If VAR catches a player offside by their toe, this is a correct decision. Whether this is what we want as fans is a ...

Facundo Tello’s appointment also raised eyebrows after the 2022 final rivalry, but FIFA’s referee selection process follows a clear set of rules.

Women are officiating at the FIFA World Cup, but one barrier remains. No woman has ever served as the center referee in a ...

Keith Hackett, a former head of the PGMOL, has shut down the notion that the referees favoured Argentina in their game against Egypt. Argentina’s 3-2 win over Egypt has been marred in controversy due ...

Somali referee Omar Artan will receive his full tournament fee despite not being involved in the officiating of any matches at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Artan's World Cup assignment was over even ...

In fact, a very prominent sight throughout this tournament will be referee Ismail Elfath. Elfath was the head referee for the match between Group F opponents Netherlands and Japan, where he handed out ...

June 9 (Reuters) - Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio will take charge of the opening match of the FIFA World Cup between ‌Mexico and South Africa, leading a three-man Brazil team for the curtain-raiser ...