costa is also in trouble at home for allegedly bribing a national league referee last year.

5.   Former Italian soccer league referee Luigi Agnolin also lost as an Alliance candidate, finishing third in a Senate race in Veneto.

6.   He is a former amateur league soccer referee.

7.   Jordan has tested himself and his game repeatedly in scrimmages against top-caliber NBA players, with league referees officiating.

8.   Soper, who is also a league referee, said the noise from yelling parents prompts coaches to yell, which in turn sets a bad example for children.

9.   The NHL Board of Governors approved terms of a four-year collective bargaining agreement with league referees and linesmen on Thursday.