{"id":22056,"date":"2026-09-17T12:02:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/?p=22056"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:02:04","slug":"breaking-news-the-union-of-proref-formerly-pgmol-professional-game-match-officials-limited-through-chief-refereeing-officer-howard-webb-and-chief-operating-officer-danielle-every-has-repo-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/breaking-news-the-union-of-proref-formerly-pgmol-professional-game-match-officials-limited-through-chief-refereeing-officer-howard-webb-and-chief-operating-officer-danielle-every-has-repo-11\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: The Union of ProRef (formerly PGMOL \u2014 Professional Game Match Officials Limited) through Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb and Chief Operating Officer Danielle Every has reportedly imposed the highest possible fine and a permanent ban on referee Gavin Ward following the 2\u20133 controversial match between West Ham United FC and Fulham FC due to significant\u2026..see more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a053919098f6cd216e6b44e16ee806cb\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<div  id='HB_Footer_Close_hbagency_space_107379'>\r\n <div id='HB_CLOSE_hbagency_space_107379'><\/div>\r\n <div id='HB_OUTER_hbagency_space_107379'>\r\n<div id='hbagency_space_107379'><\/div>\r\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Refereeing Controversy Erupts After West Ham\u2019s 2\u20133 Defeat to Fulham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22058\" src=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000d1708210adacbdac858e6519-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000d1708210adacbdac858e6519-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000d1708210adacbdac858e6519-821x1024.png 821w, https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000d1708210adacbdac858e6519-768x958.png 768w, https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000d1708210adacbdac858e6519-1024x1277.png 1024w, https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000d1708210adacbdac858e6519.png 1123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>West Ham United\u2019s 2\u20133 Carabao Cup defeat to Fulham at London Stadium has sparked discussion among supporters following a closely contested encounter. Gavin Ward was the appointed referee for the third-round tie, with Scott Ledger and Bhupinder Singh Gill as assistant referees and Tom Reeves as fourth official.<\/p>\n<p>The match saw Fulham take the lead twice before West Ham responded, with Oscar Bobb eventually scoring the decisive goal in the 78th minute. Fulham therefore progressed to the next round, while West Ham were eliminated from the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Claims circulating online that Pro Ref, through its senior officials, has imposed the highest possible fine and a permanent ban on Gavin Ward should be treated as unverified at this stage. Available reports confirm that Pro Ref is the organisation formerly known as Professional Game Match Officials, but I could not find an official announcement confirming disciplinary action against Ward over this match.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refereeing Controversy Erupts After West Ham\u2019s 2\u20133 Defeat to Fulham<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[60],"class_list":["post-22056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-west-ham-united"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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