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Skilled Sport Match Officers Restricted (PGMOL) have confirmed that Mike Riley will step down from his function as chief refereeing officer for this coming season.

Riley led the organisation for 13 years however has confronted stress from a variety of Premier League golf equipment in latest weeks, with many on the lookout for a change in management.

Golf equipment had complained concerning the variety of errors made by officers in the course of the 2021/22 season, in addition to the contentious use of VAR, which was applied in England below Riley’s watch, and PGMOL have now confirmed his departure.

“I’m happy with the contribution our match officers have made to the skilled recreation and have loved working with a such a devoted, skilled and high-quality group at the entire ranges that PGMOL manages,” Riley stated.

“Because the Elite Referee Growth Plan begins to take form, now could be the proper time to plan for the long run and permit the brand new management staff to construct on the sturdy foundations that we’ve got in place. I stay up for working with the brand new staff over the following season and giving them my help earlier than I step down.”

In line with The Telegraph, Riley’s departure might open the door to a return to England for Howard Webb, who’s presently the overall supervisor of Main League Soccer’s referee organisation.

Webb is below contract till December however he’s anticipated to take the job again in England by then, working alongside spouse Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb, the previous Bundesliga referee who now works as PGMOL’s choose group director for girls’s soccer.

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