Anthony Taylor has retired from refereeing and highlighted the "intense" pressure officials face. The veteran Premier League referee is 47 and the World Cup quarter-final between Spain and Portugal will prove to be his final game with a whistle 👋 Taylor took charge of more than 400 PL games, officiated every major English cup final, was the referee for the 2023 Europa League final and also the head official when Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. Taylor earned widespread praise for his quick reactions to Eriksen's collapse. He was also attacked at the airport by Roma fans after that UEL final and withdrawn from PL action after receiving death threats, so has experienced the worst of the intimidation and surveillance modern referees are subject to. "Officiating at the elite level has been an immense privilege, but the pressure is intense and the scrutiny is constant", Taylor said.