REFSIX - The Referee Podcast

The International Football Association Board (IFAB)'s mission is to serve the world of football as the independent guardian of the Laws of the Game. As the only body authorised to decide and agree changes to the Laws of the Game, they listen to the football community, with the goal to improve and develop the game for players, match officials and fans while protecting and strengthening the spirit and simplicity of football. We caught up with the CEO of IFAB, Lukas Brud, to discuss how laws get changed in football, how VAR was developed and what changes we might see in future years.

2 time MLS Referee of the Year Alan Kelly recently hit the milestone of refereeing 100 MLS games. We chat with the highly-experienced referee to talk about his career, starting out in Ireland, becoming a FIFA official refereeing in the Champions League and his MLS career. Alan also shares his views on VAR and his experiences with it over the last year. One not to be missed!

The Referees Association and the Football Association set up the The RA-FA Youth Council in 2012 to help both organisations improve the recruitment and retention of young people in Refereeing. We sit down with their Chair, Deryll David and the Vice-Chair's George Lowe and Alex Bradley to find out how the Youth Council has progressed and what activities they are involved with to help achieve their mission. You can visit them at www.rafayc.co.uk

We sit down with Marc Birkett, the Referee Development Officer at Nottinghamshire County Football Association and one of England's top Futsal officials. He has refereed for over 20 years and shares his experiences with us about his career, his futsal journey and advice he has for up and coming referees.