How difficult is it to be a college football referee? Let’s find out how smart you are. Officials are often the target of frustration for fans, especially after questionable or missed calls. But they ...

The president of top-flight Turkish soccer club Ankaragücü has announced his resignation a day after he punched a FIFA-licensed referee in the face. “In order to avoid any further harm to the ...

Ex-Premier League official Darren Cann on how laptops, microphones and tactical knowledge are crucial tools of the trade ...

Edina Alves Batista picked up soil on her hands and knees to pay for an officiating course. She travelled 550 kilometres to some referees’ classes. She is now set to referee her second FIFA Women’s ...

For the first time in a very long time, a college football referee is in the headlines and on social media for doing a great job. Officials have a very difficult job. No matter what the outcome of the ...

A veteran college football referee has been “permanently suspended” from officiating games after making a series of controversial calls — one of which turned the momentum of a fierce SEC rivalry game, ...

Referees have the toughest job on the field that should not be taken lightly. Many consider the referee as a demi-god on the pitch because whatever the ref decides, the players must follow. Football ...

Equatorial Guinea's Carlos Akapo and Josete Miranda are banned for four games for abusing the referee after their defeat by ...

EDINBURG, Texas — A Texas high school football player, angered after being ejected from a game, charged onto the field and bowled over a referee Thursday night. Senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron ...

A recent instance of abuse of a woman referee shed light on the difficulties these women face in this male-dominated profession, despite key advances in recent years. On Jan. 21, 2023, Salima ...

The Friday night lights could be replaced with Saturday afternoon kickoffs in some Michigan regions this fall due to a drop in available referees. The pool of referees for the 2020 prep football ...

A Texas high school football player has been charged with assault one day after attacking a referee during a game. Edinburg High School senior Emmanuel Duron was booked into jail Friday morning and ...