Uriah Rennie, who has died aged 65, was the first black referee in the Premier League, officiating in more than 300 top-level matches; he saw the value, he said, of “creating a legacy to enable other ...

Uriah Rennie refereed over 300 Premier League matches from 1997 to 2008 He has now been diagnosed with a rare condition and is learning to walk again LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off! Why it makes ...

All Serie A officials will take to the field with a smudge of black paint on their cheeks in matches across the 15th week of 2024-25 fixtures in a stand against violence towards referees. The AIA, the ...

Black referees are failing to get into the upper reaches of English football because of the way they are assessed, a campaigner said Tuesday. Reuben Simon, an ambassador for black, Asian and minority ...

Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died aged 65, according to the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association . Jamaican-born Rennie, who grew up in Sheffield, ...

The NFL’s first African-American referee has sadly passed away at the age of 74. Johnny Grier spent most of his adult life as an official as he got his start in the NFL in 1981 before being promoted ...

Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died at the age of 65. Rennie, who was involved in officiating more than 300 top-flight fixtures between 1997 and 2008, revealed to the ...

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died. He was 65. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing referee ...