The referee, who was said to be "conscious and speaking" Friday, also had a heart attack in 2016 while officiating a game.

Again in the Nigerian Professional Football League referees were attacked. The NPFL matchday 8 game at the Akure sports complex stadium between Sunshine and Pillars ended in a goalless draw at full ...

Mexican referees went on strike Friday in protest at light punishment for players who attack match officials, forcing the weekend league programme to be abandoned. Mexican referees went on strike ...

A former assistant high school football coach has pleaded guilty to assault for an attack on a game referee by two of his players. Mack Breed, former assistant football coach at John Jay High School ...

A former referee from Japan’s Marigold promotion has reportedly been killed in a bear attack. Katsumi Sasazaki, who worked across multiple puroresu promotions including ZERO1, AJW, and Marigold, was ...