The Referee

The Referee

What price do you pay to be a world class soccer referee?

2010•29m•6.9/10

DocumentaryTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(7)

Swedish soccer referee Martin Hansson had a successful journey towards his big dream in life, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Then one dark night in Paris on November 18th, 2009, all hell broke loose.

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Production

Sveriges Television (SVT), Freedom From Choice

Language

SV

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Martin Hansson

Himself

Mattias Löw

Mattias Löw

Narrator (voice)

Pelé

Pelé

Self

Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry

Self

Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger

Self

Anders Frisk

Self

Stefan Wittberg

Self

Bo Karlsson

Self

Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter

Self

Erik Niva

Self

Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka

Self

Shay Given

Shay Given

Self

Damien Duff

Damien Duff

Self

Raymond Domenech

Raymond Domenech

Self

Giovanni Trapattoni

Giovanni Trapattoni

Self

Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy

Self

Michel Platini

Michel Platini

Self

Birgit Hansson

Self

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