Assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis retires from officiating and is set to take up a new role with the Football Association (FA), according to reports from Sky News, Sky Sports, the BBC and The Independent. The outlets agree that Massey-Ellis has stepped away from her career in match officiating following her work in high-level football, including Premier League assistant referee duties. The BBC and Sky publications describe the move as her retirement from on-field officiating, with a subsequent appointment within the FA. The Independent characterises her as a trailblazing figure in English officiating and similarly reports that she has reached the end of her role as an assistant referee after securing the FA position. Across sources, the central points remain consistent: Massey-Ellis stops officiating and transitions into an FA role, with no competing information presented about the nature of the position or specific start date. The reports present the change as a career transition from refereeing to football administration or development work at the FA.