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CAF Champions League – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

September 28, 2014, 7:39 pm
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27-28 September 2014

Club Sportif Sfaxien – AS V. Club
Referee: Noumandiez Doue (CIV)
Assistant Referee 1: Songuifolo Yeo (CIV)
Assistant Referee 2: Marius Tan (CIV)
Fourth Official: Kouame N'Dri (CIV)
Referee Observer: Essam Abd El Fattah (EGY)

TP Mazembe – E. S. Setifienne
Referee: Ghead Grisha (EGY)
Assistant Referee 1: Tahssen El Sadat (EGY)
Assistant Referee 2: Ayman Degaish (EGY)
Fourth Official: Mahmoud El Banna (EGY)
Referee Observer: Sinko Zeli (CIV)
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FIFA Seminar for Prospective World Cup Referees

September 28, 2014, 7:42 pm
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Zurich, 18-22 November 2014

UEFA
1. Croatia: Ivan Bebek (30/05/1977)
2. Czech Rep: Miroslav Zelinka (23/02/1981)
3. Denmark: Kenn Hansen (29/05/1980)
4. England: Michael Oliver (20/02/1985)
5. France: Ruddy Buquet (29/01/1977)
6. France: Clément Turpin (16/05/1982, photo)
7. Germany: Deniz Aytekin (21/07/1978)
8. Germany: Felix Zwayer (19/05/1981)
9. Greece: Tasos Sidiropoulos (09/08/1979)
10. Hungary: István Vad (30/05/1979)
11. Italy: Daniele Orsato (24/11/1975)
12. Israel: Liran Liany (24/05/1977)
13. Israel: Eitan Shmuelevitz (03/03/1978)
14. Netherlands: Danny Makkelie (28/01/1983)
15. Poland: Szymon Marciniak (07/01/1981)
16. Portugal: Artur Soares Dias (14/07/1979)
17. Romania: Ovidiu Hategan (14/07/1980)
18. Russia: Sergei Karasev (12/06/1979)
19. Slovenia: Matej Jug (25/09/1980)
20. Spain: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (12/03/1977)
21. Slovakia: Ivan Kruzliak (24/03/1984)
22. Sweden: Martin Strömbergsson (01/04/1977)
23. Switzerland: Stephan Klossner (30/05/1981)
24. Ukraine: Ievgenii Aranovskiy (10/10/1976)

AFC
1. Japan: Ryuji Sato (1977)
2. Japan: Yudai Yamamoto (1983)
3. Malaysia: Mohd Bin Yaacob (1986)
4. Qatar: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (1987)
5. Qatar: Fahad Jaber Al-Marri (1984)
6. Saudi Arabia: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (985)
7. Singapore: Muhammad Bin Jahari (1986)
8. Korea: Kim Jong-Hyeok (1983)
9. Korea: Ko Hyung-Jin (1982)
10. Sri Lanka: Hettikamkanamge Perera (1978)
11. UAE: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (1982)
12. UAE: Abdulla Muhammad (1978)

CAF
1. Algeria: Mehdi Abid Charef (1980)
2. Burkina Faso: Juste Ephrem Zio (1977)
3. Egypt: Ghead Grisha (1976)
4. Ethiopia: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980)
5. Gabon: Eric Otogo Castane (1976)
6. Ghana: Joseph Lamptey (1974)
7. Kenya: Davies Omweno (1984)
8. Mali: Mahamadou Keita (1983)
9. Senegal: Maguette Ndiaye (1986)
10. Seychelles: Bernard Camille (1975)
11. South Africa: Victor Gomes (1982)
13. Zambia: Janny Sikazwe (1979)

OFC
1. New Zealand: Matthew Conger (1978)
2. Solomon Islands: Gerald Oiaka (1975)
3. Tahiti: Abdelkader Zitouni (1981)

Source: The Third Team
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UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

September 29, 2014, 10:38 am
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30 September 2014
Shakhtar Donetsk – FC Porto
Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (TUR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Additional AR 1: Bariş Şimşek (TUR)
Additional AR 2: Süleyman Abay (TUR)
Fourth Official: Çem Satman (TUR)
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)

CSKA Moskva – Bayern München
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: William Conquer (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Graham Chambers (SCO)
Additional AR 1: Robert Madden (SCO)
Additional AR 2: John Beaton (SCO)
Fourth Official: Francis Connor (SCO)
Referee Observer: Zoran Petrović (SRB)

Manchester City – AS Roma
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Additional AR 1: Richard Liesveld (NED)
Additional AR 2: Ed Janssen (NED)
Fourth Official: Charles Schaap (NED)
Referee Observer: Manuel López Fernández (ESP)

Paris SG – FC Barcelona
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Renato Faverani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Stefani (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira (POR)

Apoel – Ajax Amsterdam
Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Ristić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Dalibor Djurdjević (SRB)
Additional AR 1: Danilo Grujić (SRB)
Additional AR 2: Dejan Filipović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Dejan Petrović (SRB)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

FC Schalke – NK Maribor
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Fourth Official: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Stefano Farina (ITA)

Sporting – Chelsea
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrían Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: Angel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)

Bate Borisov – Athletic Club
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Michaël Annonier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Laurent Stien (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Antony Gautier (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Olivier Thual (FRA)
Fourth Official: Stephan Luzi (FRA)
Referee Observer: Wilfried Heitmann (GER)

1 October 2014
Malmö FF – Olympiakos
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averyanov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Additional AR 1: Aleksei Nikolaev (RUS)
Additional AR 2: Vitaly Meshkov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Nikolay Golubev (RUS)
Referee Observer: Jan Carlsen (DEN)

Atlético Madrid – Juventus Turin
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Additional AR 1: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Marco Fritz (GER)
Fourth Official: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Referee Observer: Vaclav Krondl (CZE)

FC Basel – Liverpool FC
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)
Additional AR 1: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
Additional AR 2: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)
Fourth Official: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

Ludogorets – Real Madrid
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Damien MacGraith (IRL)
Additional AR 1: Steven McLean (SCO)
Additional AR 2: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Fourth Official: David McGeachie (SCO)
Referee Observer: Luciano Luci (ITA)

Zenit St. Petersburg – AS Monaco
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Beck (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Jake Collin (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Lee Mason (ENG)
Fourth Official: Peter Kirkup (ENG)
Referee Observer: Zdravko Jokic (SRB)

Bayer Leverkusen – SL Benfica
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Darren Cann (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Kevin Friend (ENG)
Fourth Official: Stephen Child (ENG)
Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN)

Arsenal FC – Galatasaray
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Antonio Damato (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

RSC Anderlecht – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Marco Guida (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Davide Massa (ITA)
Fourth Official: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Referee Observer: Leif Sundell (SWE)
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Copa Sudamericana – Round of 16 (First Leg, I)

September 30, 2014, 12:27 pm
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1 October 2014 
Atlético Nacional – Vitória
Referee: Carlos Vera (ECU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Herrera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Edwin Bravo (ECU)
Fourth Official: Carlos Orbe (ECU)
Referee Observer: Luis Agudelo (COL)

São Paulo – Huachipato
Referee: Christian Ferreyra (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Changala (URU)
Fourth Official: Fernando Falce (URU)
Referee Observer: Ednilson Corona (BRA)

Bahia – César Vallejo
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dario Gaona (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Hugo Martinez (PAR)
Fourth Official: Mario Díaz de Vívar (PAR)
Referee Observer: Manoel Serapião (BRA)

Emelec – Goiás
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Arol Valda (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Edwin Paredes (BOL)
Fourth Official: Johnny Cuellar (BOL)
Referee Observer: Juan Corozo (ECU)
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Red card knocked out of referee’s hand

September 30, 2014, 9:21 pm
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When referee Philippe Kalt reached for his red card, ready to dismiss Guingamp goalkeeper Mamadou Samassa in the 89th minute of their Ligue 1 game at Montpellier, several team-mates rushed to intervene. Nothing new there; but the Ivorian defender Benjamin Angoua took the protests to new levels by attempting to knock the red card clean out of Kalt’s grasp.
After a fumbled first attempt, Angoua managed to dislodge the card at the second time of asking, sending it fluttering to the ground. The tactic proved ineffective; once Kalt had retrieved the card, he promptly brandished it in the direction of Samassa, who had already begun the long walk back to the dressing room. The ugly scene was typical of Guingamp’s start to the season – the Bretons are bottom of the league, having won just twice in all competitions this season. Samassa was sent off for remonstrating with the referee after Montpellier took a late 2-1 lead at La Mosson. The goalkeeper has had a tough month – he was also sent off for Mali in their African Nations Cup qualifier against Malawi. Surprisingly, Kalt didn’t caution Angoua for his indiscretion, perhaps fearing a repeat incident with the yellow card. 

Source: The Guardian
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UEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

October 1, 2014, 11:32 am
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30 September 2014
Paris St. Germain – FC Barcelona
Referee: Antti Munukka (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Antti Malaska (FIN)
Fourth Official: Stephane Jochem (FRA)
Referee Observer: Marcel Vanelshocht (BEL)

CSKA Moskva – Bayern Münich
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Sten Klaasen (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Aron Härsing (EST)
Fourth Official: Igor Fedotov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Aleksei Spirin (RUS)

FC Schalke – NK Maribor
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksei Lebedev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksei Vorontsov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Christian Bandurski (GER)
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)

Shakhtar Donetk – FC Porto
Referee: Marius Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Yuriy Mozharovskyy (UKR)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Petrov (UKR)

Bate Borisov – Athletic Bilbao
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Maksym Chos (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ievgen Petrakov (UKR)
Fourth Official: Ivan Safaryan (BLR)
Referee Observer: Paulius Malžinskas (LTU)

Apoel Nicosia – Ajax Amsterdam
Referee: Roy Reinshreiber (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dan Ucenic (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Matityahu Yakobov (ISR)
Fourth Official: Nikolas Neokleous (CYP)
Referee Observer: Michael Argyrou (CYP)

Manchester City – AS Roma
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Per Brogevik (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: Chris Kavanagh (ENG)
Referee Observer: Manuel Lopez Fernandez (ESP)

Sporting – Chelsea
Referee: Jens Maae (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Amir Sabic (DEN)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Baixinho (POR)
Referee Observer: Antonio Almeida (POR)

1 October 2014
Zenit – Monaco
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (LVA)
Assistant Referee 1: Romans Platonovs (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Griščenko (LVA)
Fourth Official: Vasili Kazartsev (RUS)
Referee Observer: Sergey Zuev (RUS)

Atletico Madrid – Juventus Torino
Referee: Markus Hameter (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Habip Tekeli (AUT)
Fourth Official: José Lesma Lopez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP)

Leverkusen – Benfica
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (MDA)
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Borisov (MDA)
Fourth Official: Robert Kampka (GER)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

Arsenal – Galatasaray
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Johann Gudmundsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Gylfi Sigurdsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Stephen Martin (ENG)
Referee Observer: Stephen Lodge (ENG)

Ludogorets – Real Madrid
Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Volodymyr Vysotskyi (UKR)
Fourth Official: Vihren Manev (BUL)
Referee Observer: Borislav Alexandrov (BUL)

Basel – Liverpool
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Radulović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Stanković (MNE)
Fourth Official: Pascal Erlachner (SUI)
Referee Observer: Martin Iseli (SUI)

Malmö – Olympiacos
Referee: Tore Hansen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Geir Isaksen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Øystein Ytterland (NOR)
Fourth Official: Robert Daradic (SWE)
Referee Observer: Jan Carlsen (DEN)

2 October 2014
Anderlecht – Dortmund
Referee: Michael Johansen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Niels Hoeg (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Derya Oguz (DEN)
Fourth Official: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Referee Observer: Michel Piraux (BEL)
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Referee Di Iorio knocked unconscious in Argentina

October 1, 2014, 8:54 pm
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A female referee was knocked to the ground after being hit square in the face from a free-kick during a game in Argentina last weekend.
Salome Di Iorio was refereeing a match between lower league sides Liniers and Centro Espanol when the incident occurred and forced her off the pitch. Di Lorio had just blown for a free-kick when the ball hit her straight in the face - with players from both sides and medical staff rushing to her aid. She immediately regained her senses and stood up, but was understandably unable to continue refereeing the match. Di Iorio was taken to hospital as a precaution following the incident, but thankfully suffered no long-term damage. Di Iorio, 34, also works as a lawyer. She refereed the 2009 final of the women's Copa Libertadores and was one of the officials during the women's tournament at the 2012 London Olympics, as well as the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Source: Daily Mail
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AFC Champions League – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

October 1, 2014, 8:58 pm
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FIFA keeps the age limits for referees

October 1, 2014, 9:43 pm
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In spite of many rumours about an imminent removal of the age limits for international referees, the rules are unchanged: FIFA will not be accepting referees older than 45 in 2015. The only news is that the deadline for nominations was changed from 20 September to 26 October, with the approval scheduled for the FIFA Referees Committee meeting on 26-27 November 2014.
Following the recent meeting of its Executive Committee, FIFA sent out circular no. 1444 regarding the 2015 FIFA Refereeing International Lists: “We look forward to receiving your nominations for international referees, assistant referees, futsal referees and beach soccer referees via the link provided to you in the body of the email accompanying this circular. The deadline to nominate international referees for the upcoming year is 26 October 2014. We have attached the regulations governing the registration of international referees, assistant referees, futsal referees and beach soccer referees on FIFA's lists for your convenience.
We would also like to bring the following points to your attention:
1. The proposed referees shall be at least 25 years old (23 years old in the case of assistant referees) and shall not have reached the age of 45 on 1 January of the year for which they have been nominated; candidates may not be older than 38 in the year in which they are nominated unless they have previously appeared on the list for which they are being proposed.
2. Newly nominated referees must be born no later than 1989 and assistant referees must be born no later than 1991 (two years younger) in order to ensure a minimum level of experience. 
3. Each candidate must be ranked based on the marks obtained for officiating games at the national level during the 12 months prior to being nominated to the list of international referees. Please do not put the nominees in alphabetical order. 
4. At a minimum, all nominated referees must pass a FIFA-approved fitness test and a medical examination on or after 26 May 2014. 
The FIFA Referees Committee will carefully consider all nominations submitted by each member association before deciding who will be named on the upcoming international lists.”
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UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

October 2, 2014, 10:33 am
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2 October 2014

VfL Wolfsburg – LOSC Lille
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Sovre (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Additional AR 1: Cristian Balaj (ROU)
Additional AR 2: Sebastian Coltescu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Mihai Artene (ROU)
Referee Observer: Patrick Kelly (IRL)

Dinamo Moskva – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Marcin Borski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafal Rostkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Additional AR 1: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Additional AR 2: Tomasz Wajda (POL)
Fourth Official: Krzysztof Myrmus (POL)
Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (ARM)

Krasnodar – Everton
Referee: Hüseyin Göcek (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eysoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Orkun Aktas (TUR)
Additional AR 1: Ali Palabiyik (TUR)
Additional AR 2: Hakan Ceylan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Serkan Ok (TUR)
Referee Observer: Juan Fernandez Marin (ESP)

Sparta Praha – Young Boys
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Karsiotis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Christos Baltas (GRE)
Additional AR 1: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)
Additional AR 2: Athanasios Giachos (GRE)
Fourth Official: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE)
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)

Slovan Bratislava – SSC Napoli
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Sinisa Premuzaj (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Igor Krmar (CRO)
Additional AR 1: Ante Vucemilovic-Simunovic (CRO)
Additional AR 2: Fran Jovic (CRO)
Fourth Official: Ivica Modric (CRO)
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)

Dynamo Kyiv – Steaua București
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Mattias Winsauer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Roland Brandner (AUT)
Additional AR 1: Rene Eisner (AUT)
Additional AR 2: Dominik Ouschan (AUT)
Fourth Official: Richard Huebler (AUT)
Referee Observer: Gerard Perry (IRL)

Aalborg – Rio Ave
Referee: Tony Chapron (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Lompre (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Said Ennjimi (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Fourth Official: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Referee Observer: Donald McVicar (SCO)

Guingamp – PAOK
Referee: Gediminas Mazeika (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Simkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Additional AR 1: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)
Additional AR 2: Jurij Paskovskij (LTU)
Fourth Official: Saulius Dirda (LTU)
Referee Observer: Muharrem Aksoy (TUR)

Dinamo Minsk – ACF Fiorentina
Referee: Pawel Gil (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Piotr Sadczuk (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL)
Additional AR 1: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Additional AR 2: Tomasz Musial (POL)
Fourth Official: Konrad Sapela (SUI)
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR)

Lokeren – Metalist Kharkiv
Referee: Stephan Studer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean-Yves Wicht (SUI)
Additional AR 1: Alan Bieri (SUI)
Additional AR 2: Stephan Klossner (SUI)
Fourth Official: Vital Jobin (SUI)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

Trabzonspor – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Toth (HUN)
Additional AR 1: Tamás Bognar (HUN)
Additional AR 2: Mihaly Fabian (HUN)
Fourth Official: Robert Kispal (HUN)
Referee Observer: Christer Fällström (SWE)

Feyenoord – Standard Liège
Referee: Manuel De Sousa (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Alvaro Mesquita (POR)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Xistra (POR)
Additional AR 2: Joao Capela (POR)
Fourth Official: Antonio Godinho (POR)
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo (ESP)

HNK Rijeka – Sevilla FC
Referee: Kenn Hansen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Rix (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: David Andersen (DEN)
Additional AR 1: Jakob Kehlet (DEN)
Additional AR 2: Mads Kristoffersen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Henrik Larsen (DEN)
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)

Estoril Praia – Panathinaikos
Referee: Serge Gumienny (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Frank Bleyen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Kristof Meers (BEL)
Additional AR 1: Alexandre Bocaut (BEL)
Additional AR 2: Luc Wouters (BEL)
Fourth Official: Jimmy Cremers (BEL)
Referee Observer: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)

AS Saint Étienne – Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Aurel Onita (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Additional AR 1: Istvan Kovacs (ROU)
Additional AR 2: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Valentin Avram (ROU)
Referee Observer: Renatus Temmink (NED)

Internazionale – Qarabağ
Referee: Alexey Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dzimitry Zhuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Hetsikau (BLR)
Additional AR 1: Siarhei Tsynkevich (BLR)
Additional AR 2: Dzianis Shcharbakou (BLR)
Fourth Official: Aleh Maslianka (BLR)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

FC Zürich – Borussia Mönchengladbach
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Ul (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaz Klancnik (SVN)
Additional AR 1: Matej Jug (SVN)
Additional AR 2: Bojan Mertik (SVN)
Fourth Official: Gregor Rojko (SVN)
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)

Villarreal – Apollon Limassol
Referee: Arnold Hunter (NIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Richard Storey (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Gareth Eakin (NIR)
Additional AR 1: Raymond Crangle (NIR)
Additional AR 2: Mervyn Smyth (NIR)
Fourth Official: Stephen Bell (NIR)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Sajn (SVN)

HJK Helsinki – Club Brugge
Referee: Ognjen Valjić (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Sreten Udovicic (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Senad Ibrisimbegovic (BIH)
Additional AR 1: Edin Jakupovic (BIH)
Additional AR 2: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Fourth Official: Hrvoje Turudic (BIH)
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter (SUI)

AC Torino – FC København
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Javier Aguilar Rodriguez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Teodoro Sobrino Magan (ESP)
Additional AR 1: David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Fernandez Miranda (ESP)
Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

Asteras Tripolis – FK Partizan
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Langkamp (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diks (NED)
Additional AR 1: Kevin Blom (NED)
Additional AR 2: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Fourth Official: Bas Van Dongen (NED)
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel (GER)

Tottenham – Beşiktaş JK
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christoph Bornhorst (GER)
Additional AR 1: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Additional AR 2: Robert Hartmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Mike Pickel (GER)
Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)

Astra Giurgiu – FC Salzburg
Referee: Libor Kovarik (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Krystof Mencl (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Antonin Kordula (CZE)
Additional AR 1: Radek Prihoda (CZE)
Additional AR 2: Michal Patak (CZE)
Fourth Official: Jan Paták (CZE)
Referee Observer: Adrian Casha (MLT)

Celtic – Dinamo Zagreb
Referee: Sébastien Delferiere (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Yves De Neve (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Frederick Stalport (BEL)
Additional AR 1: Jonathan Lardot (BEL)
Additional AR 2: Bart Vertenten (BEL)
Fourth Official: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Referee Observer: Eugen Strigel (GER)
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Denoncourt leaves FIFA for CONCACAF

October 3, 2014, 11:00 am
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Sonia Denoncourt will be leaving FIFA after nine years of leading the Women’s Refereeing. She will return to North America as the new Director of the CONCACAF Referee Department, position vacated by Brian Hall.
Denoncourt refereed the women's Olympic Final in Sydney, Australia, in 2000, between the United States and Norway. Sonia was also the first person to referee a game at the first ever Women’s Olympic Football Tournament. She started refereeing in 1978 and worked her way up until she reached the international level, spending 10 years (1994-2004) on the FIFA List. In the second Women's World Cup in Sweden, in 1995, she refereed three games and in 1996 another three games, including the opening game, quarter final and semi-final. Later, also in 1996, she became the first woman to referee a men’s first division game in El Salvador and in 1997 a men's first division game in Brazil. In 1999, she did the opening game of the Women's World Cup at Giants Stadium in New York. During the 2003 Women's World Cup, Sonia refereed the semi-final between Germany and the United States. In terms of international appearances she refereed over 100 games. Not being selected for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, she announced her retirement from refereeing in July 2004 and the following year was appointed as a FIFA referee instructor. Denoncourt started her work in administration in 2001, as the Director of Referee Development for the Canadian Soccer Association. Sonia held that position until 2005, when she became the Head of FIFA Women’s Refereeing.
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UEFA training for AARs

October 6, 2014, 11:05 am
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The deployment of additional assistant referees (AARs) in UEFA's major club and national team competitions is now being underpinned with specific training to further improve the match officials who are making the system such a success. UEFA has held its inaugural course for additional assistant refereeing in Nyon, with 40 officials who undertake this duty at European matches invited for two days of feedback, analysis and training sessions designed to review how the AAR system has proved its worth since its introduction, and how the system and AARs' work can be fine-tuned for the future. Under the system, the referee, two assistants and fourth official are joined by two additional assistant referees positioned alongside each goal, with the particular brief to watch for penalty-area incidents such as pushing or holding, or to decide whether the ball has crossed the line for a goal.
The experiment with additional assistant referees began in 2008. Following trial use in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup, football's lawmakers – the International Football Association Board (IFAB) – agreed in July 2012 that the use of two AARs should be anchored in the Laws of the Game, and UEFA is now deploying the system in its club competitions.
UEFA chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina was joined in Nyon by deputy officers Hugh Dallas and Marc Batta to guide 40 AARs from across Europe through the course. UEFA's referee fitness and training expert Werner Helsen was on hand with his team to take the training exercises. Dallas emphasised the positive results that have emerged from the implementation of the AAR system. "We've seen a huge reduction in errors on offside decisions by assistant referees, because the assistant referee is concentrating solely on [that]," he said. "He doesn't need to worry about foul play in the penalty area. The [AAR] has brought more control in the penalty area for the referee – we are seeing fewer infringements, and a huge reduction in holding and pulling [there], because of the preventative action that AARs take. In addition, the referee feels a lot more comfortable because the penalty area is much more under control." At the Nyon course, the AARs were given expert guidance in areas such as positioning, focus, concentration and anticipation, movement and active behaviour on the goal line, and the need for clear, concise communication and effective teamwork with the referee. "Additional assistant referees play such an important role in UEFA's top club competitions, so it's vital that we continue to educate them and assess their abilities," said Dallas. "There are additional [training] benefits, in that some of the officials here are not AARs; they are referees who are also operating with AARs. We need to make sure that AARs are prepared to the highest level, so we are working on several aspects. As a referee, you follow the ball. What we're trying to do is train a splitting of focus. The referee and AAR have to know who is watching what, such as when things are happening off the ball. We need to make sure that two officials do not watch the same area. One official should be looking at the next phase of play, so we're especially trying to train anticipation of what's going to happen next. The role of AARs is totally different to assistant referees and referees from a physical point of view," Werner Helen reflected. "In terms of perception and decision-making, they have a very important role to play, and this is where our expertise comes in. The very small details are important, such as the position of the head in the event of 'goal/no goal' decisions. A movement of the head of five centimetres can actually make a big difference. When AARs have to decide whether the ball has crossed the goal line, they should be able to draw a line from the back side of the first post to the back side of the second post. If they can do this, they will be in a perfect position to judge if the ball has fully crossed the line or not." UEFA's training for AARs now also involves online and special website preparation though the study of match incidents and situations. "It became clear that this is a 'practice-poor' environment," Helsen explained. "Officials have used matches to learn and gain experience. What we now want to do is give them additional tools to gain very important experience before they go on to the pitch. The [AARs] have been asked to log on to the website and address 60 incidents online. We were able to follow the results, and [in Nyon], they have been given feedback on how they did." Collina offered positive encouragement and insight to the participants. "UEFA trusts this system very much, we are convinced of its benefits," he said. "We have already seen important [on-field] decisions taken thanks to the AARs; you are helping the referee to have better control. But we must always look for improvement. We feel that working with you will help improve your performances because you are part of a team – a very important part". 

Source: UEFA
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FIFA Referees Committee 2014-2015

October 6, 2014, 10:22 pm
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FIFA has recently made two changes to their Referees Committee for the next two years. In the Competition section, Carlos Batres (GUA) has been replaced by Alfredo Whittaker (CAY, photo), while Pierre Mounguengui (GAB) replaced Belaid Lacarne (ALG) in the Development section.

Chairman
Jim Boyce (NIR)

Deputy Chairman
Zhang Jilong (CHN)

Members - Competition
1. Worawi Makudi (THA)
2. Carlos Alarcon (PAR)
3. Rahman Al Delawar (BHR)
4. Lee Harmon (COK)
5. Ingrid Jonsson (SWE)
6. Toru Kamikawa (JPN)
7. Jorge Larrionda (URU)
8. Peter Mikkelsen (DEN)
9. Celestin Ntagungira (RWA) 
10. Jorge Romo (ARG)
11. Badara Sene (SEN)
12. Magdi Shams Eldin (SUD)
13. Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)
14. Alfredo Whittaker (CAY)
15. Terence Babwah (TRI) - Medical

Members - Development
1. Michal Listkiewicz (POL)
2. Ted Howard (USA)
3. Katriina Elovirta (FIN)
4. Jacqueline Leleu (AUS)
5. Lambert Maltock (VAN)
6. Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (MAS)
7. Pierre Mounguengui (GAB)
8. Michael Riley (ENG)
9. Oscar Ruiz (COL)
10. Hector Vergara (CAN)
11. James Sekajugo (UGA) - Medical
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UEFA Women’s Champions League – Round of 32 (First Leg)

October 8, 2014, 10:56 am
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8-9 October 2014

Apollon Ladies – Brøndby IF
Referee: Petra Chudá (SVK, photo)

BIIK Kazygurt – FFC Frankfurt
Referee: Séverine Zinck (FRA)

Ryazan VDV – FC Rosengård
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)

Medyk Konin – Glasgow City
Referee: Sandra Bastos (POR)

Gintra Universitetas – Sparta Praha
Referee: Sharon Sluyts (BEL)

Stabæk Fotball – VfL Wolfsburg
Referee: Jana Adámková (CZE)

MTK Hungária – NÖSV Neulengbach
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA)

ŽNK Osijek - FC Zürich Frauen
Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (CYP)

Slavia Praha – FC Barcelona
Referee: Kateryna Zora (UKR)

ŽNK Pomurje – ASD Torres
Referee: Rhona Daly (IRL)

FC Twente – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Riem Hussein (GER)

Liverpool Ladies – Linköping FC
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)

CA Ouriense – Fortuna Hjørring
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (SVK)

Stjarnan – WFC Zvezda
Referee: Esther Staubli (SUI)

Brescia Femminile – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (SWE)

Raheny United – Bristol Academy
Referee: Eleni Lampadariou (GRE)
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UEFA U-21 Euro 2015 Qualifiers (Play-offs, First Leg)

October 8, 2014, 11:00 am
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9-10 October 2014

Netherlands – Portugal
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christos Akrivos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ilias Spathas (GRE)
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)

Serbia – Spain
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Sergei Lapochkin (RUS)
Referee Observer: László Vagner (HUN)

Slovakia – Italy
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Rodrigues (POR)
Fourth Official: Cosme Machado (POR)
Referee Observer: Jaap Uilenberg (NED)

Ukraine – Germany
Referee: Halis Özkahya (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Çem Satman (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ekrem Kan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Ali Palabıyık (TUR)
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz (AUT)

Denmark – Iceland
Referee: Liran Liany (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: David Biton (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Dvir Shimon (ISR)
Fourth Official: Erez Papir (ISR)
Referee Observer: Vaclav Krondl (CZE)

England – Croatia
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernandez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: José Miranda (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Francisco Martín (ESP)
Fourth Official: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (ESP)
Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE)

France – Sweden
Referee: Kenn Hansen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Rix (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: David Andersen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Jens Maae (DEN)
Referee Observer: Michael Riley (ENG)
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UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers

October 9, 2014, 11:24 am
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9-11 October 2014

Slovenia – Switzerland
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christoph Bornhorst (GER)
Additional AR 1: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Additional AR 2: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Fourth Official: Markus Häcker (GER)
Referee Observer: Michel Piraux (BEL)

Belarus – Ukraine
Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Davie Goossens (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Additional AR 1: Kevin Blom (NED)
Additional AR 2: Dennis Higler (NED)
Fourth Official: Patrick Langkamp (NED)
Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić (CRO)

Macedonia – Luxembourg
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Davide Massa (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Piero Giacomelli (ITA)
Fourth Official: Andrea Marzaloni (ITA)
Referee Observer: Zoran Petrović (SRB)

Slovakia – Spain
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Additional AR 1: Richard Liesveld (NED)
Additional AR 2: Ed Janssen (NED)
Fourth Official: Mario Diks (NED)
Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

England – San Marino
Referee: Marcin Borski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafal Rostkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Additional AR 1: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Additional AR 2: Tomasz Waijda (POL)
Fourth Official: Krzysztof Myrmus (POL)
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)

Lithuania – Estonia
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Javier Rodriguez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Martinez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Fernando Teixeira (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Santiago Jaime (ESP)
Fourth Official: Juan Yuste (ESP)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Vitkovic (CRO)

Liechtenstein – Montenegro
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (WAL)
Assistant Referee 1: Edward King (WAL)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Beckett (WAL)
Additional AR 1: Mark Whitby (WAL)
Additional AR 2: Huw Jones (WAL)
Fourth Official: Lewiss Edwards (WAL)
Referee Observer: Carlos Ferreira Matos (POR)

Moldova – Austria
Referee: Manuel De Sousa (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Santos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Alvaro Mesquita (POR)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Xistra (POR)
Additional AR 2: Marco Ferreira (POR)
Fourth Official: Antonio Godinho (POR)
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)

Sweden – Russia
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Renato Faverani (ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Stefani (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Andrea Gervasoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Andrea Padovan ITA)
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)

Latvia – Iceland
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthias Winsauer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Roland Brandner (AUT)
Additional AR 1: Rene Eisner (AUT)
Additional AR 2: Dominik Ouschan (AUT)
Fourth Official: Richard Huebler (AUT)
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)

Netherlands – Kazakhstan
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Ul (SVN)
Additional AR 1: Mitja Žganec (SVN)
Additional AR 2: Dejan Balažić (SVN)
Fourth Official: Andraž Kovacic (SVN)
Referee Observer: Sergey Zuev (RUS)

Turkey – Czech Republic
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)
Additional AR 1: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
Additional AR 2: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)
Fourth Official: Daniel Gustavsson (SWE)
Referee Observer: Domenico Messina (ITA)

Belgium – Andorra
Referee: Serhiy Boiko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Voytyuk (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)
Additional AR 1: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR)
Additional AR 2: Anatoliy Abdula (UKR)
Fourth Official: Serhiy Bekker (UKR)
Referee Observer: Leif Lindberg (SWE)

Cyprus – Israel
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Antonio Damato (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Carmine Russo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Petrella (ITA)
Referee Observer: Horst Brummeier (AUT)

Wales – Bosnia
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikolai Golubev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Maksim Gavrilin (RUS)
Additional AR 1: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Additional AR 2: Mikhail Vilkov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Valeri Danchenko (RUS)
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

Bulgaria – Croatia
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Jon Nunez Fernandez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
Fourth Official: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Sajn (SVN)

Italy – Azerbaijan
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Orkun Aktaş (TUR)
Additional AR 1: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
Additional AR 2: Hakan Ceylan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Serkan Ok (TUR)
Referee Observer: Alan Freeland (SCO)

Malta – Norway
Referee: Antony Gautier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Annonier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Benoit Bastien (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Sebastien Desiage (FRA)
Fourth Official: Eric Danizan (FRA)
Referee Observer: Dani Koren (ISR)

Ireland – Gibraltar
Referee: Leontios Trattou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Soteriou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Charalambos Charalambous (CYP)
Additional AR 1: Christos Nicolaides (CYP)
Additional AR 2: Vasilis Dimitriou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Sotiris Viktoros (CYP)
Referee Observer: Günter Benkö (AUT)

Scotland – Georgia
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Ondřej Pelikán (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Krystof Mencl (CZE)
Additional AR 1: Radek Příhoda (CZE)
Additional AR 2: Michal Paták (CZE)
Fourth Official: Antonin Kordula (CZE)
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)

Armenia – Serbia
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dag-Roger Nebben (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Erik Engan (NOR)
Additional AR 1: Dag Vidar Hafsås (NOR)
Additional AR 2: Ola Hobber Nilsen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Magnus Lundberg (NOR)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

Romania – Hungary
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: William Conquer (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Graham Chambers (SCO)
Additional AR 1: John Beaton (SCO)
Additional AR 2: Brian Colvin (SCO)
Fourth Official: Francis Connor (SCO)
Referee Observer: Manuel Lopez Fernandez (ESP)

Finland – Greece
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Jon Canelo Prieto (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Mario Melero López (ESP)
Fourth Official: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Referee Observer: Patrick Kelly (IRL)

Northern Ireland – Faroe Islands
Referee: Alon Yefet (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Danny Krasikow (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Amihay Mozes (ISR)
Additional AR 1: Eli Hacmon (ISR)
Additional AR 2: Daniel Natan (ISR)
Fourth Official: Sharon Eyal (ISR)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

Albania – Denmark
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Tóth (HUN)
Additional AR 1: Tamás Bognar (HUN)
Additional AR 2: Mihaly Fabian (HUN)
Fourth Official: Robert Kispal (HUN)
Referee Observer: Kyros Georgiou (CYP)

Poland – Germany
Referee: Pedro Proença (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bertino Miranda (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Trigo (POR)
Additional AR 1: João Capela (POR)
Additional AR 2: Bruno Esteves (POR)
Fourth Official: Luis Campos (POR)
Referee Observer: Kaj Østergaard (DEN)
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FIFA Seminar for Prospective World Cup Referees: CONMEBOL/CONCACAF

October 11, 2014, 8:56 am
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12-16 October 2014, Santiago (Chile)

CONMEBOL
1. Argentina: Patricio Loustau (1975, photo)
2. Argentina: Mauro Vigliano (1975)
3. Bolivia: Alejandro Mancilla (1979)
4. Brazil: Ricardo Marques (1979)
5. Brazil: Wilton Sampaio (1981)
6. Chile: Julio Bascunan (1978)
7. Colombia: Wilson Lamouroux (1979)
8. Colombia: Adrian Velez (1976)
9. Ecuador: Roddy Zambrano (1978)
10. Paraguay: Enrique Caceres (1974)
11. Peru: Diego Haro (1982)
12. Uruguay: Andres Cunha (1976)
13. Uruguay: Daniel Fedorczuk (1976)
14. Venezuela: Jose Argote (1980)

CONCACAF
1. Costa Rica: Henry Bejarano (1978)
2. Costa Rica: Hugo Cruz (1982)
3. Costa Rica: Ricardo Montero (1986)
4. El Salvador: Elmer Bonilla (1978)
5. Guatemala: Oscar Reyna (1983)
6. Honduras: Armando Castro (1983)
7. Honduras: Hector Rodriguez (1982)
8. Jamaica: Valdin Legister (1979)
9. Mexico: Fernando Guerrero (1981)
10. Mexico: Cesar Ramos (1983)
11. Puerto Rico: Javier Santos (1978)
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UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers

October 12, 2014, 7:53 am
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12-14 October 2014

Ukraine - Macedonia
Referee: Sébastien Delferiere (BEL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Yves De Neve (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Additional AR 1: Jonathan Lardot (BEL)
Additional AR 2: Christof Dierick (BEL)
Fourth Official: Laurent Conotte (BEL)
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR)

Estonia - England
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Siniša Premužaj (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Igor Krmar (CRO)
Additional AR 1: Ante Vučemilović (CRO)
Additional AR 2: Domagoj Vučkov (CRO)
Fourth Official: Ivica Modrić (CRO)
Referee Observer: Luciano Luci (ITA)

Austria - Montenegro
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Rob van de Ven (NED)
Assistant Referee 2:Charles Schaap (NED)
Additional AR 1: Richard Liesveld (NED)
Additional AR 2:Dennis Higler (NED)
Fourth Official: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Referee Observer: Jørn West Larsen (DEN)

 

Russia - Moldova

Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson  (ISL)

Assistant Referees: Gunnar Gunnarsson (ISL), Gylfi Mar Sigurdsson (ISL)

Additional Assistant Referees: Thorvaldur Árnason (ISL), Thoroddur Hjaltalin (ISL)

Fourth Official: Sigurdur Oli Thorleifsson (ISL) 

Referee Observer: Ryszard Wójcik (POL)

 

Sweden - Liechtenstein

Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)

Assistant Referees: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU), Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)

Additional Assistant Referees: Nerijus Dunauskas (LTU), Darius Petraska (LTU)

Fourth Official: Aleksandr Radius (LTU)

Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

 

Lithuania - Slovenia

Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (GRE)

Assistant Referees: Michael Karsiotis (GRE), Dimitris Tatsis (GRE)

Additional Assistant Referees: Athanasios Giachos (GRE), Andreas Pappas (GRE)

Fourth Official: Christos Baltas (GRE)

Referee Observer: Charles Agius (MLT)

 

Belarus - Slovakia

Referee: Serge Gumienny (BEL)

Assistant Referees: Frank Bleyen (BEL),  Jimmy Cremers (BEL)

Additional Assistant Referees: Erik Lambrechts (BEL), Luc Wouters (BEL)

Fourth Official: Kristof Meers (BEL)

Referee Observer: Aleksei Spirin (RUS)

 

Luxembourg - Spain

Referee: Pawel Gil (POL)

Assistant Referees: Piotr Sadczuk (POL), Marcin Borkowski (POL)

Additional Assistant Referees: Bartosz Frankowski (POL), Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)

Fourth Official: Konrad Sapela (POL)

Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (SUI)

 

Kazakhstan - CzechRepublic

Referee: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)

Assistant Referees: Jan-Peter Aravirta (FIN), Mikko Alakare (FIN)

Additional Assistant Referees: Antti Munukka (FIN), Ville Nevalainen (FIN)

Fourth Official: Jukka Honkanen (FIN)

Referee Observer: Alan Snoddy (NIR)

 

Iceland - Netherlands

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)

Assistant Referees: Roberto Alonso (ESP), Juan Yuste (ESP)

Additional Assistant Referees:Carlos Del Cerro (ESP), Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)

Fourth Official: Marcos Alvarez Moreno(ESP)

Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz (TUR)

 

Latvia - Turkey

Referee: Bobby Madden (SCO)

Assistant Referees: Alan Mulvanny (SCO), Alastair Mather (SCO)

Additional Assistant Referees: Kevin Clancy (SCO), Andrew Dallas (SCO)

Fourth Official: David McGeachie (SCO)

Referee Observer: Miroslav Radoman (SRB)

 

Andorra - Israel

Referee: Cristian Balaj (ROU)

Assistant Referees: Ovidiu Artene (ROU), Valentin Avram (ROU)

Additional Assistant Referees: Marius Avram (ROU), Cătălin Popa (ROU)

Fourth Official: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU)

Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković (BIH)

 

Bosnia - Belgium

Referee: Luca Banti (ITA)

Assistant Referees: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA), Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)

Additional Assistant Referees: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA), Daniele Doveri (ITA)

Fourth Official: Alfonso Marrazzo (ITA)

Referee Observer: Ilkka Koho (FIN)

 

Wales - Cyprus

Referee: Manuel Gräfe (GER)

Assistant Referees: Guido Kleve (GER), Holger Henschel (GER)

Additional Assistant Referees: Christian Dingert (GER), Tobias Stieler (GER)

Fourth Official: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)

Referee Observer: Stefan Ormandjiev (BUL)

 

Croatia - Azerbaijan

Referee: Stephan Studer (SUI) 

Assistant Referees: Sandro Pozzi (SUI), Jean-Yves Wicht (SUI)

Additional Assistant Referees: Alain Bieri (SUI), Sascha Amhof (SUI)

Fourth Official: Vital Jobin (SUI)

Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

 

Malta - Italy

Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU)

Assistant Referees: Octavian Șovre (ROU), Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)

Additional Assistant Referees: Alexandru Tudor (ROU), Sebastian Colţescu (ROU)

Fourth Official: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)

Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)

 

Norway - Bulgaria

Referee: Olegário Benquerença (POR)

Assistant Referees: Ricardo Santos(POR), Nuno Tomás Pereira (POR)

Additional Assistant Referees: Artur Soares Dias (POR), Carlos Taborda Xistra (POR)

Fourth Official: Nélson Moniz (POR)

Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE)

 

Germany - Ireland

Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)

Assistant Referees: Jure Praprotnik (SVN), Robert Vukan (SVN)

Additional Assistant Referees: Slavko Vinčić (SVN), Roberto Ponis (SVN)

Fourth Official: Manuel Vidali (SVN)

Referee Observer: Jean Lemmer (LUX) 


Poland - Scotland

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP)

Assistant Referees: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP), Raúl Cabanero Martínez (ESP)

Additional Assistant Referees: Carlos Gómez (ESP), Javier Estrada (ESP)

Fourth Official: PauCebrián Devís (ESP)

UEFA Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN) 


San Marino - Switzerland

Referee: Tony Chapron (FRA)

Assistant Referees: Cyril Lompre (FRA), Alexandre Viala (FRA)

Additional Assistant Referees: Said Ennjimi (FRA), Olivier Thual (FRA)

Fourth Official: Johann Perruaux (FRA)

Referee Observer: Gudmunder Ingi Jónsson (ISL) 


Faroe Islands - Hungary

Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)

Assistant Referees: Dmitri Zhuk (BLR), Evgeni Romanov (BLR)

Additional Assistant Referees: Sergei Tsinkevich (BLR), Denis Scherbakov (BLR)

Fourth Official: Vitali Malyutin (BLR) 

Referee Observer: Peter Jones (ENG) 


Finland - Romania

Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)

Assistant Referees: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA), Mauro Tonolini (ITA)

Additional Assistant Referees: Marco Guida (ITA), Gianpaolo Calvarese (ITA)

Fourth Official: Giulio Dobosz (ITA)

Referee Observer: Oguz Sarvan (TUR) 


Greece - Northern Ireland

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA)

Assistant Referees: Cyril Gringore (FRA), Laurent Stien (FRA)

Additional Assistant Referees: Fredy Fautrel (FRA), Amaury Delerue (FRA)

Fourth Official: Guillaume Debart (FRA)

Referee Observer: Vladimir Petrov (UKR) 


Denmark - Portugal

Referee: Felix Brych (GER)

Assistant Referees: Mark Borsch (GER), Stefan Lupp (GER)

Additional Assistant Referees: Bastian Dankert (GER), Marco Fritz (GER)

Fourth Official: Rafael Foltyn (GER)

Referee Observer: William Young (SCO) 


Serbia - Albania

Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG)

Assistant Referees: Michael Mullarkey (ENG), Stephen Child (ENG)

Additional Assistant Referees: Anthony Taylor (ENG), Craig Pawson (ENG)

Fourth Official: Peter Kirkup (ENG)

Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (GER)


Gibraltar - Georgia

Referee: Harald Lechner (AUT)

Assistant Referees: Alain Hoxha (AUT), Andreas Staudinger (AUT)

Additional Assistant Referees: Markus Hameter (AUT), Gerhard Grobelnik (AUT)

Fourth Official: Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT)

Referee Observer: Johannes Reijgwart (NED)
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UEFA U-21 Euro 2015 Qualifiers (Play-offs, Second Leg)

October 14, 2014, 11:26 am
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Spain – Serbia
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Eduard Beitinger (GER)
Fourth Official: Robert Hartmann (GER)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Italy – Slovakia
Referee: Steven McLean (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Gavin Harris (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Ross (SCO)
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson (SCO)
Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)

Croatia – England
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Cano (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Fourth Official: Nicolas Rainville (FRA)
Referee Observer: Jozef Marko (SVK)

Germany – Ukraine
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Langkamp (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Fourth Official: Kamphuis Jochem (NED)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

Portugal – Netherlands
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Fourth Official: Jonathan Moss (ENG)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

Iceland – Denmark
Referee: István Vad (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Istvan Albert (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Berettyán (HUN)
Fourth Official: Ádám Farkas (HUN)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)

Sweden – France
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaš Somolani (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaš Mokoš (SVK)
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović (SVK)
Referee Observer: Vitor Melo Pereira (POR)
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Bomb attack on Cyprus referees office

October 14, 2014, 9:11 pm
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A small pipe bomb exploded outside the offices of Cyprus’s referees association, according to police who confirmed a second attack on members of the profession in a month. The small-density explosive caused slight damage outside the Nicosia offices of the association at about 3.30 am, a police spokesman said. A fire bomb was recently thrown at the home of an assistant referee in the coastal town of Limassol. There have been no arrests.
Cypriot football occasionally experiences outbursts of violence and referees are regularly targeted. The most serious attack arrived in February when the Cypriot federation banned all first division games for a week after a bomb damaged the car of one their top officials, Leontios Trattou (photo). Police said the low-yield explosive device placed at the clubhouse entrance in the pre-dawn hours Monday caused minor damage. In a letter to the president of the Cyprus FA, Blatter wrote: “I would like to express my condemnation of the cowardly bomb attack carried out on the headquarters of the Cyprus Referees Association”. 

Source: The Guardian
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