“A culture change won’t happen overnight and it is early days, but we are moving in the right direction and our officials are successfully delivering on our part of the collective football effort to reset behaviors, protect the reputation and promote the positive image of the game for the next generations," PGMOL chief Howard Webb said.
Attacks on referees could kill soccer, FIFA official Pierluigi Collina says
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“She’s pretty imposing physically," said Howard Webb, a Premier League referee from 2003-14 who is entering his fourth season as general manager of Major League Soccer’s Professional Referee Organization.
Barrier falls: Woman officiate men's World Cup qualifiers
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