The head of the English referee committee Howard Webb announced this Thursday that the referees of the Premier League They will have to inform the authorities of which team they support in order to avoid controversies in the matches due to alleged “advantages.”
This move It arose from a complaint from Nottingham Forest during the seasonwho in their match against Everton was refereed by VAR by Stuart Attwell, a well-known Luton Town fan and the red club’s direct rival for permanence in the category.
“We will make adjustments if we believe there may be a conflict of interest if you declare yourself a fan of a particular team. If you have played for a club, that too.”Webb said in response to the new measure, which will be unprecedented in world football.
The former referee, in turn, promised more professionalism in refereeing: “We are trying to get more players to become referees, so it is something we have to work on. And if you have personal connections with people who work at the clubs, that is also something we have to work on. We will make an assessment of all this and take it into account when appointing referees.”
A few days ago, the Premier League also announced that it will communicate on its official social networks the refereeing and video-refereeing decisions that are reviewed by the VAR in each of the championship matches.
“In the absence of live streaming of VAR audio, as this is not permitted in football, the Premier League Match Centre will be able to broadcast near-live information from the VAR Hub on social media during a match,” the league posted on its official social media account X.
The current Premier League season will begin this Friday, August 16, when Alejandro Garnacho and Lisandro Martínez’s Manchester United host Fulham at Old Trafford.
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