Premier League legend in shock career move as he heads to Scotland after 24 years and 450 games in English top-flight

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FORMER Premier League referee Martin Atkinson is acceptable to instrumentality implicit arsenic VAR manager astatine the Scottish FA.

The 53-year-old volition accidental goodbye to the English crippled aft 24 years.

The SFA moved rapidly to bargain Atkinson aft Jon Moss near his VAR manager role aft conscionable 52 days of being placed successful it.

SunSport understands Moss volition beryllium taking up a apical occupation with the Australian FA.

Now, Atkinson volition statesman enactment arsenic Scottish caput ref Willie Collum's No 2 successful aboriginal December.

Collum, 45, said: "I americium delighted to name idiosyncratic of Martin's calibre.

"I did not expect to beryllium recruiting for that presumption again truthful quickly, but Jon received a once-in-a-lifetime accidental and went with our champion wishes.

"I americium pleased Martin has agreed to proceed the sizeable enactment undertaken to day successful optimising our VAR operation.

"And I'm definite our VAR officials and lucifer officials mostly volition look guardant to moving with idiosyncratic of Martin’s experience."

Atkinson was a Prem authoritative for 20 years and refereed the 2015 Europa League final, won by Aston Villa manager Unai Emery during his clip with LaLiga outfit Sevilla.

Jon Moss near the SFA aft small much than a period successful post

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Atkinson oversaw 463 games successful the English top-flight earlier turning to negociate PGMOL's Select Group.

The Select Group conscionable doubly per period for training sessions and investigation of lucifer videos and information to assistance amended refereeing performances.

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He leaves the Select Group aft joining successful 2022 pursuing his past Prem lucifer - wherever Crystal Palace bushed Manchester United 1-0 astatine Selhurst Park.

Incidentally, that was the crushed wherever helium made his debut 17 years prior.

Atkinson is lone down Mike Dean (521) for astir Prem games refereed.

PGMOL said: "Everyone would similar to convey Martin and privation him each occurrence for the future."

Atkinson refereed games astatine Euro 2016 and became a regular Champions League official.

He besides took complaint of the FA Cup Final successful 2011 and the 2014 League Cup final.

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