The Nigeria Football Federation will today decorate a total of 30 referees with the badge of world football-governing body, FIFA, thus conferring on them the authority to perform as international ...

SEATTLE — Blowing the whistle on referee abuse! U.S. Soccer has issued new and tougher sanctions this month on anyone who abuses a referee. The updated policy called the U.S. Soccer Referee ...

My missus laughs at me because I’ve got my pen and pad and a cup of tea studying games,” he says. “I’m a little bit obsessed, ...

"We certainly have a responsibility towards the game to make sure that the referees are respected and safe," FIFA general secretary Mattias Grafstrom said after this weekend's meeting of football ...

Prince William is hitting the soccer field and taking on the role of referee. On March 11, the Prince of Wales, 42, traveled to Willenhall, West Midlands to visit a referee training course at ...

Born in Leeds, Joe finished his Spanish degree in 2018 before becoming an English teacher to football (soccer) players and managers, as well as collaborating with various football media outlets in ...

There were tears and sobs as an amateur boxer learned his fate for breaking a referee’s jaw in a “cowardly” and “senseless” attack after a soccer match. Adam Abdallah, 26, was filmed ...

OSLO — Norwegian soccer decided to keep using video reviews to assist referees in its top league after a vote at a congress of its national soccer federation on Saturday. The motion to retain ...

SYDNEY (AP) — An amateur boxer has been jailed for assaulting a match referee at a suburban Sydney soccer game in Australia almost two years ago. Adam Abdallah was filmed violently assaulting ...

FIFA has appointed three Malawian referees to officiate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Central African ...

Adam Abdallah was filmed punching referee Khodr Yaghi at least three times and then kicking him in April 2023. Abdallah was sentenced to two years and three months in prison. In a letter to the ...