In 2009, World Rugby ripped up the history books and appointed British and Irish referees to officiate on a Lions tour. Not just any Lions tour; this was a tour to the rugby heartland of South Africa.

“We don’t want to celebritise referees, but we want to humanise them,” says Howard Webb, chief refereeing officer for Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), while sitting pitchside in ...

Football’s lawmakers have extended the use of referee body cameras for broadcast purposes to worldwide domestic and international competitions. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) said ...

The first-quarter FIFA fitness test for Nigerian international referees holds today ( 20th February) at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. Medical tests were conducted on the referees ...

A football referee died Monday morning at age 43 after passing out the previous day during a four-kilometer run for his annual pre-season physical test. Tran Dinh Thinh, who won the V-League's Silver ...