Howard Webb: Last News

Love it or loathe it, it seems like VAR will be coming to Scottish football in the foreseeable future.

Premier League bosses have claimed that video assistant referee (VAR) errors are down from the previous year - but admit one of the mistakes came during Manchester United's impactful 2-1 defeat at West Ham in October.

PGMOL chief Howard Webb has come out in defence of the refereeing team that allowed Matheus Cunha's goal directly from a corner kick against Manchester United to stand.

Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has hit out at a recent decision by now-suspended Premier League referee David Coote.

Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb believes that West Ham should not have been awarded a controversial late penalty that ultimately led to the sacking of Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, according to reports.

Former English Premier League ref Jon Moss is in the running to become the SFA's new refs chief.

Howard Webb - the head of Premier League refereeing - has said Andre Onana should have been booked for recklessness after conceding a penalty in Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Burnley at Old Trafford on Saturday.

The image of Jeremy Doku's foot planted into Alexis Mac Allister's ribcage has been analysed more then Kate Middleton's amateur photoshop skills.

An English Premier League match is to be officiated by a woman referee for the first time next week.

Noel Gallagher has hit out at the use of video assisted refereeing (VAR) in the Premier League and has also called Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb “disastrous”.Gallagher, a Manchester City fan, saw his team lose to Arsenal 1-0 over the weekend. He spoke to talkSPORT about Tottenham’s 2-1 win to Liverpool last week after Luis Diaz was incorrectly ruled offside following a VAR blunder.The referring association, PGMOL, have since apologised to Liverpool, releasing an audio to talk through how the error occurred as part of the greater transparency PGMOL Chief Howard had previously pledged.Gallagher, however, had some strong opinions about Webb and VAR.When asked about the blunder at Liverpool last week, Gallagher said of Webb: “All I will say is, this guy Howard Webb, since he’s been brought in to sort stuff out it’s been nothing short of an absolute disaster.“Nobody wants it VAR, it kills the vibe in the ground, they cannot get it right.“For the life of me, I cannot understand why they don’t use the same system they use in the Champions League, I can’t understand why [Premier League clubs voted against it].“It seems to be really definitive and fan friendly, I imagine the system here will get thrown out.

Manchester United benefited from a referee blunder in their Premier League opener with Wolves, says chief refereeing officer Howard Webb.