So what was the problem? Big Ten Network play-by-play announcer Brandon Gaudin said on the broadcast that the referees' timing system malfunctioned, causing the game and shot clocks to stop on ...

There has been a consistent narrative in recent years that NFL officials favor the Kansas City Chiefs, and the union representing the league’s referees has heard enough. On Tuesday, NFL Referees ...

Referee Ben O’Keeffe will officiate England’s Six Nations showstopper against Ireland, where he’ll be hoping to keep controversy to a minimum. The New Zealand native came under heavy fire ...

David Coote has admitted he turned to drugs as a result of the fear of coming out as gay as a Premier League referee in his first interview since being sacked by the Professional Game Match ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote could land a new role in football, according to a report. Coote was dismissed as a Premier League referee in December 2024 after the emergence of videos ...

A Virginia man named Mack Donahue has started a petition on Change.org, calling for football fans to boycott the NFL over recent officiating. Donahue is calling for the league to introduce ...

LONDON – Former English Premier League referee David Coote has apologised for the actions that led to his sacking in December by English football referees’ body PGMOL, saying the pressure of ...

“I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well – a good quality as a referee but a terrible quality as a human being. And that’s led me to a whole course of behaviours.

Disgraced former Premier League referee David Coote says a lifelong struggle to hide his sexuality contributed to “shameful” decisions which led to his sacking last year. Coote was in October ...

Premier League referees receive a combination of a salary and match fees, and can get extra payments through officiating European and international competitions. But the amount differs between ...

There are 21 full-time referees in the Premier League Premier League referees receive a combination of a salary and match fees, and can get extra payments through officiating European and ...

Premier League referees are known as Select Group One (SG1). There are 21 full-time referees in this group. These referees are paid somewhere between £73,000 and £148,000, depending on experience.