Referee News
New 10-Second Substitution Rule Leaves Middlesbrough With 10 Players
Middlesbrough became one of the first high-profile English teams punished under football’s new 10-second substitution rule after Will…
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Referee News
Middlesbrough became one of the first high-profile English teams punished under football’s new 10-second substitution rule after Will…
Referee News
The Omar Artan UEFA Super Cup appointment is about to return one of the most unusual refereeing stories…
Referee News
The Armenian VAR review show could become one of the most important transparency initiatives introduced by the Football…
Referee News
The Anthony Taylor new job has been confirmed, with the recently retired Premier League official joining the Turkish…
La Liga
Spain’s refereeing authorities have confirmed major changes for 2026/27, including expanded VAR powers, strict substitution limits and new…
Champions League
Tuesday’s Champions League qualifiers produced four penalties, one VAR-disallowed goal and a second-yellow dismissal. Here is our detailed…
Champions League
Scottish referee Nick Walsh has been appointed to Mjällby against Slovan Bratislava only days after Derek McInnes confronted…
International
A controversial penalty decision in Zimbabwe has renewed debate over whether the domestic game can continue without VAR…
World Cup 2026
Former FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce has criticised FIFA’s handling of Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension and warned that…
Serie A
Italian football has adopted two optional IFAB measures that allow VAR to correct clearly incorrect corner decisions and…