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Updated · Fox News · Jul 5
Frank Foster Referees 3 Games a Week at 93, Citing Wartime Rations
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 5

Frank Foster Referees 3 Games a Week at 93, Citing Wartime Rations

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 5

Summary

  • Frank Foster is still officiating men’s, women’s and children’s soccer matches about three times a week at age 93, extending a refereeing career that began in 1980.
  • Around 5,500 matches and a 46-year run have been sustained, he says, by wartime rationing that shaped lifelong eating habits, with oatmeal, cereal or marmalade on toast still fueling match days.
  • A 98% referee-exam scorer and former military veteran, Foster says strict authority keeps order on the field, from warning off players who crowd him to booking theatrical dives.
  • Foster also rejects modern officiating trends, saying VAR spoils the game by creating frustration over marginal offside calls such as a player’s toe being ahead.

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