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Best of luck to the @Lionesses today! Bring it home ⚽️
Today's the day. The #WEURO2025 final. 🏴
Best of luck to all our match officials, clubs, players, volunteers and supporters this weekend as the 2025/26 season kicks off! ⚽ 👏 We've picked out 5️⃣ fixtures for our new 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 series ✨

It's Saturday! Looking forward to the buzz of a 2025/26 matchday Saturday? 😁 Make sure you're registered to referee this season. ⬇️ buff.ly/yz5KBX0

Our colleagues at @Cheshire_FA are running a #Futsal Referee Course on Saturday 23 August 📆 Places can be booked through the link below ⬇️ bit.ly/411HKvq

For the first time since 2019, @BirminghamFA hosted their Referee Recognition Awards tonight. Some evening built by our Referee Advisory Group. ⚽️❤️
Don't miss the MadeForRefereeing – Female Referee Development Day 📆 Sun 3 August 📌 Flixton Girls School @Manchester_FA are bringing you a full day of Referee Development specifically for Female Match Officials in readiness for the 2025/26 season! 🔗 buff.ly/4fWP7EL

Best of luck to all match officials attending 🏆
𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! 🤩 For the first time since 2019, we're thrilled to be hosting our Referee Recognition Awards over at Walsall FC later this evening 🙌 We'll be posting the winners as they happen, so keep an eye on our socials from 7pm! 👀
Hear from our friends @refsix about the new 8-second rule and how it will be enforced within our game 🤔
The new 8-Second Rule: How It Will Be Enforced in England 🧤 Following yesterday’s video, here’s how English referees will apply the new 8-second rule starting July 1: 🔹 Key update: 3 offences = 1 caution If a goalkeeper delays 3 times, they’ll be shown a yellow card. After…
What an incredible day & BAMREF conference 2025 It was truly inspiring to bring together so many passionate individuals from our refereeing community. We celebrated a year of achievements, had honest conversations about the challenges ahead, and strengthened our networks to…
Identifying talent and aligning pathways between the grassroots and professional game ⚡️ Proudly supporting @FARefereeing launch of a new National Performance Centre for match officials 💪
𝘿𝙔𝙎𝙋𝙍𝘼𝙓𝙄𝘼 𝙍𝙀𝙁𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀 Just one week until @WestmorlandFA deliver their Living with Dyspraxia Referee Course! 🙌 This session is all about providing support to people with dyspraxia who want to pick up the whistle. ⚽ buff.ly/L3KGb9C

Have you registered to referee next season? 📝 Visit the portal to sort your registration. ✅ 🔗 buff.ly/FukaGGg

Great to be working with the @FARefereeing to help inform everyone of the new law changes 🫱🏻🫲🏼
Hear from our friends at @refsix regarding the new captains only procedure, and some practical advice for administering this law change for the upcoming season ⚽️
Hear from our friends at @refsix regarding the new captains only procedure, and some practical advice for administering this law change for the upcoming season ⚽️
𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟲 Don't forget the @theifab Laws of the Game for 2025/26 are now in effect. Details 👉 theifab.com

Over 400 people from across the refereeing community attended St. George’s Park for the FA Centre of Refereeing Excellence conference. Find out more ⤵️
The match officials for the 2025 FA Community Shield have been confirmed 🏆 @FARefereeing
See what our match officials got up to at the recent Step 2 - 6 development weekend 👀 youtu.be/Q93rsWmkqJ0?si…