Moss quits as SFA's VAR chief after 52 days

Jon Moss managed England's Grade 1 officials until March

The Scottish FA’s new VAR manager, Jon Moss, has stepped down after less than two months in the job.

Moss was brought in to work beside new head of referees Willie Collum at the start of August.

Moss, who operated at the top of the English game for more than 10 years, is leaving to take up "a senior position with another national association".

Collum told the SFA website: "I am obviously disappointed to be losing Jon so quickly, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him and his family and I wish him the very best on his new adventure.

"It is a measure of the esteem in which he is held in refereeing globally that he has been offered a top job in a different continent.

"The work he has undertaken with us as VAR manager has already strengthened our operation and we will begin the process of recruiting a replacement immediately."

After he retired from refereeing at the end of the 2021–22 season, Moss became a manager at Professional Game Match Officials Limited, the body responsible for refereeing games in English professional football, until his departure in March.

The 53-year-old Englishman insisted he leaves "with only fond memories" of his stay in Scotland but that "this is an opportunity of a lifetime".

"I have loved my short time at the Scottish FA and already I believe clubs, players, managers and supporters see a significant improvement under Willie's leadership," he added.