Mark Chapman sits down and speaks at length with Howard Webb, the PGMOL’s chief refereeing officer, ahead of the start of the new Premier League season. They discuss why there will be a large amount of added time in matches this season and whether matches going past the 100-minute mark will become the new norm. They also talk about whether fans will be able to listen to referees and VAR officials discussing decisions live during matches in the future and what needs to be done to tackle the abuse of referees at all levels of the game. TOPICS: 2:09 Changes to added time 17:00 Flaws in the VAR system? 19:50 Grading of referees’ performances 23:45 Would post-match interviews with referees work? 24:56 Abuse of officials