Players and referees in French soccer will wear a special badge with an anti-racism message on their jersey sleeves at this weekend's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 games.

A similar trial was run in 2021 during the Premiership Rugby Cup and used at Kingsholm during a Gloucester match and London Irish's Madejski Stadium. Referee microphones are already broadcast into ...

The trial - which will enable fans to hear the reasoning behind decisions between referees and television match officials - will feature in select fixtures across the league including the Premiership ...