Al Arabiya reports that Howard Webb - one of the rare soccer referees to have established an international reputation - has resigned his position as Director of Refereeing with the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. The report cites a dispute between Webb and the SAFF over the number of non-Saudi referees hired by the federation. Webb is said to have favored a policy of promoting local candidates, the SAFF has reportedly decided to increase the number of foreign referees on its books.
Per Al Arabiya, Webb has agreed to take a job offered by "the US Association".