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Four Americans, including center referee Tori Penso, will be officiating Sunday's Women's World Cup final between Spain and England in a historic first.
SHEFFIELD, England — Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died. He was 65. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing ...
Former referee Carlos Chandia has shockingly admitted that he spared Lionel Messi from a yellow card after making an agreement that he could have his match-worn shirt.
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As of today, the Championship will be officiated by the highest-ranking black match referee currently employed in English soccer.
Frappart, a 38-year-old French referee, has more experience on the men’s stage than any other woman. By Tom Nouvian Some 92 years after the first World Cup game was held in Uruguay, Stéphanie ...
All Serie A officials will take to the field with a smudge of black paint on their cheeks in matches across the 15th week of 2024-25 fixtures in a stand against violence towards referees.Why Serie ...
Ever wondered why NFL referees where black and white stripes? Well, we did and we found the answer and it actually makes a lot of sense. Let’s dive in.
Turkey's top soccer league will resume play on Tuesday next week following a one-week suspension due to an on-field attack by a club president on a referee, who emerged from hospital on Wednesday ...
Prince William made an outing as patron of the Football Association to see a new program aimed at diversifying soccer referees, and he even tried his skills at the job.
Sam Allison is the first Black man in 15 years and the second in history to referee a Premier League soccer match.
The young referee is Erick Callejas of El Alto, Bolivia. His father is also a referee. Callejas has goals --- one of them is working with FIFA.