Generally, an umpire is a judge of events during a match, and a referee is an arbiter of rules and of disputes. Historically, umpires were match officials tasked with assertively making calls during a match, such as fouls and misconduct, and keeping the official record of scoring and other match details. This term was used almost exclusively prior to the invention of the referee.The term "referee" was invented by the people who first codified soccer in the late 1800s. Before referees, the team captains would agree on points of the game, such as whether a foul was committed and what should happen. In these times before global competition was a thing and billions of dollars were on the line, the system worked well, because "gentlemanly conduct" (now known as sportsmanship) was more important