Uriah Rennie, the first black referee in the Premier League, has died at the age of 65 after suffering from a rare condition that left him paralysed from his waist down, Afrosport reports. He started refereeing in 1979 but made history in 1997 as the first-ever black referee in the English top-flight in a fixture between Derby County and Wimbledon. Rennie was then added to the...
Former Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended until June 2026 by the European football governing body, UEFA, Afrosport reports. Coote was sacked by the Premier League Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last December for his conduct. The body said the referee was in serious breach of his employment contract, and his actions made his position "untenable". The 42-year-old was initially suspended by PGMOL on 11...
Embattled Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by the league’s Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) following an investigation into his conduct, Afrosport reports. Coote was suspended by the PGMOL last month after a video surfaced on social media showing him making derogatory remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp, with the Football Association also launching its own investigation. The 42-year-old was,...
The PGMOL's chief refereeing officer Howard Webb does not agree with Micheal Oliver's decision to award West Ham United a penalty during Erik ten Hag's final game in charge of Manchester United on October 27, Afrosport reports. The decision was awarded by Oliver who was on VAR duty after a challenge by Man United defender Matthijs de Ligt on West Ham striker Danny Ings. However, David...
Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) after a video circulating on social media showed him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp, Afrosport reports. The video allegedly showed the 42-year-old and another man having a dig at Klopp, with Coote saying the German coach had "a right pop at me when I...
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