So what was the problem? Big Ten Network play-by-play announcer Brandon Gaudin said on the broadcast that the referees' timing system malfunctioned, causing the game and shot clocks to stop on ...

Love or hate the Kansas City Chiefs, one thing about this squad is undeniable: They benefited a lot from terrible officiating ...

There has been a consistent narrative in recent years that NFL officials favor the Kansas City Chiefs, and the union representing the league’s referees has heard enough. On Tuesday, NFL Referees ...

LONDON – Former English Premier League referee David Coote has apologised for the actions that led to his sacking in December by English football referees’ body PGMOL, saying the pressure of ...

“I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well – a good quality as a referee but a terrible quality as a human being. And that’s led me to a whole course of behaviours.

Disgraced former Premier League referee David Coote says a lifelong struggle to hide his sexuality contributed to “shameful” decisions which led to his sacking last year. Coote was in October ...

Premier League referees receive a combination of a salary and match fees, and can get extra payments through officiating European and international competitions. But the amount differs between ...

There are 21 full-time referees in the Premier League Premier League referees receive a combination of a salary and match fees, and can get extra payments through officiating European and ...

But Luvu’s timing was off, and then his second failed attempt (followed by an encroachment penalty on a different Commander) prompted referee Shawn ... foot-10 tight end Morris Stroud with ...

Premier League referees are known as Select Group One (SG1). There are 21 full-time referees in this group. These referees are paid somewhere between £73,000 and £148,000, depending on experience.

David Coote has revealed he turned to drugs because he feared coming out as gay while working as a Premier League referee in his first interview since being sacked. The 42-year-old was fired in ...

Premier League referee David Coote was sacked in December 2024. Credit: PA The sacked Premier League referee David Coote says he turned to cocaine because being involved in the "macho world” of ...