{"id":173,"name":"Peter Walton","url":"","description":"Peter Walton is a former English Premier League referee. He officiated his first Football League match in 1986 and quickly established himself as a competent and composed referee. His big break came in 2003 when he was promoted to the prestigious Premier League referee panel. Walton's career achievements and highlights include officiating the 2005 FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Manchester United and major UEFA competitions and FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He played a pivotal part in the implementation of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the Premier League. Since retiring from active refereeing in 2012, Peter Walton worked as a referee analyst for BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Champions League.","link":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/author\/peterwalton\/","slug":"peterwalton","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Peter-Walton-was-a-semi-p-006-240x140.webp","48":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Peter-Walton-was-a-semi-p-006-240x140.webp","96":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Peter-Walton-was-a-semi-p-006-240x140.webp"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n