"Chris Kavanagh has been promoted to the elite list of Uefa referees alongside Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor. It means England will have three referees in the top tier of European officials for the first time in eight years. That last happened in the second half of the 2017-18 season when Oliver and Taylor were added to the elite list, joining Martin Atkinson."
"It will raise speculation that Taylor, 47, could also step away at the end of this season. In October, Taylor told BBC Sport that he was unsure how long he would continue refereeing, adding that he was "quite old for somebody to be operating at this level, running around after people a lot younger than you". Taylor said that the main focus was to have "two refereeing teams at the World Cup"."
"Prior to 2018, 2013-14 was the previous time England had three elite officials: Atkinson, Mark Clattenburg and Howard Webb. The elite list of referees take charge of tournament and Champions League games. The first list is for the Europa League and Conference League. The second list is for Conference League games and qualifying ties. Germany continues to lead the way with four referees in the elite category. Kavanagh's promotion finally puts England on a par with France, Italy and Spain, who all have three."
Chris Kavanagh has been promoted to UEFA's elite referees alongside Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor. England therefore has three referees in the elite category for the first time in eight years. The previous occurrence was in 2017-18 when Oliver and Taylor joined Martin Atkinson. Elite referees oversee tournament and Champions League matches. Germany leads with four elite referees, while France, Italy, Spain and now England have three each. England has fewer officials across the elite and first lists than other top leagues. John Brooks is the only English referee on the first list. Six Premier League referees are on the second list. Emily Heaslip was promoted to the women's first list.
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