The referee is a buffoon
By Vanda Wilcox • Dec 11th, 2007 • Category: World Football CultureAbusing the referee seems to be a universal tenet of global football culture. In Italy, the daily newspapers grade them mercilessly and not even Pierluigi Collina can help his beleaguered brethren.
The word “wanker” doesn’t translate directly into Italian. Rather, Italians are likely to chant “buffone” at the ref when he makes a bad [...]
