Former Premier League referee Bobby Madley has revealed that he was sacked because a tasteless video he described as a “dark-humored joke” between friends was sent to his employers. Madley has not officiated in the Premier League since August 2018 and the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) had said at the time that he was relocating to Norway. Madley said the video was made in response to being “fat shamed” in a newspaper article titled ‘Blobby Bobby’ written by former referee Mark Halsey, who claimed he made mistakes because he was overweight. The next part I am ashamed of,” Madley explained in a blog post https://therefereesword.blogspot.com/2019/12/time-to-move-on.html. “I regret taking the video, I regret sending that video and, whilst it was a dark-humored joke, it was just that.

Source: National Post January 01, 2020 06:45 UTC