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Referees are set to clamp down on holding this season and PGMOL boss Howard Webb is expecting to see more penalties awarded this season as a result ...
The scope of the video assistant referee in the Premier League might be expanded to include decisions on yellow cards and ...
Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb has suggested the video assistant referee system could be expanded to include ...
Premier League referees will award more penalties for holding in the 2025-26 season, according to Professional Game Match ...
Premier League referees are likely to award more penalties this season in a tougher response to players who grapple and hold ...
The Premier League will witness stricter penalty awards this season as referees respond firmly to holding offenses in the ...
Referees have been told to crack down on grappling at set pieces where a players contact impedes an opponents movement; the ...
A new policy has been conveyed to Premier League referees by the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO): to be strict with players grabbing and impeding attackers in the box during set-pieces.
Former Premier League referee and current head of the Professional Referee Organisation (PRO) Howard Webb says that the usage ...
Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) chief refereeing officer Howard Webb has revealed that changes to VAR are being 'discussed' by the football law-makers. VAR was first introduced to ...
The Athletic travels to Spain to spend pre-season with top-flight referees as part of a special feature podcast episode ...
Controversy has surrounded Howard Webb’s involvement in the sending-off of William Saliba during yesterday’s match against Bournemouth. The Frenchman initially received a yellow card for a ...