The Referees

The Referees

77 mins | Documentary | Aug. 10, 2009

How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of several professional football referees at the EURO 2008 championship; amongst them, the English referee Howard Webb, who provoked incredible controversy when he gave a penalty to Austria just before the end of the match with Poland, and the Italian Roberto Rosetti, who refereed the final.

The Referees

77 mins | Documentary | Aug. 10, 2009

The Referees
How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of several professional football referees at the EURO 2008 championship; amongst them, the English referee Howard Webb, who provoked incredible controversy when he gave a penalty to Austria just before the end of the match with Poland, and the Italian Roberto Rosetti, who refereed the final.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Entre Chien et Loup
Original title Les Arbitres
Directors Eric Cardot, Yves Hinant, Delphine Lehericey
Writers

Cast

Howard Webb

as Himself

Roberto Rosetti

as Himself

Michel Platini

as Himself

Peter Fröjdfeldt

as Himself

Massimo Busacca

as Himself