European football is 40,000 referees short and the elite game is partly to blame
Being a referee is a calling: most people want to score the goals or be the star, but officiating is an elite career path. However, fewer people becoming referees and it impacts the entire sport from top to bottom.
Players competing in Liga F, the top-tier women’s football competition in Spain, will strike for the first two weeks of the new season after failing to reach an agreement with the league over a new minimum wage.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni expressed concern on Tuesday over his team’s ability to travel for their World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela on Oct. 10 in Maturín, Venezuela.