So, while various World Cup soccer players making their traditional complaints about this year's Adidas-supplied ball (it has a "supernatural feel", for example, and is hard to kick), the World Cup refs are taking instruction in swear words. Since they are not citizens of the same countries of the teams on the field, they are not likely to be fluent in the language--or the curse words--being flung about. So, they need to be brought up to speed. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) gives refs the power to toss a player who uses "offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures" during a game.
Note that one needs to understand not just spoken but body language to know when disrespect occurs. And since cursing never has the same effect on one in a second or third language as in a first language, someone really does have to explain such things. What are the magic words and behavior that invoke the penalty of ejection from the game? That's the question in a lot of sports as well as law, isn't it?
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