its just wrong, to officiate a game and then celebrate with the winners. unbiasedness goes out of the window when this happens, as i could not trust someone who had done this to make the right calls in the game. then again, referees do love the limelight.

I think it was Russell Howard who joked about this awhile ago, when it was being reported. It's a silly thing to do, which issuing a ban is the right thing. Officials aren't there to be part of the celebrations or to even be in any sort of spotlight.

There have been referees and assistants who have asked players for selfies, this is also something which shouldn't happen during officiating games.

Fans need to be able to trust that there's no unbiasedness and act professional.