William Lai Author

William Lai is a university lecturer, media columnist, and referee. He has refereed in England and Australia and is a qualified referee instructor and assessor. He teaches a popular undergraduate course, “Managing Football Clubs in a Globalized World,” to management students, writes editorials as “The Rational Ref” about football incidents on and off the pitch in Hong Kong’s top English-language newspaper, and officiates in Hong Kong’s Premier League. He loves to observe, play, officiate, and comment on the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of football. He lives in Hong Kong, China.