Premier League to Publicize Referee Allegiances for Transparency

Howard Webb introduces new measures to rebuild trust in refereeing, including the publication of referees' declared club affiliations.

Referees' club allegiances will be made public to address conflict of interest concerns.
New guidelines aim to expedite VAR decisions and reduce micro-analysis.
'Referee's call' principle to emphasize on-field decision primacy unless clear errors are evident.
Nottingham Forest's complaint about a VAR's club support prompted the transparency initiative.
Updated handball rules to adopt a more lenient approach for deflections.