Referee body cameras, a new eight-second rule for goalkeepers, and advanced semi-automated offside technology introduced at ...

MANCHESTER, England — Attacked on the field by the president of a top Turkish soccer team, referee Halil Umut Meler desperately tried to cover his head to shield himself from the kicks of angry ...

Referees get blamed or praised for every big call. Now, fans can see through their eyes with the debut of referee cams at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Blowing the whistle on referee abuse: U.S. Soccer has issued new and tougher sanctions this month on anyone who abuses a referee.

The president of top tier Turkish soccer club Ankaragucu, Faruk Koca, was arrested on Tuesday for punching a referee in the face at the end of a match, with the official telling police that Koca ...

MLS referees and supporters picket outside MLS headquarters in New York around a “Greedy Pig” balloon on Feb. 21. The MLS implemented a lockout after the Professional Soccer Referees Assn ...

After a decade of making history French soccer referee Stéphanie Frappart is using her experience to help more women take up the profession.

After an official did not reward a penalty, several members of a women's soccer team in DR Congo chased down and physically attacked the referee.

Prince William made an outing as patron of the Football Association to see a new program aimed at diversifying soccer referees, and he even tried his skills at the job.

Topline Europe’s top soccer body, UEFA, will allow Polish referee Szymon Marciniak to officiate the Champions League final—one of the year’s biggest sporting events—after he apologized for ...

An 18-year-old soccer referee is wondering if he went too far after snapping back at an angry parent at the end of a youth match.

The young referee is Erick Callejas of El Alto, Bolivia. His father is also a referee. Callejas has goals --- one of them is working with FIFA.