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Professional Game Match Officials Limited
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 Association (FA) competitions. In doing so, England became the first country in the world to fully professionalise its referees. The organisation is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee owned and funded by the Premier League, EFL, and the FA.
The Select Group referees meet twice per month for training sessions and analysis of match videos and data.
The PGMOL have their own sports scientists, sports psychologists, physiotherapists, sprint coaches, podiatrists and vision scientists which mirror football clubs to help improve referee performance.
Every Premier League match is evaluated by a former senior referee to measure the referee's technical performance, along with fellow players and managers (match delegates) who assess accuracy and consistency of their decision making and management of their game to ensure the correct result PGMOL no longer sends evaluators to the match, instead relying solely on video analysis. Some referees in the Select Group have criticized this system, believing it misses critical environmental considerations in game management.
The PGMOL changed its sponsorship for the 2010–11 season from Air Asia to its parent group.
For the 2012–13 season Expedia sponsored the officials, but this agreement ended after a year.[citation needed]
For the start of the 2013–14 Premier League season PGMOL had no sponsor, but part way through the season EA Sports signed a long term agreement which saw their logo on the arms of all officials in the Premier League and EFL until 2019. In 2022, the sponsorship was renewed until the end of the 2024–25 season.
Professional Game Match Officials Limited
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 Association (FA) competitions. In doing so, England became the first country in the world to fully professionalise its referees. The organisation is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee owned and funded by the Premier League, EFL, and the FA.
The Select Group referees meet twice per month for training sessions and analysis of match videos and data.
The PGMOL have their own sports scientists, sports psychologists, physiotherapists, sprint coaches, podiatrists and vision scientists which mirror football clubs to help improve referee performance.
Every Premier League match is evaluated by a former senior referee to measure the referee's technical performance, along with fellow players and managers (match delegates) who assess accuracy and consistency of their decision making and management of their game to ensure the correct result PGMOL no longer sends evaluators to the match, instead relying solely on video analysis. Some referees in the Select Group have criticized this system, believing it misses critical environmental considerations in game management.
The PGMOL changed its sponsorship for the 2010–11 season from Air Asia to its parent group.
For the 2012–13 season Expedia sponsored the officials, but this agreement ended after a year.[citation needed]
For the start of the 2013–14 Premier League season PGMOL had no sponsor, but part way through the season EA Sports signed a long term agreement which saw their logo on the arms of all officials in the Premier League and EFL until 2019. In 2022, the sponsorship was renewed until the end of the 2024–25 season.