PREMIER LEAGUE : Appointments Saturday 5th to Sunday 6th October
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1365790
FOOTBALL LEAGUE : Appointments for Friday 4th to Monday 7th October
https://www.efl.com/news/2019/september/new-page2/
UEFA : Robert Rossetti says VAR should only intervene on ‘clear offside’ decisions
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7516157/VAR-intervene-CLEAR-offside-decisions-UEFA-referee-chief-says.html
PAUL GARDNER : The misuse of VAR, the sins of goalkeepers…and a big thank you to Lee Dixon (sign in with your email to read an excellent article and readers’ comments)
https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/83751/the-misuse-of-var-the-sins-of-goalkeepers-and.html
REFEREES : How much do your referees really know?
https://www.keystoreferee.com/coaching-referees/how-much-do-your-referees-really-know/
JON MOSS : Premier League referee opens his own vinyl record store
https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/premier-league-referee-jon-moss-in-his-new-record-shop/pnzkfbsa72iy1xy0qvchg0c9d
HUGH DALLAS condemns abuse and claims standards have risen
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hugh-dallas-condemns-referee-abuse-20375041
NEW BALLS : New Nike ball with winter alternative
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-nike-premier-league-ball-16441547
BALL BOYS : One, and then all the ball boys, sent off by referee – and video of player violently attacking a ball boy
https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-reactions-referee-in-yeovil-game-sends-off-every-single-one-of-their-ball-boys-20190928
LAWS OF THE GAME QUIZ : Week 2 (Sorry! Last week’s was a 2016 Quiz 2)
https://www.dutchreferee.com/week-2-laws-of-the-game-quiz-2019-2020/
NON-LEAGUE : FA chiefs explain the changing vision of refereeing
https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/features/27698/football-matters-part-1-fa-chiefs-explain-the-changing-vision-of-refereeing/
MLS : Inside Video Review with Greg Barkey from PRO looks at incidents in the MLS in week 20
http://proreferees.com/2019/07/26/watch-inside-video-review-mls-week-20/
ASSISTANT REFEREE fell ill during half-time
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/15086631.updated-lineswoman-helen-byrne-discharged-hospital-after-officiating-bolton-wanderers-v-walsall-match/
THE RA : The Referees’ Association has secured discounts from many manufacturers – one of the good reasons for joining The RA
https://www.privilegepurchaseclub.co.uk/Logon?formAction=Logon&retailer=PPC&userid=PPC&password=REFASSC
BERMUDA : Matches rescheduled due to referee shortages
http://www.royalgazette.com/soccer/article/20190927/matches-rescheduled-due-to-referee-shortages
SOUTH AFRICA : Assistant referee suspended after wrongly denying two goals
https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/safa-suspend-assistant-referee-van-wyk-who-denied-amazulu/7wviv9cbu1evzs8229cmby6w