AN ARGUMENT FOR MAKING REFEREE REVIEWS PUBLIC IN SOCCER.

AN ARGUMENT FOR MAKING REFEREE REVIEWS PUBLIC IN SOCCER. I have posted several times that referee reviews in baseball, basketball and football should be made public. Some of my arguments were that referee mistakes are part of the narrative of the game, that the leagues have some protection in the event a referee is dishonest (as has been the case in professional basketball), and that, as I posted on here, forensic economists can “look for statistical evidence of malfeasance.” The weekend Financial Times (November 21/22) had an article about how 15 people have been arrested in a match-fixing scandal which may involve over 200 European soccer games in nine countries, including three games in the European Champions League. Those arrested are suspected of offering payments to “players, coaches, referees and officials from leagues.” I don’t know why sports officials don’t embrace the opportunity to forestall some of the questions about refereeing.