EPL refs secure new sponsor

London - The body managing England's professional referees has secured a new sponsor in an agreement it says will help improve the training of officials for the Premier League.

Professional Games Match Officials will be sponsored for three years from this season by Tune Group, the owner of previous sponsor Air Asia.

PGMO did not announce the terms of the agreement but said it was "a seven-figure deal."

Malaysian-based Tune also has a stake in Formula One team Lotus, the ASEAN Basketball League and Tune Hotels.

PGMO general manager Mike Riley says Tune's involvement "will further help the development of refereeing in this country and throughout the world."