First Indian-origin Premier League referee | Premier League Twitter
Sunny Singh Gill will make history when he becomes the first British South Asian to officiate a Premier League game.
Sunny Singh Gill will referee Saturday's Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Luton Town | Twitter
Sunny's father Jarnail Singh Gill remains the only man to have refereed an English league football wearing a turban. He was reportedly in charge of almost 200 matches across divisions until the first decade of this century. | Premier League official video screengrab
Jarnail Singh Gill was born in India and moved to England with his mother and sister when he was 3. | Premier League official video screengrab
Sunny Singh Gill’s brother Bhupinder Singh Gill is also a referee. Bhupinder was “the first Sikh-Punjabi to serve as a Premier League assistant referee” when he officiated the game between Southampton and Nottingham Forest in January 2023. | Premier League official video screengrab
39-year-old Sunny Singh Gill took charge of his first match when he was just 17. In 2021, the brothers reportedly became the first people of Indian descent to officiate in the same Championship match. | Twitter