And there is a chance the truth is somewhere in the middle, none of us know, but, it hard to give coaches and parents the benefit of the doubt when some complain about everything. Every profession has their bad apples and we've all seen atrocious calls regardless of our knowledge of the LOTG. Of course, most seem to be in the Premier League
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I don't think the game does many favors for refs. Effectively one ref is supposed to administer a game played across 2 acres by 22 individuals. Combine that with the recent trend to changing laws/interpretations every year and its a tough task. It seems that the handball/handling rules are changing every year if not more often when a particular league issues interpretation mid season. "Unnaturally Bigger" still boggles my mind. Ultimately the LOTG of game are primarily subjective, the framework may be objective, but the calls are subjective. I've watched games live and thought something happened a certain way but rewatched on video and realized that's not what happened.
I will say that our MLS Next refs this year of have been very good. Of all things, they've been spot on when it comes to offside.