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Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb has suggested the video assistant referee system could be expanded to include ...
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 vowed that officials will get tougher on holding in the penalty area this ...
Referees have been told to crack down on grappling at set pieces where a players contact impedes an opponents movement; the ...
For the 2025–26 season, the Premier League will implement several rule changes, including modifications to VAR. This Friday, the Premier League returns to official action. As has been the tradition in ...
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 ...
Former Premier League referee and current head of the Professional Referee Organisation (PRO) Howard Webb says that the usage ...
The Athletic travels to Spain to spend pre-season with top-flight referees as part of a special feature podcast episode ...
Howard Webb revealed that VAR made a mistake in not overturning a key call SOCCER A-Z: Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. New episodes every Wednesday ...
Webb also cautioned against the idea that fans would now be forced through two-hour long league games as he said their research showed there would only be a three-minute increase from last season ...
Referee Howard Webb (top) during the World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2010. The game proved to be Webb's most controversial moment as an ...
Howard Webb is to return to the Premier League as chief refereeing officer at Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL). The Athletic reported in June that Webb, 51, was due to take up the ...