A viral image of Bellingham talking to Jordan Ayew raised questions, but FIFA's new mouth-covering rule only applies to ...

The World Cup has seen a shift to a more lenient refereeing style, prioritising game flow and reducing stoppages. This, ...

English referees are to undergo a corporate rebrand next season, with their organisation PGMOL to be known as “Pro Ref”.

FIFA is poised to trial a penalty shootout rule change for the World Cup knockout rounds, introducing a single coin toss ...

Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron was sent off when he covered his mouth — but the new rule is not a blanket ban on the action.

The stats show that there have been more VAR reviews at the World Cup than in the Premier League. So why does perception ...

It represented the most significant World Cup involvement by Chinese match officials in more than two decades. Ma became the ...

Japan vs Tunisia is significant outside the group standings. The match will break history as the World Cup's 1000th.Here's ...

Former Newcastle United winger Miguel Almiron made World Cup history on Friday, and it was all because of the absolute worst ...

Referees' committee chairman Pierluigi Collina speaks at a debrief Leonardo Fernandez/FIFA via Getty Images It is just after 8.30am on Wednesday and Pierluigi Collina, microphone in hand, is standing ...

Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs will officiate the 1,000th FIFA World Cup match between Tunisia and Japan, wearing a special ...

Spain and Cape Verde will open their 2026 World Cup Group H campaign with Jordanian official Adham Makhadmeh appointed as the head referee for the game in Atlanta. FIFA has confirmed a full ...