By AFPMore by this AuthorLONDONBlack referees are failing to get into the upper reaches of English football because of the way they are assessed, a campaigner said Tuesday. Uriah Rennie was the last black referee in the higher reaches of the English game before retiring in 2009. Match assessors at all levels of English football examine the performance of referees, with their findings playing a key role in how far up the league ladder officials climb. There is a ceiling for black referees and it is non-league. Simon said while there was "nothing wrong" with observers mainly being "white chaps of a particular age" even well-meaning officials could discriminate against black referees.

Source: Daily Nation April 30, 2019 16:30 UTC