Visibly in pain, concerned players surrounded Webb, but it was Vardy who grabbed the ref's whistle and blew it to bring a stop to the match. Since the ethos of soccer is to play until the whistle and Webb was unable to,

Minutes after scoring his 199th goal for Leicester City, Jamie Vardy blew David Webb’s whistle to halt Southampton’s attack after the referee was left clutching his face on the ground following a collision with Jordan Ayew.

Soccer's clock stops for no man, but play can be stopped by the referee when the situation calls for it. Often, the case may be that a player goes down with inj