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Level 5 referees can officiate either at local level or on Step 6 or 7 leagues on the FA pyramid. Referees at level 5 are promoted to level 4 if they apply for further promotion, officiate a minimum of 15 matches as a referee and 10 matches as an assistant referee at suitable competitions, and achieve an average observation mark of 70 or greater.
The predominant system of positioning and division of responsibility used by football match officials throughout the world is known as the Diagonal system of control (DSC). The referee has final decision-making authority on all matters. The referee is assisted by two assistant referees who advise the referee.
The referee is assisted by up to six other officials on the field. These officials are commonly referred to as "referees" but each has a title based on position and responsibilities during the game: referee, head linesman ("down judge" in the NFL), line judge, umpire, back judge, side judge
A pair of officials at a Maryland high school football game in September 2008. White knickers used to be worn by officials; black trousers are now standard.. For ease of recognition, officials are usually clad in a black-and-white vertically striped shirt and black trousers with a thin white stripe down the side (this was formerly white knickers with black/white striped stirrup stockings or ...
Assistant referee signalling that an offside offence has occurred. In association football, an assistant referee (also known as a linesman) is an official who assists the referee in administering the Laws of the Game during a match. Although assistants are not required under the Laws, at most organised levels of football the match officiating ...
Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) is the body responsible for refereeing games in English professional association football.. Formerly known as the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB), the PGMOL was formed when English referees became professional in 2001, to provide officials for all games played in the Premier League, English Football League (EFL) and Football ...
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[a] As a result of this change, the clubs of the Sheffield Football Association agreed to abandon their own distinctive "Sheffield Rules" and adopt the FA laws. 1878 – A player can be offside from a throw-in. 1881 – The referee is introduced, to decide disputes between the umpires. The caution (for "ungentlemanly behaviour") and the sending ...