Premier League referee salaries revealed as officials are controversially blocked from boosting earnings abroad

PREMIER LEAGUE referees’ huge pay packets have been revealed – and show they are among the country’s top earners.

Their salaries appear to reflect their growing status in the game and the increasing pressure they are under every week as billions watch worldwide.

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Figures provided by chief refereeing officer Howard Webb in a meeting of the 72 EFL clubs revealed what kind of money the Prem’s officials are pocketing, as reported by The Times.