soccer officiating

[Greyhound]

How tough is "positioning" on a basketball court 1/4 the size of a soccer field? You have little area to cover and two reffs to do it.
Anyone that says that officiating soccer is easy HAS NEVER PLAYED IN THE USA. The reason I was so inspired to become a referee was by watching the continuous stream of incompetant referees stream through my view as I played. Soccer is the least black and white of all big team sports. Soccer reffs have much more discretion to call or not call based upon style, advantage etc. This alone means that soccer reffs are more then mere automatrons in vertical striped shirts.