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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a referees" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be a grammatical error, as "referees" is a plural noun and should not be preceded by the article "a."
Example: "I need to contact the referees for the upcoming match."
Alternatives: "the referees" or "referee" (singular).
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A disciplinary committee was formed, along with a referees' union.
"That's a referees' decision about whether it's done on time or not.
There's a referees' conference starting shortly in Jo'Burg and Fifa has promised us that every official in the World Cup will be attending, so maybe he will explain his decision last night.
A few years ago, one controversial decision moved Ferguson to call for a referees' assessor's assessor, claiming that the then referees' chief Keith Hackett "has got a lot to answer for in this country".
Neil laughed in response to his opposite number Jose Mourinho's claim that there was a referees' conspiracy against Chelsea, a bitter laugh given that he felt Norwich should have been awarded a penalty with the game goalless when Willian blundered into Robbie Brady.
Italian Soccer Fans are... Appassionato, or Something On Sunday, Serie A referees halted a match between Genoa and Siena for 45 minutes while flare-firing Genoa fans argued violently that their own 11 — who trailed 4-0 and face likely relegation — were literally unfit to wear the 119-year-old club's red-and-blue uniforms.
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