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Select Group

The Professional Referee Group (Pro Ref), formally known as the Select Group is a panel of English professional football referees and assistant referees, appointed by Pro Ref. The group was first formed in 2001, when England became the first country to use fully professional referees in its top flight. In June 2026 the PGMOL were rebranded to Professional Referee Group (Pro Ref), which merged Select Group 1, 2 & the Supplementary List

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Article summary

The Professional Referee Group (Pro Ref), formally known as the Select Group is a panel of English professional football referees and assistant referees, appointed by Pro Ref. The group was first formed in 2001, when England became the first country to use fully professional referees in its top flight. In June 2026 the PGMOL were rebranded to Professional Referee Group (Pro Ref), which merged Select Group 1, 2 & the Supplementary List

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369350992

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.