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Report: Howard Webb won't be "head of referees" in MLS, might be head of Video Assistant Referee project for PRO

The UK's Sun newspaper revealed two pieces of news on Saturday, November 26: the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) - the body that oversees refereeing in North America's professional soccer leagues - is looking for a new general manager, and the role has been offered to Howard Webb.

Or as The Sun phrased it:

HOWARD WEBB has been offered a job as head of referees in America’s MLS.

PRO, in a statement to mlssoccer.com, revealed The Sun's news is...less than half right:

The Professional Referees Organization is conducting a search for a senior executive who would oversee the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) project.