Splashes of goals will be the most pleasing to the eye - even if the referees wear their traditonal black.

In boxing, for example, referees now wear latex gloves.

Each referee wears a belt pack with a button on it that starts the clock.

The referee should wear the cloth badge on his/her clothing when refereeing international games.

In 1961, referees wore the black uniform for the first time.

The referees wore a special centenary strip to celebrate the year.

The best part of this video, however, is the fact that the referee is wearing a jacket and tie.

All referees wear an official uniform of a colour (generally white) distinguishable from those being worn by the two sides playing each other.

As of November 2008, however, all referees wear black and white striped shirts and are no longer brand exclusive.

The referee may also wear a patch on his left sleeve bearing the flag of his home country.