Formerly known as the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB), the PGMOL was formed when English referees became professional in 2001, to provide officials for all games played in the Premier League, English Football League (EFL) and Football Association (FA) competitions.
[26][27] Such measures includes the introduction of an independent panel consisting of three players, a representative from the Premier League and a PGMOL official to evaluate VAR's performance during the 2022–23 season.
[30] The show airs at the end of every month and features Howard Webb and former footballer Michael Owen discussing the process and addressing errors made by officials for the previous four match weeks.
[31] On 11 November 2024, PGMOL suspended referee David Coote after video footage with Ben Kitt emerged in which he made derogatory comments about Liverpool and described Jürgen Klopp as an arrogant "German cunt".
[35] During that season, Coote was the video assistant referee for the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Goodison on 17 October, a game which saw Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford go unpunished for what TNT Sports called "a horror tackle" on Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk which resulted in a season-ending injury.
[40][41] PGMOL allowed top referees to moonlight [42] [43] as match officials in nation states such as UAE and Saudi Arabia (who own teams in the Premier League directly or indirectly [44][45]).