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Official appointed to oversee professional cricket matches
A match referee is an official appointed to oversee professional cricket matches. Match referees for Test matches and One Day Internationals are appointed
Match_referee
English football referee (born 1985)
international matches. Oliver was appointed to take charge of the final of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Oliver was promoted to the UEFA Elite Group of Referees in
Michael_Oliver_(referee)
Football official
an assistant referee (also known as a linesman) is an official who assists the referee in administering the Laws of the Game during a match. Although assistants
Assistant referee (association football)
Assistant_referee_(association_football)
Game administrator in association football
association football, the referee is the person responsible for interpreting and enforcing the Laws of the Game during a match. The referee is the final decision-making
Referee (association football)
Referee_(association_football)
English rugby union referee
woman to referee a Premiership Rugby Cup match. On 25 September 2021, she became the first woman to referee a Premiership Rugby Union Match when she took
Sara_Cox_(referee)
Official in a variety of sports
(now assistant referees). Today, in many amateur football matches, each side will still supply their own partisan assistant referees (still commonly
Referee
Association football official reviewing decisions
The video assistant referee (VAR) is a match official in association football who assists the referee by reviewing decisions using video footage and providing
Video_assistant_referee
English football referee (born 1978)
League, and in 2013 became a listed referee for FIFA allowing him to referee European and international matches. In 2015, he officiated the Football
Anthony_Taylor_(referee)
French football referee (born 1989)
sons. Letexier was put on the FIFA referees list in 2017, and he officiated his first senior international match the following year between Bulgaria
François_Letexier
English football referee (born 1990)
referee coach is Andre Marriner. In December 2021, Brooks refereed his first Premier League match between Wolves and Burnley at Molineux. He refereed
John_Brooks_(referee)
American professional wrestling referee and professional wrestler
loyalist referee Jack Doan and accompanying senior WCW official Nick Patrick to ringside for his match at Invasion on July 22, 2001. He refereed his first
Charles_Robinson_(referee)
Authority figure in professional wrestling
wrestling, a referee is an authority figure present in or near the ring during matches. The referee's purpose is similar to that of referees in combat sports
Referee (professional wrestling)
Referee_(professional_wrestling)
international level the concept of a single referee was already seen as desirable as the 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union matches were officiated by one person. In
Rugby_union_match_officials
International cricket matches in the capacity of Match referee. The referees are ultimately in charge of all international cricket matches, and act as the ICC's
Elite_Panel_of_ICC_Referees
Sri Lankan cricketer
Lankan cricketer who currently serves as the Chief of the panel of ICC match referees. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo
Ranjan_Madugalle
South African cricketer, umpire, and match referee
former cricket player, umpire and match referee. As an umpire he officiated in first-class and Test cricket matches. During the late 1960s, Mitchley played
Cyril_Mitchley
English football organisation
Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB), and then later Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), Pro Ref was formed when English referees became
Professional_Game_Referees
English football referee
Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2019. "Emirates FA Cup final match referee Andy Madley speaks about the honour of his appointment". The Football
Andy_Madley
Rugby union referee and former player
for Belgium. He currently referees in the URC, European Rugby Challenge Cup, European Rugby Champions Cup and at test match level. Brace was born in Cardiff
Andrew_Brace
Sri Lanakan cricketer (born 1956)
a match referee in 1997 when New Zealand traveled to Zimbabwe for Test series. He was the referee for both Tests. He also served as match referee in
Sidath_Wettimuny
Slovenian football referee (born 1979)
Slovenian former football referee. He was an international-listed referee for FIFA from 2010 to 2026. In Europe, Vinčić oversaw 72 matches for UEFA, including
Slavko_Vinčić
American boxing referee (1936–1983)
professional boxing referee. He officiated several major bouts, such as Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali in 1980. He was the referee for the lightweight
Richard_Green_(referee)
Sri Lankan cricketer and ICC match referee
ICC match referee. He was a key member in the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. He is the first man to have stood as a match referee in
Roshan_Mahanama
Portuguese football official (born 1970)
former referee who has served as the president of the Portuguese Football Federation since February 2025. Proença refereed several notable matches domestically
Pedro_Proença
Scottish rugby union player and referee
time professional women's referee in 2017. In 2018, Davidson was assistant referee for the Glasgow Warriors v Zebre match in the Pro14. In 2019 Davidson
Hollie_Davidson
of rugby union referees who have officiated in Super Rugby. The list includes any referee that has officiated in a regular season match, semi-final or
List_of_Super_Rugby_referees
Indian cricket match referee (born 1968)
Gandikota Sarva Lakshmi is an Indian cricket match referee and a former domestic cricketer and coach. She was a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium
G._S._Lakshmi
Indian cricketer (born 1969)
born 31 August 1969) is a former Indian cricketer and currently an ICC match referee. He is considered among India's finest fast bowlers and is the only
Javagal_Srinath
Various types of matches used in professional wrestling
traditional pro wrestling event, in that every match must end in either a knockout, submission, or referee stoppage. The traditional wrestling ring is replaced
Professional wrestling match types
Professional_wrestling_match_types
American professional wrestling referee
match eventually became a singles match between Nash and Rick Steiner. Nash was allowed to appoint a referee and he chose Patrick. During the match,
Nick_Patrick_(referee)
Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1956)
Pycroft (born 6 June 1956) is a Zimbabwean match referee and former cricketer who played in 3 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals from 1983 to
Andy_Pycroft
English cricketer
South Africa in 1989–90. In 2003, Broad was appointed as a match referee for Test matches and One Day Internationals by the International Cricket Council
Chris_Broad_(cricketer)
English football referee (born 1971)
the all-time top referees by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics and refereed a number of notable matches in England including
Howard_Webb
New Zealand cricketer
first-class cricket for South Australia and then Auckland. He has been an ICC match referee since 2004. Crowe was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the son of
Jeff_Crowe
English football referee
Referee on a UEFA Cup match between FC Zürich and Legia Warsaw refereed by Howard Webb. In April 2025, Cann retired from officiating. His final match
Darren Cann (assistant referee)
Darren_Cann_(assistant_referee)
English football referee
professional football referee. Born in Washington, Tyne and Wear, she became the first woman to referee an English Football League match, when she did so for
Rebecca_Welch
French association football referee (born 1983)
football referee. She has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2009. Frappart became the first woman to referee a major men's European match and
Stéphanie_Frappart
Mexican football referee (born 1992)
referee. She has been a full international for FIFA since 2019. She began her professional refereeing career in 2017 and has since officiated matches
Katia_Itzel_García
English football referee (born 1985)
Select Group of Referees in 2017. Kavanagh began his refereeing career at the age of 13. In 2012, he was promoted to officiate matches in the National
Chris_Kavanagh_(referee)
Australian rugby league referee
Sleeman) is an Australian rugby league referee and former journalist, and is the first woman to referee a first-grade match in the National Rugby League (NRL)
Belinda_Sharpe
English football referee (born 1968)
Association. Since his appointment as a Select Group referee in 2000, Dean officiated a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield and the finals
Mike_Dean_(referee)
English association football referee
2023. Hallam refereed his first EFL match in 2024. In January 2026, Hallam made his first Premier League appearance refereeing a match between Manchester
Farai_Hallam
Charity football match between YouTubers
with former Premier League and FIFA referee Mark Clattenburg officiating. Sidemen FC emerged victorious 8–7. The match later secured a Guinness World Record
Sidemen_Charity_Match
Italian football referee (born 1960)
former football referee. Widely regarded by pundits as one of the greatest referees of all time, he was named "The World's Best Referee" by the International
Pierluigi_Collina
Professional rugby union referee
English rugby union referee representing the Rugby Football Union. He is a regular referee in the English Premiership and has refereed games at European
Luke_Pearce
The following is a list of match officials (referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees) who officiated at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
2026_FIFA_World_Cup_officials
Ukrainian football referee (born 1977)
international referee and a former player. Boiko became a FIFA referee in 2011. He has refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the match between
Serhiy_Boyko
Australian soccer referee
Men and as a referee for FFA Cup matches in 2017. He joined the A-League referees panel in August 2019 for the first time, and refereed his first professional
Ben_Abraham_(referee)
Football match
the appointed match referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, stating that Barcelona won more often than Real Madrid in matches he refereed. RMTV disparaged
2025_Copa_del_Rey_final
FIFA World Cup group
70,108 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) The two teams had never met before. Both teams struggled to make and all goals throughout the match and ultimately
2026_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_G
Singaporean football referee (born 1986)
international football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2012, and has also refereed a number of AFC Champions League matches. He has also won
Muhammad_Taqi_(referee)
Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1975)
Internationals in 1999. After his retirement from cricket, he became a match referee. In 1999, he made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe. He was also a part
Neeyamur_Rashid
Boxing competition
Mills Lane was the fight's referee, who was brought in as a replacement after Mitch Halpern, who refereed the 1996 match between the boxers, stepped
Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II
Evander_Holyfield_vs._Mike_Tyson_II
Referees in the National Basketball Association (NBA) oversee 120 preseason games, 1,260 regular season games, and four rounds of playoff matches. These
List_of_NBA_referees
Football match between Portugal and the Netherlands
the match. Blatter later regretted these words and promised to apologise officially. FIFA announced that Ivanov would referee no further matches in the
Battle of Nuremberg (2006 FIFA World Cup)
Battle_of_Nuremberg_(2006_FIFA_World_Cup)
American professional wrestling referee (1954–2022)
as he had for André. On June 28, 1998, White was the referee for the legendary Hell in a Cell match between Mankind and The Undertaker at King of the Ring
Tim_White_(referee)
African football tournament
Disagreeing with the referee’s decisions, Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw instructed his players to leave the pitch in protest. The match was suspended for
2025_Africa_Cup_of_Nations
Scottish football referee
Queen's Park. On 22 October 2022, Walsh refereed the second Scottish Premiership match with the video assistant referee (VAR), which saw Celtic beat Hearts
Nick_Walsh_(referee)
Welsh international rugby union referee
rugby union referee, who retired in December 2020 after a 23-year career. He previously held the world record for the most test matches refereed and was one
Nigel_Owens
April 2024, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympics. Notes Male field referees are shown in the table. During the tournament
Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Football_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_tournament
Jordanian football referee (born 1987)
February 1987) is a Jordanian football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2013. He refereed the first leg of the 2017 AFC Champions
Adham_Makhadmeh
Individual enforcing rules in a boxing match
The referee in boxing is the individual charged with enforcing the rules of that sport during a match. The referee has the following roles: Gives instructions
Referee_(boxing)
2024, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympic Games. Notes Female field referees are shown in the table. During the
Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Football_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament
French rugby union referee
professional rugby union referee from New Zealand who currently officiates matches in the Super Rugby competition and in international test matches. Williams started
Paul Williams (rugby union referee)
Paul_Williams_(rugby_union_referee)
Sri Lankan cricketer
serves as an international match referee. His younger brother Wendell Labrooy is also a first-class cricketer and match referee. Labrooy holds the unique
Graeme_Labrooy
Italian football referee
Quarterfinal match between Croatia and Turkey Final match between Germany and Spain. In 2008, he was named IFFHS World's Best Referee. Rosetti was one
Roberto_Rosetti
Panel of English professional football referees
promotions of match officials. There are 17 Women's Super League referees, 30 Women's Super League assistant referees, 24 Women's Championship referees, and 34
Select_Group
Swiss football referee
continuous improvement of the game through the development of match officials and referee coaches. He lives in Monte Carasso, Ticino, Switzerland, near
Massimo_Busacca
English football referee (born 1985)
the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL). His older brother, Andrew Madley, is a Premier League and FIFA-listed referee. In his early career
Bobby_Madley
French football referee (born 1982)
French football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2010, and an UEFA Elite group referee since 2012. Turpin became a FIFA referee in 2010. He
Clément_Turpin
English football referee (born 1975)
Football Association and also a former FIFA referee. He has refereed a number of notable matches, including the 2016 UEFA Champions League final and the Euro
Mark_Clattenburg
Highest classification for UEFA football referees
the most experienced referees in the global football. Referees in this category are eligible to officiate the most important matches in UEFA club and international
UEFA_elite_referee_category
FIFA World Cup group
Attendance: 51,243 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) The teams had met five times, with Japan's only win from the notorious match in the 1936 Olympics
2026_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_F
football match-fixing scandal reported by Veja magazine on 23 September 2005. Some investors, who were not related to any club, bribed referees Edílson
2005 Brazilian football match-fixing scandal
2005_Brazilian_football_match-fixing_scandal
Brazilian football referee
1944 in Rio de Janeiro), is a former Brazilian football referee. Wright supervised four matches during the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, including the
José_Roberto_Wright
deciding match of the FA Cup competition, is considered the highest domestic honour for referees to be appointed to officiate. These were the match officials
FA_Cup_final_referees
English football referee (born 1985)
to the 2022 FIFA List of International Match Officials. Prior to this, England had been a Select Group 2 referee since 2017, and prior to this, he had
Darren_England
American senior referee (born 1966)
Championship match at In Your House 8: Beware of Dog. During the match between Shawn Michaels and the British Bulldog, the referee for the match Earl Hebner
Mike_Chioda
2013 death of a Brazilian football referee
spectators on 30 June 2013. On 30 June 2013, da Silva was refereeing an amateur football match in Pio XII, Maranhão. He sent off player Josemir dos Santos
Death of Otávio Jordão da Silva
Death_of_Otávio_Jordão_da_Silva
Irish rugby union footballer and referee
officiate in a professional European rugby match. In 2016, she became the first female referee to take charge of matches in the national leagues of Ireland,
Joy_Neville
Association football matches
questioned the selection of the match referee, stating "For this important game we needed a stronger referee – an important referee", and went on to also question
2009 Republic of Ireland v France football matches
2009_Republic_of_Ireland_v_France_football_matches
Japanese football referee (born 1972)
appointed to several prestigious matches, including as fourth official on the final. He also refereed the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between
Yuichi_Nishimura
Australian rugby league referee
NSWRL Referees Association in 2007. Gee refereed his first National Rugby League match in 2011 and was established as a regular first grade referee by 2014
Adam_Gee_(referee)
English football referee (1914–1999)
He refereed at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 World Cups; running the line in the 1950 FIFA World Cup Final and match for third place in 1958 and refereeing the
Arthur_Edward_Ellis
Romanian football referee (born 1984)
his compatriot assistant referees Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Artene. He wasn't ultimately picked as overall referee for any match, but he was the fourth
István_Kovács_(referee)
International football competition
took charge of the third place play-off; becoming the first woman to referee a match sanctioned by FIFA. FIFA's technical report demonstrates that, after
1991_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup
Argentine football referee (born 1963)
football referee best known for officiating matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including the final. Having achieved all his goals in refereeing, Elizondo
Horacio_Elizondo
Swedish football referee (born 1963)
Switzerland to take charge of matches in the UEFA European Under-16 Championship final round. He became a FIFA international referee at the age of 28, his first
Anders_Frisk
German football referee
He was appointed as a Bundesliga referee for the 2012–13 season, and made his first top-flight appearance in the match between Schalke 04 and FC Augsburg
Daniel_Siebert_(referee)
Norwegian football referee
1988) is a Norwegian football referee. He is a UEFA elite referee. He began refereeing in 2005. He was chosen as the match official during the 2023 FIFA
Espen_Eskås
English association football referee
international panel. In 1964 he refereed a match between Brazil and Argentina in Rio de Janeiro, and the following year was invited to referee two games between Brazil
Jack_Taylor_(referee)
American soccer referee (born 1986)
Championship matches, in addition to assignments in the NWSL. On September 25, 2020, she became the fourth woman to referee a MLS match and the first
Tori_Penso
Referees in Rugby league
senior match official is the referee. They may be assisted by a range of other officials depending on the level and rules of the competition. The match officials
Rugby_league_match_officials
European football tournament
Attendance: 10,761 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain) The match was abandoned in the 78th minute as per the decision by the match referee Emilio Soriano
1990–91_European_Cup
Unfair act by a football player
act by a player, deemed by the referee to contravene the game's laws, that interferes with the active play of the match. Fouls are punished by the award
Fouls and misconduct (association football)
Fouls_and_misconduct_(association_football)
English football referee (born 1987)
Merseyside, Jones is not permitted to referee matches involving Liverpool or Everton. Jones spent two seasons refereeing in the fifth-tier National League
Robert_Jones_(referee)
Iranian football referee (born 1978)
Faghani has been on the international referees list for FIFA since 2008, and has refereed important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League final
Alireza_Faghani
American professional wrestling referee
Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion as a referee. After suffering elbow injuries in 1998 caused during a match by Konnan, he was sidelined until late 1999
Mark_Johnson_(referee)
American soccer referee
inside the MLS, Dickerson has refereed at least 114 matches. In August 2023, Dickerson refereed the U.S. Open Cup semifinal match between FC Cincinnati and
Joe_Dickerson
English football referee (born 1982)
League. His promotion to Football League refereeing came ahead of the 2007–08 season, officiating his first match on 11 August 2007 in a League Two fixture
Stuart_Attwell
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