Per Cameron Filipe of Football Zebras, Cheffers is in his 26th season as an official and 18th as a referee. Hussey is in his 24th season and 11th as a referee, while Hochuli and Smith are both in their eighth seasons as referees, with Hochuli having one more year of overall experience at 12 seasons.

NFL fans demand an investigation after controversial referee decisions impact Rams and Bears Wild Card playoff wins, getting enough hate.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Moroccan referee Jalal Jiyed for Nigeria vs Egypt third-place match at AFCON 2025 on Saturday.

The Algerian Football Federation said that officiating in the team's 2-0 loss to Nigeria "undermined the credibility of African refereeing".

Sarah Thomas is the NFL's first full-time female official and served as the down judge in the Jaguars vs. Bills game.

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All this indignation, according to 'L'Equipe', is due to the fact that the CAF (Confederation of African Football) had appointed Amin Mohamed Omar, an Egyptian referee, for the Morocco-Cameroon match, but later changed him to Dahane Beida, a Mauritanian referee.

Ghanaian referee Daniel Nii Laryea has responded calmly to the wave of criticism that followed Nigeria’s painful exit from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Last month, videos surfaced of two parents heckling a referee at a Moanalua High School boys basketball game that led to a school official being knocked out. The incident resulted in the state Department of Education permanently banning the parents from all public school properties.