Pierluigi Collina is one of the most famous referees in football history and has called for a big change to how penalties are ...

Arsenal have been charged for failing to control their players, who surrounded referee Michale Oliver when Myles Lewis-Skelly was controversially sent off on Saturday during their 1-0 away win at ...

So to begin with you have to increase the numbers of women playing football, which in turn increases the number of referees,” Frappart told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

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Irish Rugby Football Union [IRFU] referee Chris Busby has confirmed he will retire from officiating "over the next few weeks". The 38-year-old's performance in Leinster's United Rugby Championship ...

Spanish football federation [RFEF] president Rafael Louzán has claimed Florentino Pérez told him he'd like to bring English referees to Spain, to improve the quality of LaLiga's refereeing.

The referee awards an indirect free-kick here, which is clearly incorrect as the ball came back to Chair rather than the original taker, Paal. He should therefore have awarded a goal kick." ...

David Coote “deserves” to have a continued role in English football, the chairman of the Referees’ Association has said. Coote’s contract as an elite-level referee with Professional Game ...