Editing Referee (section)

== Football (American and Canadian) ==
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[[File:Referee announces call at UCLA at Cal 10-25-08.JPG|thumb|An [[American football]] referee (right, in white cap) announces a call. The other officials wear black caps]]

An [[American football]] (or [[Canadian football]]) referee is responsible for the general supervision of the game and has the final authority on all rulings. The referee is assisted by up to six other officials on the field. These officials are commonly referred to as "referees" but each has a title based on position and responsibilities during the game: referee, head linesman ("down judge" in the [[National Football League|NFL]]), line judge, umpire, back judge, side judge, and field judge. In the modern [[XFL (2020)|XFL]], an additional "ball judge", who wears a red hat, is on the field, but does not have the power to call penalties.