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Historic referee family star in new film with hope of recruiting more diverse officials

Referee bosses are hoping a film about a family of trailblazing officials will pave the way for future generations.

Premier League Stories: A Refereeing Legacy is about former EFL referee Jarnail Singh and his two sons Bhupinder and Sunny Singh Gill. The PGMOL have set up a new development programme which currently has 28 officials and 30 percent of them are from a non-white heritage which is part of their drive to encourage greater diversity among referees.

The programme has already offered well over 150 new opportunities to officiate at a higher level with the challenge to perform and then get more chances.

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