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Football’s referee crisis: we asked thousands of refs about the abuse and violence that’s driving them out of the game

I had to abandon a game last season because of threats made by a spectator. This wasn’t a snap decision for me – I am a police officer and deal with abuse on a daily basis. The difference here was that I referee to enjoy football, and no one has…

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Foreign players revolutionised the Premier League. Should refs from abroad be next?

A change is no guarantee of success. But a wider pool of talent could help improve the game for players, fans and even the officials themselves

The Guardian - US

Euro 2024 referees: All match officials set to take charge of games in Germany

The Euro 2024 referees are an esteemed team of officials from around the world looking to prevent dirty tricks or dark arts from getting in the way this summer

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Echoes of errors: why has VAR sparked so much fury this season?

There have been some glaring mistakes by VAR but it also appears to have increased officiating standards on the pitch

The Guardian - UK

Premier League referee wages revealed and ranked against global counterparts

Top-ranking top-flight officials like Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor could be taking home north of £180,000 per year

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Howard Webb confirms VAR were correct to not overturn Jeremy Doku penalty decision

The VAR decision has come under intense scrutiny on social media

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Premier League Refereeing Decisions Under Scrutiny After Recent Controversies

Explore recent controversial referee decisions in Premier League matches and the impact on game integrity.

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Worry about an all-time title race, not marginal refereeing decisions

The worst aspect of VAR is the way it has persuaded fans and pundits there can be absolute clarity over every decision

The Guardian - US

Brentford 1-4 Liverpool: Premier League – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Mo Salah made a goalscoring return off the bench but the visitors lost Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota to injury

The Guardian - UK

Conor Gallagher haunts Crystal Palace by salvaging late victory for Chelsea

Having gone behind to Jefferson Lerma’s first-half goal, Chelsea had Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernández to thank for securing a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace

The Guardian - UK

Branthwaite stuns Spurs to rescue Everton draw after Richarlison double

Jarrad Branthwaite scored a 94th-minute equaliser for Everton to rescue a 2-2 draw after Richarlison had struck twice for Tottenham against his former club

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened

There were no goals at Anfield in an uninspiring match that promised so much but delivered so little

The Guardian - UK

Tottenham vs Chelsea: Mark Clattenburg reveals the one mistake VAR made in chaotic derby

Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were both sent off in a chaotic derby which included five disallowed goals and nine VAR reviews

Evening Standard

VARs at centre of Liverpool error return to duty this weekend

Darren England and Daniel Cook will have roles in the matches at Brentford and Sheffield United respectively.

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The Independent UK

Darren England, referee of Tottenham-Liverpool VAR debacle, returns to the Premier League

Darren England and Daniel Cook will have roles in the matches at Brentford and Sheffield United respectively

The Independent UK

VARs at centre of Liverpool error returning to duty this weekend

Darren England and Daniel Cook will have roles in the matches at Brentford and Sheffield United respectively.

Evening Standard

Howard Webb admits Mateo Kovacic should have been sent off vs Arsenal in Man City controversy

Man City midfielder deemed lucky to dodge dismissal in title race clash

The Independent UK

How did the VAR system fare after a week under the spotlight?

Matches in the top flight were under scrutiny after last week’s error in the Tottenham v Liverpool clash.

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The Guardian - UK

Gabriel Martinelli snatches statement win for Arsenal over Manchester City

Gabriel Martinelli’s late deflected strike ended Arsenal’s long winless league run against Manchester City, a 1-0 victory making his side joint top with Spurs

Evening Standard

Arsenal 1-0 Man City: Gunners snatch vital title-race win at the death

Gabriel Martinelli delivers victory in far-from classic encounter

Evening Standard

Liverpool make new request to PGMOL after threat to ‘escalate’ huge VAR controversy

Referees’ body under increased pressure to fully reveal details of incident at Tottenham

The Independent UK

Liverpool seek clarification about disallowed goal before deciding on next move

The Reds issued a statement about the Luis Diaz disallowed effort on Sunday night.

The Independent UK

VAR officials who made Liverpool error took charge of UAE match just 48 hours before

Referees Darren England and Dan Cook have been stood down for the rest of this weekend’s games

The Independent UK

VAR officials who made Liverpool error took charge of UAE match just 48 hours before

Referees Darren England and Dan Cook have been stood down for the rest of this weekend’s games

The Guardian - UK

Brentford 1-3 Everton: Premier League – as it happened

Dominic Calvert-Lewin got off the mark to help an impressive Everton to their first Premier League victory of the season

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