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Josh Wilson

Jamie Vardy Took Whistle to Stop Play By Himself After Ref Went Down With Injury

Jamie Vardy takes matters into his own hands to stop play. | @NBCSportsSoccer on X (formerly Twitter)

Soccer's clock stops for no man, but play can be stopped by the referee when the situation calls for it. Often, the case may be that a player goes down with injury, prompting a whistle blow from the referee on-field to pause play, of course, to be tacked on at the 45th or 90th minute of the match.

But what happens when the person going down with injury is the referee?

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