How a 93-year-old soccer referee credits wartime rations and discipline for his longevity

At 93, sprightly referee Frank Foster is inactive brandishing reddish and yellowish cards and moving the tract 3 times a week for his section shot association.

Having taken complaint of astir 5,500 matches implicit a 46-year officiating career, the great-grandfather credits his longevity and match-day stamina to a beingness of steadfast habits and a foundational diet, quality bureau SWNS reported.

Foster puts his singular fittingness down to the strict wartime rations helium was fed arsenic a teenager, noting that it ensured helium grew up eating "healthy food" alternatively than "sweets and cakes."

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Decades later, his game-day mentation is inactive fueled by wholesome nutrition, ever starting with a greeting vessel of oatmeal, cereal oregon marmalade connected toast to springiness him the vigor to past the afloat 90 minutes.

The repast keeps him progressive capable to referee men's, women's and children's games, a hobby helium jokes helium volition ne'er stroke the last whistle on.

Frank Foster started refereeing successful 1980. Today, helium inactive officiates men's, women's and children's games astir 3 times a week. (SWNS)

His crisp caput and authoritative beingness connected the tract are conscionable arsenic beardown arsenic his carnal endurance.

A subject seasoned who aced his referee exam successful 1980 with a 98% score, Foster relies connected old-school subject to support matches nether control, SWNS reported.

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He believes modern elite officials are excessively "soft" and let subordinate antics to ruin the sport. To support bid and support players from acting out, helium lays down strict crushed rules earlier kickoff. He has nary patience for intimidation oregon theatrical diving. "Those who spell down similar they person been shot, well, I would conscionable publication them," helium said. 

He is arsenic uncompromising erstwhile squads effort to assemblage him connected the field.

Frank Foster is pictured earlier helium became a referee. (Frank Foster/SWNS)

"I wouldn't fto them situation maine astatine all," Foster told SWNS.

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"I would accidental to the players, 'Stay wherever you are,' and 'If you determination 1 much inch, I volition springiness you a yellowish card.' You request to stamp your authorization and fto them cognize who is successful control."

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He besides avoids the modern accent of video-reviewing plays, which helium believes creates unnecessary "aggression and disappointment" implicit microscopic offside calls, adding, "I deliberation it spoils the game."

Foster credits his longevity to wartime rations, adding that helium avoided sweets. (SWNS)

"Sometimes it is lone the player's toed that is offside — it is ridiculous."

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Foster says helium "never thought" he’d inactive beryllium doing this astatine property 93, but helium makes the astir of that gift.

He keeps his kit freshly washed, making definite it is "neat and tidy" for erstwhile helium gets connected that field.

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Foster, of South Yorkshire, England, besides scrubs his achromatic Adidas boots aft each game, making definite they are "nice and clean" for his adjacent match.