About the book: 1972 / The author of the book is one of the best football referees in the world. So, football from the point of view of a football referee. The book contains portraits of leading Soviet and foreign football players and referees. The author talks about the dynamics of football, the growing role and high authority of the Soviet school of refereeing, and various difficulties that a referee has to overcome. The book includes episodes characterizing the tense situation of international tournaments. Literary recording by P. Savin