| attack referee | 1.32 | Berger fans attacked the referee for disallowing what they believed to be a good goal. | ||
| blame referee | 1.18 | Some blamed the referee. | ||
| insult referee | 1.12 | He never stopped yelling and insulting the referee. | ||
| accuse referee | 1.05 | Lithuanian players accused referees of pro-Yugoslav bias. | ||
| hit referee | 0.92 | Someone else then nearly hit referee Mark Wunderlich with a pack of gum. | ||
| match referee | 0.92 | Match referee Nasim ul Ghani. | ||
| bribe referee | 0.86 | The club was found guilty of trying to bribe a referee. | ||
| use referee | 0.86 | The NFL is one step closer to using replacement referees. | ||
| assault referee | 0.79 | But you cannot assault the referee. | ||
| criticize referee | 0.79 | Rodman served a two-game suspension earlier this season for criticizing referees after a game. | ||
| punch referee | 0.72 | In Lisbon, a Portuguese soccer official said Pinto did not punch the referee. | ||
| appoint referee | 0.66 | He hinted that FIFA may have to abandon its policy of appointing referees from as many countries as possible. | ||
| have referee | 0.66 | You have this final, you have NHL referees. | ||
| shove referee | 0.66 | Mohammad Ali Karimi joined him by shoving the referee in the face. | ||
| confront referee | 0.59 | Henry was charged with misconduct for confronting a referee at Highbury last month. | ||
| push referee | 0.59 | Why push referees, teammates, coaches, fans to the limit? | ||
| say referee | 0.59 | Play on says the referee Forest in possession. | ||
| abuse referee | 0.53 | Knowles denied he had abused the referee. | ||
| blast referee | 0.53 | He also blasted the referees, the loud pregame show and NBA Commissioner David Stern. | ||
| help referee | 0.53 | He stood outside the ring, supposedly to help the referee, if necessary. |