Trailblazer Bhupinder Singh Gill has become the first Sikh-Punjabi assistant referee in Premier League history after officiating during Southampton vs Nottingham Forest. Singh Gill, who’s been officiating since the age of 14, is a PE teacher and the youngest son of the EFL’s first turbaned referee, Jarnail Singh, who officiated more than 150 matches across the divisions between 2004 and 2010. Bhupinder’s brother, Sunny, is also the highest-ranked referee of South Asian heritage in England and joined the EFL referees’ list last summer. The two brothers made history in 2021…
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