For officials, the road to the World Cup is as competitive and demanding as it is for players. Shawn Thew / epa / Corbis The ball is lighter, the players are faster, the tactics are more complex. And ...

The role of a referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is both prestigious and paramount. Tasked with enforcing the rules, ensuring fair play, and maintaining the flow of the game, NBA ...

The England soccer team are through to the final of Euro 2021, the first time the nation is in the final of a major tournament since 1966. In that year that historic match was played at Wembley ...

Is NHL officiating bad? Trick question, I know. Because viscerally, most people who follow the NHL as a supporter of a single team would almost universally answer, yes, it is. When people are asked to ...

In his younger days, Monty McCutchen, now the Senior Vice President and Head of Referee Development & Training for the NBA, had few prospects for a professional basketball career. Money was tight for ...

Former Scottish referee Hugh Dallas was appointed to a senior role overseeing officiating in England this week. The 67-year-old will be managing the Professional Game Match Officials Limited’s (PGMOL) ...