article_snippet: Former referee Howard Webb has been promoted to a new role as performance director for England's professional referees and will be the man who selects officials for Premier League matches.
article_snippet: Webb, 43, who retired as a referee last year after a career which included taking charge of the 2010 World Cup final, has been appointed performance director for The Select Group of referees - the 17 full-time professional officials.
article_snippet: performance director for the Select Group of referees - the 17 full-time professional officials takes over from 69-year-old Keren Barratt, who had been due to retire but is moving into a different role.
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article_snippet: Howard Webb will select referees for Premier League games in Premier League new position .
article_snippet: The highlight of Former referee Howard Webb's referee career came when taking charge of the 2010 World Cup final .
article_snippet: Webb, who had been working as technical director for Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) since retiring as a referee, will now take responsibility for managing The Select Group.
article_snippet: PGMOL will also appoint an additional referee coach to work directly with Former referee Howard Webb.
article_snippet: Howard Webb will continue to report to PGMOL general manager Mike Riley, who said: 'Howard's role as technical director this season has enabled Former referee Howard Webb to obtain an excellent understanding of the organisation, our officials and the strong work of our support team. '
highlights_snippet: Former referee Howard Webb has been promoted to performance director .
  
highlights_snippet: 2010 World Cup final official will select referees for Premier League games .
  