Mike Pereira, a former veteran NFL official and the league's VP of officiating from 2004 to 2009, is surprised to see referees with less experience be selected for the biggest game of the season ...

Your Super Bowl 2025 referee for Super Bowl 59 is Ron Torbert, a seasoned veteran who has worked an NFL title game before — he was the referee for the Bengals and Rams Super Bowl a few years ago.

Early on Monday morning, all referees from the First and Second Divisions held an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA). The fallout from what was a ...

The coin toss will be watched closely by millions of fans, who will also scrutinize the referee and officiating ... trying to do their very best.” Mike Pereira, former VP of Officiating for ...

So to say that it’s important would be an understatement. As such, the NFL assigns the referees to the game judiciously. The last thing the league wants is any sort of controversy in the Super Bowl.

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville and ex-Premier League referee Mike Dean agreed that Arsenal should have had a free kick in the first half after a blatant foul by Bernardo Silva.

Rules analyst Mike Pereira agreed, arguing that the pass interference “did not need to be called.” Pereira later reached out to the league and said the call was made because Brown had his ...

The NFL announced the officiating crew will be led by referee Ron Torbert, No. 62. He’ll be joined by side judge Boris Cheek (No. 41), umpire Mike Morton (No. 89), down judge Max Causey (No. 21 ...

Former Premier League referee Mike Dean has issued a five-word verdict ... Speaking on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday, Dean gave his thoughts on the decision, and appeared to agree that it was ...

NFL Referees Association executive director Scott Green released a statement on Tuesday thanking Commissioner Roger Goodell for dismissing the allegations and responding to "conspiracy theories ...

Mike Dean has had his say on the penalty awarded ... to the spot after Cody Gakpo went to ground inside the box, with the referee deeming that the Reds winger had been clipped by Lewis Cook.