‘Believe your eyes’: Masters says Premier League’s integrity cannot be doubted
CEO says English football is ‘everything that it should be’
TL;DR
- Richard Masters reassured fans that the Premier League's integrity is intact despite the Folarin Balogun red-card scandal.
- Masters and Howard Webb were critical of the process that led to FIFA suspending Balogun's ban after political intervention.
- Masters called for a challenger with a "different offer" to run against FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
- Webb announced new measures for transparency in refereeing decisions, including publishing assessments from an independent panel and some audio of referee-player conversations.
- Pro Ref will use X to publish real-time information during match days and has recruited new VAR specialists to improve speed and reduce incorrect interventions.
- The protocol for semi-automatic offside technology has been streamlined.
- More penalty kicks will be awarded for holding at set pieces, with a maintained high threshold for contact.