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Well-known former Premier League referee Howard Webb became Chief Refereeing Officer earlier this season. Webb took over from long-serving boss Mike Riley, a ...

Fifteen currently have the prestige of being placed on FIFA's International Referees List, as well as 11 VAR officials. "He is a young ref — I don't know how many games he's refereed in the Premier League," impressed Brentford head coach Thomas Frank said after Bramall opted not to award Bournemouth a penalty against the Bees when he consulted the pitchside monitor over an incident in October 2022. Webb subsequently contacted Albion to apologise, with Brooks relieved of his duties for the next two games in which he had been due to take part. Former referees assess the decisions made by current officials each week. Michael Oliver in The Clock tonight for a few pre match pints before he cheers on the Mighty Mags ! My two kids are season-ticket holders — and whenever I get the opportunity to go down, I will." The farce was compounded by Attwell's status as a supporter of Watford's rivals, Luton Town. [warned PGMOL to "apologise and move on"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180120070017/https://you-are-the-ref.com/no-accountability-clear-out-needed/) after making the "mistake" in 2015 of promoting Scott, who had made his Premier League bow the previous year, but The Times [hailed Scott a hero who was "intent on single-handedly eradicating diving"](http://thetimes.co.uk/article/the-week-in-sport-great-scott-tries-to-erase-diving-in-one-night-b9rx32jjc) after his part in a game between Chelsea and Norwich City in 2018 that left then-Blues boss Antonio Conte fuming. Australian Gillett had refereed in his homeland and the top divisions in Japan, India, China and Saudi Arabia before becoming the first overseas referee in charge of a Premier League match in September 2021. The son of a former EFL official, Oliver became the youngest referee in Premier League history when he took charge of a game between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers as a 25-year-old in August 2010. Adam Gale-Watts is responsible for the Select Group 1 (Premier League) and Select Group 2 (Championship) referee groups, while Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb is the Women's Select Group Director. Attwell was briefly the youngest referee in Premier League history, taking charge of a game as a 25-year-old when he oversaw Blackburn Rovers' draw with Hull City in August 2008.