PGMOL can confirm its Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb has contacted both Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to acknowledge and explain the significant errors in the VAR process in their respective Premier League fixtures on Saturday.
PGMOL can confirm that we have carried out a review into the circumstances which led to the Luis Diaz goal being incorrectly disallowed for offside in the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC.
Full statement and the audio between the on-field team…
History will be made this weekend when Rebecca Welch becomes the first woman referee to act as fourth official in a
#PL
match.
Rebecca will form part of the team appointed to Saturday’s fixture between Fulham and Manchester United at Craven Cottage.
Congratulations, Rebecca 👏
Stockport County 🆚 Notts County
Wigan Athletic 🆚 Derby County
Emmanuel Edet and Emily Carney both made their
#EFL
debuts over the festive period.
Congratulations! 💪
🔜 The 2022/23
#UCL
knockout stage gets underway this evening - Michael Oliver and his team will take charge of
#PSGFCB
at the Parc des Princes.
Good luck, team! 👊
Sunny Singh Gill will make
#PL
history this weekend when he takes charge of Crystal Palace v Luton Town, becoming the first British South Asian to referee a match in the competition.
Congratulations, Sunny! 👏
A constructive meeting was held at Stockley Park today, led by new Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb, to thoroughly review officiating errors in Premier League matches last weekend.
Sam Allison recognised in New Years Honours List 🎖️
After refereeing his first
#PL
game on Boxing Day, Sam Allison has now been awarded with the King’s Fire Service Medal for his drive and passion in promoting greater inclusivity in
@DWFireRescue
.
Congratulations, Sam! 👏
History will be made in the
#PL
this Christmas, with Rebecca Welch becoming the competition's first woman referee and Sam Allison the first black official to take charge of a match for 15 years.
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PGMOL is delighted to confirm that Rebecca Welch, Natalie Aspinall & Sian Massey-Ellis have been selected as referee, assistant referee and video match official respectively for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023! 🏆👏
Sunny Singh Gill became the first British South Asian to referee a
@SkyBetChamp
fixture since his dad, Jarnail Singh, when he took charge of Huddersfield Town v Watford at the weekend.
Congratulations, Sunny 👏
PGMOL is delighted to announce that Rebecca Welch, Lisa Rashid, Sian Massey-Ellis and Chris Kavanagh have been selected for this summer’s
@UEFAWomensEURO
🏆👏
The Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship and PGMOL are pleased to announce that Bibiana Steinhaus has been appointed Women’s Select Group Director, leading the match officials in the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship.
PGMOL is delighted to confirm that referees Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor, as well as assistant referees Simon Bennett, Gary Beswick, Stuart Burt and Adam Nunn, have all been selected for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022! 🏆👏
🇭🇷v🇧🇷 // Michael Oliver, Stuart Burt & Gary Beswick will take charge of the
#FIFAWorldCup
quarter-final between Croatia and Brazil on Friday, kick-off 3pm UK time.
ℹ️ Simon Bennett was unavailable for selection for this fixture due to a minor injury.
Good luck, team! 🙌
Rebecca Welch is set to make history as the first female referee to take charge of an
@EmiratesFACup
3rd round match.
Rebecca will be in the middle for the tie between Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle on Saturday 8th January 2022.
Congratulations, Rebecca! 👏
#Aspire2Ref
Joint PGMOL and
@EFL
Statement: “We are appalled by the incident in today’s League One fixture between Port Vale and Portsmouth which saw referee Craig Hicks chased off the field of play and condemn the mindless actions of the individual involved.
"Match officials should never…
The PGMOL are delighted to confirm that Lisa Benn has been nominated as a referee for the 2022 FIFA List of International Match Officials.
Congratulations, Lisa!
✅ PGMOL is delighted to confirm the promotions of James Bell and Bobby Madley to Select Group 2 for the 2022/23 season!
ℹ️ Following their promotions, James and Bobby will primarily take charge of matches in the Sky Bet Championship.
5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
@premierleague
matches 👏
Huge congratulations to Darren Cann who reached a magnificent milestone at the weekend - a superb achievement and contribution to the game.
✅ PGMOL is delighted to announce that Phoebe Cross, Ade Soneye and Mel Burgin have been promoted Level 1W and will take charge of matches in the
#BarclaysWSL
during the 2023/24 season!
Lauren Impey, Levi Gray, Aaron Ford and Ade Soneye became the first full team of match officials from Black heritage in the history of English professional football when they took charge of
@SpursWomen
v
@BristolCityWFC
in the
#BarclaysWSL
on Sunday.
Stepping up to the
#EFL
📈
Kirsty Dowle will make her
#SkyBetLeagueTwo
debut this weekend as she takes charge of Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe.
Congratulations, Kirsty! 👏
Welcome to the
@premierleague
, Tony Harrington!
Following his promotion to Select Group 1 this season, Tony Harrington will take charge of his first Premier League match this week between Brighton & Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Congratulations, Tony! 👏
🥉 Cheryl Foster (Referee), Rebecca Welch (4th Official), Natalie Aspinall (Reserve Assistant) and Sian Massey-Ellis (Offside VAR) have all been appointed to the
#FIFAWWC
3rd Place Play-Off between Sweden and hosts Australia on Saturday, kick-off 9am UK time.
Good luck, team! 💪
🏆 PGMOL is delighted to confirm the appointments of Anthony Taylor, Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn to the FIFA Club World Cup final between Real Madrid and Al-Hilal.
#ClubWC
PGMOL would like to place on record its recognition of Mike’s achievements as well as his immense contribution to refereeing. We thank him for his dedication to the organisation and wish him every success for the future.
At the end of the 2014/15 season, Darren England decided to give up his position as a Premier League & FIFA Assistant Referee…
In 2022, Darren is in his second season as a Premier League referee and has earned a place on the FIFA List of International Referees for 2022 👏
🇦🇺
#EFL
referee Keith Stroud continues his fantastic support of Cerebral Palsy Football following his selection to officiate at the
@IFCPF
Asia-Oceania Championships, which kicks off today in Australia.
All the best, Keith! 👏
One of the longest-serving match officials in the professional game, Keith Stroud will officiate his 600th
@EFL
match this weekend.
Congratulations on your incredible service, Keith! 👏
📋 PGMOL is delighted to announce the promotions of sixteen officials to the National Group for the 2023/24 season!
Following their promotions, these officials will primarily operate on
@SkyBetLeagueOne
&
@SkyBetLeagueTwo
fixtures.
🇯🇵v🇨🇷 // Michael Oliver, Simon Bennett & Stuart Burt will take charge of the
#FIFAWorldCup
Group E fixture between Japan and Costa Rica on Sunday 27th November, kick-off 10am UK time.
Good luck, team! 👊
📥 Referee Lewis Smith will make his
#PL
debut when he takes charge of Fulham v Aston Villa this weekend.
The 30-year-old is the sixth referee outside of PGMOL's Select Group to take charge of a Premier League match this season.
He has risen through the refereeing ranks and…
6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
#EFL
matches 👏
Huge congratulations to Keith Stroud, who reached a magnificent milestone when he took charge of Rotherham United v Stoke City in the
#SkyBetChampionship
this weekend.
History will be made on Saturday 25th September when Jarred Gillett takes charge of Watford v Newcastle United. The Australian will be the first overseas official to referee a Premier League match.
Congratulations, Jarred!
15 years on the FIFA List of International Match Officials
⬇️
6 seasons as an assistant referee on the EFL
⬇️
2022: Promoted to the Premier League
𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡. A mum, a role model and now a Premier League assistant referee 👏
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆! //
#UELfinal
Referee: Anthony Taylor
ARs: Gary Beswick & Adam Nunn
4th: Michael Oliver
Reserve AR: Stuart Burt
VAR: Stuart Attwell
AVAR: Chris Kavanagh
VAR Support: Bastian Dankert
Good luck tonight, team! 💪
🏴➡️🏴
PGMOL is pleased to announce that Bobby Madden will join the National Group of referees from the 2022/23 season - transferring from the Scottish FA following his relocation to England this summer.
🔙 to where it began!
Last weekend saw
#PL
assistant referee Gary Beswick run the line on a grassroots fixture alongside his son Aaron, as he mentors some up and coming match officials from
@NorthRidingFA
👏
PGMOL joins the football world in mourning the passing of legendary commentator John Motson. An iconic voice. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
RIP, Motty.
🔸Gavin Ward - 500
#EFL
matches
🔸Gary Beswick - 400
#PL
matches
Huge congratulations to Gavin Ward and Gary Beswick, who both reached magnificent milestones this weekend 👏
Everybody at PGMOL is saddened to learn of the passing of Jeff Pettitt.
Jeff was a true refereeing advocate who committed his life to helping and developing referees and he will be sorely missed by all of us at PGMOL.
Our thoughts are with Jeff’s family at this time.
Carabao Cup Final 🏆
Chelsea v Liverpool
Ref: Stuart Attwell
ARs: Dan Cook & Dan Robathan
4th: Andy Madley
Reserve AR: Tim Wood
VAR: Darren England
AVAR: Simon Bennett
@EFL
|
@Carabao_Cup