Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava found out the hard way that there are consequences for seeking an autograph from ...

CONCACAF have reprimanded referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava for requesting Lionel Messi’s jersey after he had officiated Inter ...

Concacaf has disciplined referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava after he was seen apparently asking Lionel Messi for his shirt ...

A darts referee had to step in during the World Masters after reigning world champion Luke Littler was targeted by disruptive whistlers. The 18-year-old faced Belgian qualifier Andy Baetens in ...

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 ...

The match will be refereed by Giovanni Ayroldi Molfetta (a referee with numerous appearances in Serie A), assistants Dario Cecconi from Empoli and Mattia Politi from Lecce, fourth official Domenico ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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.

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Referee Michael Oliver will officiate a Premier League game this weekend despite facing death threats and 'abhorrent' abuse after controversially sending off Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly ...