Premier League to introduce new offside tech this month Sport The Premier League will finally introduce semi-automated offside technology this month after a number of delays. The system, seen as an upgrade on the controversial VAR system currently used to judge offsides, has been tested in a non-live capacity across a number of Premier League and FA Cup games. But it comes much later than [...]
Top Kiwi ref to take charge of Gloucester vs Leicester in Premiership Sport New Zealand referee Ben O’Keeffe will take to the whistle in the Premiership this weekend in preparation for reffing England at the Six Nations, Morning Wire can reveal. The Super Rugby official, who has officiated on a British and Irish Lions Tour, will take charge of Gloucester’s Premiership fixture against Leicester Tigers on Saturday at [...]
Ref Coote won’t appeal contract termination Sport David Coote will not appeal against the termination of his contract by referees’ body PGMOL, PA reports. Coote was sacked earlier this month after the emergence of a video in which he made derogatory remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp. Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said that a thorough investigation had [...]
Premier League referee David Coote appears to call Klopp ‘German c***’ November 11, 2024 Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after appearing to call Jurgen Klopp a “German c***”. In an as yet unverified video the football official appeared to call the former Liverpool manager a “German c***” and the club “shit”. He refereed Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. A PGMOL statement read: “David [...]
Forest double down and demand refereeing rule changes from PGMOL April 22, 2024 Nottingham Forest doubled down on their discontent with the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last night, demanding rules must be changed to stop officials from working on matches which involve teams battling for league position with clubs they support. It comes after the Premier League club accused VAR Stuart Attwell of being “a Luton [...]
Forest BLAST Premier League VAR as “Luton fan” in wild rant on X April 21, 2024 Nottingham Forest have launched an astonishing attack on the VAR from their Premier League match on Sunday, accusing him of being a “Luton fan”. Forest lost 2-0 in a crucial game against Everton which leaves the Nottingham side teetering on the edge of the relegation zone. The visitors at Goodison Park were denied three penalties [...]