The English Football Association (FA) issued a fine to Nottingham Forest of nearly $1 million for previous social media comments last season. The East Midlands side took to X to heavily criticize match referee Anthony Taylor and VAR lead Stuart Attwell following a defeat to Everton in April. Forest officials felt as if three different […]

Anthony Taylor made history during a Premier League game between Chelsea and Bournemouth last weekend, but not a good one. Taylor dished out 14 yellow cards at the Vitality Stadium as Chelsea won with a late goal. Those 14 cautions set a Premier League record for players on the pitch. Additionally, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca […]

The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) is reportedly running out of money. The organization is currently responsible for refereeing English professional soccer matches. PGMOL was previously created back in 2001 when referees officially became professional. Refs in the organization currently work from the Premier League down to League Two, as well as cup competitions. […]

Former soccer players are receiving a unique chance to get into refereeing. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) and the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) have announced a new program that would fast-track these ex-players to become officials. This plan will essentially offer a route to refereeing over a shorter-than-usual timeframe. The organizations will attempt […]

Following video assistant referee intervention, Premier League fans may finally find out next season why officials have altered their minds. PGMOL has suggested a significant modification to the VAR system. As things are, spectators have no idea why referees consult the pitchside monitor and then reverse their judgment. As a result, the Premier League officials […]

The controversy from Everton's win over Nottingham Forest has led to the Premier League conceding it made more referee mistakes. The pivotal relegation scrap led to three points for the Toffees that may be the difference in keeping Sean Dyche's side in the top flight. However, Nottingham Forest had three penalty shouts that went unanswered […]

VAR controversy from the Nottingham Forest game at Everton has led to the former asking for public release of the audio between officials. On Sunday, Nottingham Forest suffered a damaging defeat at Goodison Park against relegation rivals Everton. However, several key decisions went against Forest, and that transpired into the club calling out the Premier […]

Semi-automated offside technology is finally coming to the Premier League. On Thursday, the English top flight announced that its clubs collectively voted to implement the technology for the 2024/25 season. All 20 of the Premier League teams voted in favor of making the switch. Although the technology will soon enter Premier League matches, it will […]

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has plans to hold talks with Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) regarding a perceived bias against his club. The organization is currently responsible for refereeing in English professional soccer. Wilder made the announcement during a recent press conference leading up to their matchup Aston Villa on Saturday. The coach […]

Premier League referee Simon Hooper was left "devastated" after committing a crucial error in a recent match. PGMOL chief Howard Webb, who oversees the officiating board for the Premier League, revealed the news on Tuesday. The former referee now helps determine officials for each of the Premier League's games. Hooper was in charge of a […]

Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) is looking at an interesting way to improve refereeing in England. The body responsible for soccer officiating in the country has been under constant fire in recent months. This includes a host of issues, mostly the application of VAR, throughout the current campaign. Howard Webb, PGMOL's chief refereeing officer, […]

In light of the recent VAR dispute involving Luis Diaz's disallowed goal for Liverpool, one concern has arisen. The question on everyone's mind is why the Premier League doesn't use the semi-automated offside technology. Liverpool and Tottenham produced drama when referees wrongfully disallowed Luis Diaz's first-half goal. Unfortunately for Jurgen Klopp’s side, they ended up […]

Liverpool published a statement on Sunday that targeted VAR following a horrendous decision that disallowed a goal for the Reds. Luis Diaz scored in the 34th minute to put Liverpool ahead against Tottenham. However, VAR officials deemed that Diaz was in an offside position at the time of Mohamed Salah's would-be assist. Instead, the video […]

After receiving backlash for mistakenly ruling Luis Diaz's goal for Liverpool as offside against Tottenham, the PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) has apologized. Seeing another injustice in the Premier League, which has become practically routine in England's top flight, did not make for an easy weekend for Liverpool supporters. Having been reduced to nine […]

Talks have taken place between the Premier League and the leading UK broadcasters about a new documentary on the life of the league’s referees. According to a recent story, an independent production firm approached the three domestic rights holders about airing the show. The Daily Mail reports that discussions about the possibility have already taken […]