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The Referees
The Referees

The Referees

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Documentary

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

10 August 2009

Country

Belgium

Cast

Howard Webb

Howard Webb

Self

Manuel Mejuto González

Manuel Mejuto González

Self

Roberto Rosetti

Roberto Rosetti

Self

Michel Platini

Michel Platini

Self

Peter Fröjdfeldt

Peter Fröjdfeldt

Self

Massimo Busacca

Massimo Busacca

Self

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Self

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