Wilton Pereira Sampaio and Raphael Claus are among the contenders for the award of the best referee in the world by the IFFHS, the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. A member ...

Never before has officiating in Spain been such a consistent part of headlines in Spanish football, despite a history of controversy. Real Madrid have made it their mission to reform the refereeing ...

The debate over refereeing standards in La Liga has reached new heights, with the league facing growing scrutiny over the weekly mismanagement and controversy surrounding officiating decisions. In his ...

The National Basketball Referees Association said Sunday that LeBron James was fouled with the game tied on his final drive of regulation in Boston. Tim Reynolds | Associated Press LeBron James reacts ...

The fallout from the Los Angeles Lakers' overtime loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday continued Sunday with a statement from the National Basketball Referees Association on its official Twitter ...

MIAMI — Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers is, by his own admission, not the best referee. When he is calling fouls in practice, he doesn't call much. The NBA sent him and his colleagues some help this fall.

A pair of all-star officiating crews from the SEC conference have been on the call for the first two Penn State College Football Playoff games this season. Notre Dame, meanwhile, has had back-to-back ...

Nicola Rizzoli of Italy will referee the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina, according to FIFA officials. With a European and South American team playing, many had expected FIFA to appoint ...

The referee “had to be escorted off the field by a squadron of police with drawn revolvers.” Soon after that, another referee “brought his own revolver along in his pocket and had to use it to keep ...