Read Toms latest commentary article Sports match official research: an evolving narrative, positioning future research published in Managing Sport and … More
Category: Referee
Football, Politics and Popular Culture: Call for book chapter abstracts
Call for book chapter abstracts A number of us are beginning the process of putting together a proposal to publish … More
New: Referee and Match Official Research Network
As a means of pulling together various strands of research that focus on the role of the referee and match … More
New study blows whistle on home advantage
Higher standards in football refereeing have brought about an unexpected change – the end of the home advantage. According to new … More
Premier League ‘crackdown’ on player behaviour: Referees need specialist leadership support or the initiative will fail
In this post Dr Tom Webb highlights some of his most recent published research. The research considers the organization and leadership … More
Pressure? What pressure? Football referees have more support from the media than we think
Dr Tom Webb of the University of Portsmouth and of The Football Collective provides insight into his latest research.
