‘BORN OUT OF QUALITY’: WEBB VOWS TO INCREASE MATCH OFFICIALS FROM MINORITY GROUPS

Referees’ body stands by diversity initiatives Webb believes diverse talent pool will ‘raise standards’ Howard Webb, England’s chief refereeing officer, has vowed to continue increasing the talent pool from… Addressing that historic under-representation has prompted a new direction.

Sport | The Guardian reports that referees’ body stands by diversity initiatives Webb believes diverse talent pool will ‘raise standards’ Howard Webb, England’s chief refereeing officer, has vowed to continue increasing the talent pool from…

The report adds: Addressing that historic under-representation has prompted a new direction.

In June, the newly named Professional Referees’ Body (Pro Ref), formerly called Professional Game Match Officials, announced that Select Group 1, 2 and its supplementary list had been merged into a new, single…

This report is covered across the current DAMMNEWS feeds. The most useful way to read a developing report is to separate the confirmed detail from early claims, then follow the next named source or decision.

This is a developing report. DAMMNEWS will surface related coverage as closely matched reporting enters the live cache.

DAMMNEWS RSS BRIEFING — generated locally from the available Sport | The Guardian headline and RSS excerpt. It is not a summary of the full source article.