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Referees

July 2024

  • Elsie Grover-Jones with match officials before refereeing a Middlesex FA Under-14 Girls Cup final in May 2024.

    I am a very proud young, BAME, female referee. Why don’t you join me?

    Although some players may not always approve of my nagging, the overwhelming majority of people at my club are supportive
  • Sam Allison, pictured refereeing Sheffield United v Luton in December

    Drive to increase diversity of football match officials picks up momentum

    BAMREF, which helps give voice to black, Asian and mixed heritage referees, made real breakthroughs last season

    • ITV’s VAR pundit Christina Unkel: ‘It’s made decision-making more accurate’

    • Uefa backs semi-final referee Felix Zwayer despite Bellingham remarks

    • Julian Nagelsmann calls for revision of handball rule after Germany defeat

June 2024

  • Stuart Armstrong tumbles to the ground after the challenge of Hungary’s Willi Orban

    Scotland penalty claim was ‘just physical contact’, says Uefa referees chief

    Uefa has defended the decision to deny Scotland a penalty in their defining defeat against Hungary
  • Denzel Dumfries and Memphis Depay react after Anthony Taylor rules out Xavi Simons’ goal for the Netherlands against France.

    Euro 2024 innovations helping referees but some things technology cannot fix

    Most laws require subjective interpretation however much snicko and semi-automated offsides speed things up
  • Arsenal’s game against Everton last month is halted for a VAR check.

    Premier League clubs vote 19-1 to keep VAR but insist on improvements

    Premier League clubs have voted in favour of continuing to use VAR, with Wolves the only team to back scrapping it

May 2024

  • Australian Jarred Gillett has officiated in Premier League matches. Could more foreign officials follow?

    Foreign players revolutionised the Premier League. Should refs from abroad be next?

  • Rodger Gifford referees a Premier League game in 1994.

    Former Premier League referee banned for five months over abusive comments

  • Jürgen Klopp

    Jürgen Klopp reveals he would vote to scrap VAR in Premier League

  • Wolves players protest during the VAR intervention which led to Hwang Hee-chan’s goal against Bournemouth in April being disallowed

    ‘Erosion of trust’: Wolves trigger vote to scrap VAR in Premier League

  • Death threats, AI, prosecutions: how should we stop referee abuse?

    Sean Ingle

  • Carlo Ancelotti brushes aside Bayern complaints as Real Madrid make Champions League final – video

  • 'It's against every rule': Tuchel fumes at late offside call as Bayern go down in Madrid – video

  • ‘Disastrous’: Tuchel rues contentious offside call as Bayern cave in Madrid

  • ‘Unintended friction’: Clattenburg leaves referee analyst role at Forest

  • Echoes of errors: why has VAR sparked so much fury this season?

April 2024

  • Nottingham Forest’s players appeal for a penalty during their game against Everton

    Howard Webb admits VAR made error over Forest penalty claim at Everton

  • David Squires cartoon on … a Premier League referee grudge tracker

    David Squires on …
    David Squires on … a handy Premier League referee grudge tracker

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