Simon Hooper will take charge of Nottingham Forest’s clash with Manchester City on Sunday – the club’s first game since their remarkable tirade at Premier League officials. Forest are likely to be in the dock for their furious post on X after last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Everton, in which they noted that VAR official Stuart Attwell was a fan …
Editor’s note: This article was updated after Liverpool released a statement calling for “full transparency” In the 34th minute of Liverpool’s game at Tottenham on Saturday, Luis Diaz was played through on goal by Mohamed Salah. Shortly after the match finished, PGMOL, the body responsible for match officials across the English professional game, said that a “significant human error” had …
The referee and video assistant referees involved in Manchester United’s 1-0 win against Wolves on Monday have been dropped from officiating fixtures this weekend after failing to award a late penalty in the game. PGMOL, the body responsible for refereeing games in England, has stood down referee Simon Hooper, VAR Michael Salisbury and Assistant VAR Richard West after the officials …
