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Premier League referees have been ordered not to award the kind of penalty that put England into the European Championship final in a crackdown on “trivial” free-kicks this season.
After last term witnessed a record 125 spot-kicks in the world’s richest league – up 35 per cent on the previous campaign – on-field officials and Video Assistant Referees have been told to “raise the threshold” for giving fouls, including in the box.
Mike Riley, the general manager of Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL), has issued the edict following feedback from clubs, players, managers and supporters groups about how refereeing in the Premier League could be improved this season.
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