Tori Penso is set to make some history this summer when the men’s World Cup comes to North America. The 39-year-old from Florida is in line to become the first American woman to be the head referee in ...

Soccer referee Javier Ortega was killed on the pitch during an amateur match in a horrifying scene on Sunday. Reports from the Ecuadorian amateur game in Pasaje in the province of El Oro say that ...

The landscape is becoming increasingly clear for the 2026 World Cup, with FIFA now announcing all the match officials selected for this summer’s tournament. The World Cup organizers revealed 170 ...

Design: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic; Photos: Paul Ellis/Getty Images, Ryan Pierce/Getty Images Graham Scott refereed in the Premier League for a decade before retiring in 2025 to return to his ...

Real Madrid got dumped out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich. Slovenian referee Slavko Vinčić was in charge of officiating the high-profile fixture. Despite being bested by Bayern Munich and ...

Two women will be among the record 52 referees officiating matches at the World Cup starting in two months. American Tori Penso and Mexican Katia Garcia were on the list of referees announced by ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Mike Hewitt / Getty, Lindsey Parnaby / Getty, Stu Forster / Getty Premier League referees often feel besieged from all sides, as players, coaches, fans ...

Baahubali: The Eternal War, a CGI animated spin-off set in the Baahubali universe, will be among nine upcoming animated features showcased in the Annecy International Film Festival’s Work in Progress ...

The NFL has reportedly begun onboarding replacement officials in case their unionized referees are not available. The Athletic reported that teams were issued a memo by league officials Wednesday to ...

The Golden State Warriors are prepping for their win-or-go-home play-in tournament game on Friday night, and held a voluntary shootaround in the morning in Phoenix, with the Suns on the docket in just ...