Jersey numbers can help you identify your favorite NFL player on the field, distinguishing them from their teammates. Those ...

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 ...

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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.

Mikel Arteta said football must “kick out” the abuse suffered by referees after Michael Oliver was targeted in the aftermath of Arsenal’s win against Wolves. Oliver was the subject of ...

In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the weekend EFL action. Behind the Whistle aims to give supporters of EFL clubs ...

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 ...