Howard Webb, who retired in 2014 to become technical director of PGMOL and later director of referees for the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, is making a return to English football to become the chief refereeing officer of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).
The Yorkshireman, who refereed 296 Premier League games from 2003 to 2014 and the World Cup and Champions League finals in 2010, is currently general manager of the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) in the United States and Canada.
51 year-old Webb will leave that position at the end of his contract, with his PGMOL start date yet to be confirmed.
He initially joined PRO as their manager of video assistant referee operations in 2017 before stepping into his current role in 2018.
The Yorkshireman began his career in 1989, progressing through the rungs of English football to become a Select Group referee in 2003.