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Scottish FA scraps key match incident panel

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August 6, 2026

The Scottish FA has scrapped its independent panel that reviewed major refereeing decisions in the Premiership.

Since 2024, the voluntary three-man key match incidents (KMI) panel, which included former players and a club representative, had given verdicts on a weekly basis in a bid to provide transparency.

In February last year, Dundee United withdrew their representation, citing concerns over the panel’s “purpose, effectiveness and impact on Scottish football”.

It is believed other clubs also opted to withdraw this season.

Separate to the KMI panel, SFA head of refereeing Willie Collum provides monthly video explanations of key decisions and whether they were correct or not in his VAR Review Show broadcast on the Scottish FA’s YouTube channel.

Collum will also continue to hold meetings with captains and managers, which are seen as a more useful means of discussing incidents.

Last season, the KMI panel at times disagreed with what Collum’s retrospective view would be.

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Diego Forlan to become interim Uruguay head coach after Marcelo Bielsa’s exit

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August 6, 2026

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Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan has agreed to become Uruguay head coach on an interim basis.

Forlan succeeds Marcelo Bielsa, who stepped down after Uruguay failed to qualify from the group stage at the World Cup.

The 47-year-old is set to be in charge for the national team’s friendlies this autumn before a permanent manager is appointed at the end of this year or the start of 2027.

Forlan has also been named coach for Uruguay’s Under-20 team, alongside the senior first team.

Ex-Leeds United boss Bielsa became Uruguay boss in May 2023 but they won 15 of his 39 games in charge and, after their disappointing early exit from the World Cup, the 70-year-old Argentine said his tenure “left nothing behind”.

Forlan scored 36 goals in 112 games for Uruguay, and won the Golden Ball as they reached the semi-finals at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

He announced his retirement from international football in March 2015.

He ended his playing career in 2018 after appearing for 10 clubs, with his most memorable spells at Spanish clubs Villarreal and Atletico Madrid.

His coaching career so far consists of brief stints with Uruguayan clubs Penarol and Atenas.

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European Athletics Championships: Timetable, finals & BBC TV coverage for Birmingham 2026

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August 6, 2026

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The first European Athletics Championships to be held in Great Britain take place in Birmingham from 10-16 August.

The Championships get under way at Alexander Stadium on Monday, just over a week after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Among the British stars on show are defending champions Keely Hodgkinson and Dina Asher-Smith, local boy Matthew Hudson-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Amy Hunt, Georgia Hunter Bell and Jake Wightman.

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou are all seeking to win their fourth successive European titles, while Italy’s Marcell Jacobs is targeting his third 100m title in a row.

The BBC will bring you comprehensive coverage of the championships on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sport website, the BBC Sport app and the BBC Sport social media channels including YouTube.