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Webb among candidates for VAR position with PRO

November 28, 2016, 9:03 pm
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After reportedly impressing on multiple interviews in the United States, Howard Webb could take on a great role within Major League Soccer. Webb would require clearance from his current positions with BT Sport and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation in order to accept the MLS job. Webb, 45, currently serves as a consultant with both organizations after having retired from refereeing in 2014.
Howard Webb is in the running for a position with the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), but it’s not as a replacement for current general manager Peter Walton. That’s the word from PRO after reports surfaced in the English media that the world-renowned ex-referee was “set to replace Peter Walton.” But PRO confirmed that Walton, who since November 2012 has been at the helm of the group responsible for administering professional referee programs in the USA and Canada, is under contract through the end of 2017. “The Professional Referees Organization is conducting a search for a senior executive who would oversee the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) project,” read Saturday’s statement from PRO. "Peter Walton, the general manager of PRO since its inception in 2012, will continue in his role managing the professional referee programs in North America. Once hired, the new senior executive will report to Walton.” Webb is one of several candidates to manage the VAR project, which MLS is looking to implement in the near future. The league partnered with the United Soccer Leagues (USL) to conduct FIFA-approved live experiments during the 2016 season. The Video Assistant Referee initiative, which is still in a testing and evaluation phase, consists of an additional referee positioned in a booth with technology that allows access to video from every available camera angle at a finger's touch. A communications system allows the VAR to alert and advise the head referee on “game-changing” decisions: goals, penalty decisions, direct red card incidents and cases of mistaken identity. According to the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body that oversees soccer's Laws of the Game, "the intention is for IFAB to make a decision in 2018 or 2019 on whether or not video assistant referees should be introduced in football”. 

Source: MLS
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FIFA Club World Cup 2016 (Updated)

November 29, 2016, 7:32 pm
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Japan, 8-18 December 2016

AFC
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, 1976)
Assistant Referee 1: Yaser Tulefat (BHR, 1974)
Assistant Referee 2: Taleb Al Marri (QAT, 1988)
VAR: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB, 1977, photo)

CAF
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG, 1983)
Assistant Referee 2: Marwa Range (KEN, 1977)
VAR: Bakary Gassama (GAM, 1979)

CONCACAF
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX, 1974)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX, 1972)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morin (MEX, 1980)
VAR: Mark Geiger (USA, 1974)

CONMEBOL
Referee: Enrique Caceres (PAR, 1974)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zorrilla (PAR, 1975)
VAR: Andres Cunha (URU, 1976)

OFC
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (TAH, 1981)
Assistant Referee: Philippe Revel (TAH, 1982)
VAR: Nicholas Waldron (NZL, 1982)

UEFA
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN, 1975)
Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Toth (HUN, 1978)
VAR: Damir Skomina (SVN, 1976)
VAR: Danny Makkelie (NED, 1983)
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Collina, special guest at the AFC Elite Referees Seminar

November 30, 2016, 8:29 pm
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World football’s top referee instructors have been imparting their skills and knowledge to Asia’s best officials in the first-ever combined men and women Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Elite Referees and Assistant Referees Seminar which is taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, concurrently. Pierluigi Collina, widely regarded as the best referee of his generation, joined the list of AFC instructors as a special guest at the third seminar in Kuala Lumpur. Meanwhile, English Premier League referee Jonathan Moss is also in Dubai to share his experiences with the continent’s officials.
Collina, who has been invited to the seminar to share his insights on modern-day preparation and match control, encouraged participants to take full advantage of the AFC’s ever-improving approach to development. UEFA’s chief refereeing officer, said: “It is all down to match preparation. I know that they are working hard and implementing new systems of preparation. They are paying more attention to every detail and this is the way to continue. This is the path that can bring referees to the top”.
More than 270 referees and assistant referees from around the continent have been divided into four groups to take part in the seminars in Dubai and the Malaysian capital from November 20-30. The five-day seminars, which share the same contents and principles, have been organised to prepare Asia’s referees for 2017 season through theoretical as well as practical sessions on the field of play. “Asian referees have been entrusted with some high-profile matches in 2016. This serves as a testament to the programmes and plans put in place to bring out the best in our men and women officials”, said Deputy Chairman of the AFC Referees Committee, Hany Taleb Ballan, who opened the first session in Kuala Lumpur. “Under the banner of One Asia, One Goal, the AFC will spare no effort in the development of our referees. Looking to 2017, we are committed to ensuring that they continue to succeed on the world’s biggest stages.” The theoretical sessions are focused on the latest updates on the Laws of the Game, analysing penalty area incidents, positioning and movement, tactical fouls and offside interpretation, among other topics. In addition, this year’s seminar also registered a major milestone through the emphasis on the psychological and mental aptitude of referees, which is becoming increasingly crucial alongside physical and theoretical competence. “Football today is far more complex than before. Being physically fit and mastering the Laws of the Game is simply not enough. Developing good psychological skills is imperative to ensure that referees are able to maintain high levels of concentration and remain calm under immense pressure”, revealed José Sánchez García, who was the psychological instructor for FIFA’s Elite Referees from 2007-2010. “This is even more so when referees have to recover quickly if they have made a bad decision. The environment created for top class players, many of whom are benefiting greatly from sport psychology, is precisely the type of setting we must create for our referees to succeed”, he added.
Chinese referee Fu Ming, who officiated the match between Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City in Shenzhen earlier this year, reflected the success of the event when he said: “The AFC is always looking for ways to improve these programmes and this gives referees great confidence and motivation to put the knowledge and experience we have gained here to good use. The opportunity to learn from the AFC and special guest instructors has been invaluable”.

Source: AFC
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Africa Cup of Nations 2017

November 30, 2016, 9:22 pm
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Gabon, 14 January - 5 February 2017

Referees
1. Ghead Grisha (EGY)
2. Youssef Essrayri (TUN)
3. Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)
4. Bakary Gassama (GAM, photo)
5. Mehdi Abid Charef (ALG)
6. Daniel Bennett (RSA)
7. Eric Otogo Castane (GAB)
8. Alioum Alioum (CMR)
9. Joshua Bondo (BOT)
10. Bamlak Tessema (ETH)
11. Mahamadou Keita (MLI)
12. Bernard Camille (SEY)
13. Hamada Nampiandraza (MAD)
14. Redouane Jiyed (MAR)
15. Ali Lemghaifry (MTN)
16. Malang Diedhiou (SEN)
17. Denis Dembele (CIV)

Assistant Referees
1. Abo El Sadat (EGY)
2. Anouar Hmila (TUN)
3. Aboubacar Doumbouya (GUI)
4. Abel Baba (NGA)
5. Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG)
6. Zakhele Siwela (RSA)
7. Theophile Vinga (GAB)
8. Evarist Mekouande (CMR)
9. Elvis Noupue (CMR)
10. Marius Tan (CIV)
11. Waleed Ahmed (SDN)
12. Mohammed Ibrahim (SDN)
13. Arsenio Marengula (MOZ)
14. Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)
15. Redouane Achik (MAR)
16. Jean-Claude Birumushahu (BDI)
17. Yahaya Mahamadou (NIG)
18. Marwa Range (KEN)
19. Djibril Camara (SEN)
20. El Hadji Samba (SEN)
21. Olivier Safari (COD)
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Referee Hategan awarded a penalty kick after only 9 seconds

December 1, 2016, 9:10 pm
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Fans were barely in their seats at the Bucharest derby between Steaua and Dinamo when the referee awarded one of the fastest penalties ever in professional soccer after only nine seconds.
League leaders Steaua went ahead after referee Ovidiu Hategan (photo) pointed to the spot when Dinamo keeper Jaime Penedo clattered into Brazilian midfielder William De Amorim moments after kickoff on Wednesday. Romania's soccer statisticians said it was the quickest penalty ever awarded in the country's top flight. Another Brazilian midfielder, Fernando Boldrin, made no mistake from the spot, but Dinamo overcame the early setback to complete a 3-1 victory.

Source: Yahoo Sports
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Final 2016: Adamkova (CZE)

December 1, 2016, 9:12 pm
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3 December 2016

Final
Korea DPR – France
Referee: Jana Adamkova (CZE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Biljana Atanasovski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Angela Kyriakou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX)
Reserve AR: Belinda Brem (SUI)

Match for Third Place
USA – Japan
Referee: Qin Liang (CHN)
Assistant Referee 1: Fang Yan (CHN)
Assistant Referee 2: Bao Mengxiao (CHN)
Fourth Official: Riem Hussein (GER)
Reserve AR: Kim Kyoung Min (KOR)
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UEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

December 3, 2016, 12:57 pm
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6-7 December 2016

Basel – Arsenal
Referee: Peter Kralovic (SVK, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Benko (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Erik Weiss (SVK)
Fourth Official: Urs Schnyder (SUI)
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter (SUI)

Paris St. Germain – Ludogorets
Referee: Johnny Casanova (SMR)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Ercolani (SMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Laurențiu Ilie (SMR)
Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy (FRA)
Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)

SL Benfica – SSC Napoli
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Godelaine (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Vito Di Vincenzo (BEL)
Fourth Official: Tiago Cardoso Antunes (POR)
Referee Observer: Antonio Almeida Costa (POR)

Dynamo Kyiv – Beşiktaş
Referee: Dzianis Shcharbakou (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Yury Khomchanka (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Gusev (BLR)
Fourth Official: Ivan Bondar (UKR)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

FC Barcelona – Borussia Mönchengladbach
Referee: João Silva Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Nélson Cordeiro Moniz (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Campos Rodrigues (POR)
Fourth Official: David Medié Jiménez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Jean Lemmer (LUX)

Manchester City – Celtic
Referee: Alex de Albuquerque Troleis (FRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Hermansen (FRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Jørleif Djurhuus (FRO)
Fourth Official: Robert Jones (ENG)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

Bayern München – Atlético Madrid
Referee: Nikola Popov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Georgi Todorov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Deniz Sokolov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
Referee Observer: Hans Reijgwart (NED)

PSV Eindhoven – FC Rostov
Referee: Mohammed Al Hakim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Hallberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver (SWE)
Fourth Official: Siemen Mulder (NED)
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)

Bayer Leverkusen – AS Monaco
Referee: Nenad Djokić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Nemanja Petrović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Fourth Official: Patrick Alt (GER)
Referee Observer: Manuel Mejuto González (ESP)

Tottenham Hotspur – CSKA Moskva
Referee: Tim Marshall (NIR)
Assistant Referee 1: David Andeson (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Nethery (NIR)
Fourth Official: John Busby (ENG)
Referee Observer: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)

Legia Warszawa – Sporting
Referee: Dennis Antamo (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Turunen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Riku Vihreävuori (FIN)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)

Real Madrid – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Allen Lynch (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Wayne McDonnell (IRL)
Fourth Official: Valentín Pizarro Gómez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)

Club Brugge – FC København
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Vyacheslav Semenov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrej Vereteshkin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Kevin van Damme (BEL)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

FC Porto – Leicester City
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (LUX)
Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Da Silva (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Tom Hansen (LUX)
Fourth Official: João Borlido Matos (POR)
Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

Juventus – Dinamo
Referee: Alain Duriex (LUX)
Assistant Referee 1: David Santos (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Da Costa (LUX)
Fourth Official: Gianluca Aureliano (ITA)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL)

Olympique Lyonnais – Sevilla FC
Referee: Georgios Kominis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandros Grevenis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Floris Aubin (FRA)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)
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UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

December 5, 2016, 9:09 am
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6 December 2016
Manchester City – Celtic
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Ul (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaz Klancnik (SVN)
Additional AR 1: Mitja Zganec (SVN)
Additional AR 2: Roberto Ponis (SVN)
Fourth Official: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

Basel – Arsenal
Referee: Manuel De Sousa (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Alvaro Mesquita (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Santos (POR)
Additional AR 1: Fabio Verissimo (POR)
Additional AR 2: João Capela (POR)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Santos (POR)
Referee Observer: Alan Snoddy (NIR)

Paris St. Germain – Ludogorets
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Damianos Efthymiadis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Additional AR 1: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (GRE)
Additional AR 2: Alexandros Aretopoulos (GRE)
Fourth Official: Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE)
Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)

Dynamo Kyiv – Beşiktaş
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Additional AR 1: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Additional AR 2: Andrew Dallas (SCO)
Fourth Official: Douglas Potter (SCO)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

SL Benfica – SSC Napoli
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Teodoro Sobrino Magán (ESP)
Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)

FC Barcelona – Borussia Monchengladbach
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Additional AR 1: Sergei Lapochkin (RUS)
Additional AR 2: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Igor Demeshko (RUS)
Referee Observer: Jean Lemmer (LUX)

Bayern München – Atlético Madrid
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Fourth Official: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Referee Observer: Hans Reijgwart (NED)

PSV Eindhoven – FC Rostov
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Markus Häcker (GER)
Additional AR 1: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Benjamin Brand (GER)
Fourth Official: Eduard Beitinger (GER)
Referee Observer: Carmel Agius (MLT)

7 December 2016
Bayer Leverkusen – AS Monaco
Referee: Gediminas Mazeika (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Additional AR 1: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)
Additional AR 2: Donatas Rumsas (LTU)
Fourth Official: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Referee Observer: Manuel Mejuto González (ESP)

Tottenham Hotspur – CSKA Moskva
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Luca Banti (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Referee Observer: Christos Skapoullis (CYP)

Real Madrid – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Additional AR 1: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Additional AR 2: Tomasz Musial (POL)
Fourth Official: Radoslaw Siejka (POL)
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)

Legia Warszawa – Sporting CP
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
Fourth Official: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Referee Observer: Jørn West Larsen (DEN)

Club Brügge – FC Kobenhavn
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Jonathan Moss (ENG)
Fourth Official: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

FC Porto – Leicester City
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Additional AR 1: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Additional AR 2: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Fourth Official: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

Olympique Lyon – Sevilla 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: Uno Tutk (EST)

Juventus Turin – Dinamo Zagreb
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Jake Collin (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Lee Mason (ENG)
Fourth Official: Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)
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FIFA Club World Cup 2016 – Play-off

December 7, 2016, 8:46 am
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8 December 2016

Kashima Antlers – Auckland City
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)
Assistant Referee 2: Marwa Range (KEN)
Fourth Official: Bakary Gassama (GAM)
Reserve AR: Gyorgy Ring (HUN)
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UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

December 7, 2016, 8:49 am
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8 December 2016

 

FC Salzburg – FC Schalke

Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU)

Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)

Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)

Additional AR 1: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU)

Additional AR 2: Sebastian Colţescu (ROU)

Fourth Official: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)

Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

 

Villarreal – Steaua Bucureşti

Referee: Manuel Gräfe (GER)

Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)

Assistant Referee 2: Holger Henschel (GER)

Additional AR 1: Marco Fritz (GER)

Additional AR 2: Robert Hartmann (GER)

Fourth Official: Christian Gittelmann (GER)

Referee Observer: Michel Piraux (BEL)

 

Osmanlıspor – FC Zürich

Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)

Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)

Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali (SVN)

Additional AR 1: Rade Obrenović (SVN)

Additional AR 2: Dragoslav Perič (SVN)

Fourth Official: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)

Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif (ISR)

 

PAOK FC – Slovan Liberec

Referee: Andre Marriner (ENG)

Assistant Referee 1: Simon Beck (ENG)

Assistant Referee 2: Harry Lennard (ENG)

Additional AR 1: Robert Madley (ENG)

Additional AR 2: Kevin Friend (ENG)

Fourth Official: Edward Smart (ENG)

Referee Observer: Hervé Piccirillo (FRA)

 

Qarabağ FK – Fiorentina

Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO)

Assistant Referee 1: Tomislav Petrović (CRO)

Assistant Referee 2: Miro Grgić (CRO)

Additional AR 1: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (CRO)

Additional AR 2: Goran Gabrilo (CRO)

Fourth Official: Goran Pataki (CRO)

Referee Observer: Vasily Melnychuk (UKR)

 

Konyaspor – KAA Gent

Referee: Jakob Kehlet (DEN)

Assistant Referee 1: Henrik Larsen (DEN)

Assistant Referee 2: Heine Sørensen (DEN)

Additional AR 1: Michael Tykgaard (DEN)

Additional AR 2: Jens Maae (DEN)

Fourth Official: Lars Rix (DEN)

Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

 

SC Braga – Shakhtar Donetsk

Referee: Ali Palabiyik (TUR)

Assistant Referee 1: Cem Satman (TUR)

Assistant Referee 2: Ceyhun Sesigüzel (TUR)

Additional AR 1: Alper Ulusoy (TUR)

Additional AR 2: Yasar Uğurlu (TUR)

Fourth Official: Ekrem Kan (TUR)

Referee Observer: Jari Maisonlahti (FIN)

 

Sassuolo Calcio – KRC Genk

Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)

Assistant Referee 1: Danny Krasikow (ISR)

Assistant Referee 2: Roy Hassan (ISR)

Additional AR 1: Erez Papir (ISR)

Additional AR 2: Eli Hacmon (ISR)

Fourth Official: Nissan Davidy (ISR)

Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN)

 

Rapid Wien – Athletic Club

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)

Assistant Referee 1: Davie Goossens (NED)

Assistant Referee 2: Bas van Dongen (NED)

Additional AR 1: Pol van Boekel (NED)

Additional AR 2: Ed Janssen (NED)

Fourth Official: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)

Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)

 

Astra Giurgiu – AS Roma

Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)

Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR)

Assistant Referee 2: Kemal Yilmaz (TUR)

Additional AR 1: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)

Additional AR 2: Tolga Özkalfa (TUR)

Fourth Official: Serkan Ok (TUR)

Referee Observer: Vladimír Medved (SVK)

 

Viktoria Plzeň – Austria Wien

Referee: Sergii Boiko (UKR)

Assistant Referee 1: Volodymyr Volodin (UKR)

Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)

Additional AR 1: Anatolii Abdula (UKR)

Additional AR 2: Anatolii Zhabchenko (UKR)

Fourth Official: Igor Alokhin (UKR)

Referee Observer: Ioannis Tsachilidis (GRE)

 

AZ Alkmaar – FC Zenit

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)

Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR)

Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andås (NOR)

Additional AR 1: Svein Erik Edvartsen (NOR)

Additional AR 2: Tore Hansen (NOR)

Fourth Official: Sven Erik Midthjell (NOR)

Referee Observer: Rodger Gifford (WAL)

 

Maccabi Tel Aviv – Dundalk FC

Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)

Assistant Referee 1: Roland Brandner (AUT)

Assistant Referee 2: Roland Riedel (AUT)

Additional AR 1: Dominik Ouschan (AUT)

Additional AR 2: Rene Eisner (AUT)

Fourth Official: Stefan Kühr (AUT)

Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE)

 

Anderlecht – AS Saint Étienne

Referee: István Kovács (ROU)

Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)

Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Artene (ROU)

Additional AR 1: Cristian Balaj (ROU)

Additional AR 2: Marius Avram (ROU)

Fourth Official: Valentin Avram (ROU)

Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)

 

FSV Mainz – Qabala SC

Referee: Simon Lee Evans (WAL)

Assistant Referee 1: Gareth Wyn Jones (WAL)

Assistant Referee 2: Lewiss Ross Edwards (WAL)

Additional AR 1: Bryn Markham-Jones (WAL)

Additional AR 2: Nick Pratt (WAL)

Fourth Official: Daniel Beckett (WAL)

Referee Observer: Are Habicht (EST)

 

Apoel – Olympiacos

Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)

Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)

Assistant Referee 2: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)

Additional AR 1: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)

Additional AR 2: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (ESP)

Fourth Official: Miguel Martínez Munuera (ESP)

Referee Observer: Luciano Luci (ITA)

 

Young Boys – FC Astana

Referee: Clayton Pisani (MLT)

Assistant Referee 1: Alan Camilleri (MLT)

Assistant Referee 2: Edward Spiteri (MLT)

Additional AR 1: Fyodor Zammit (MLT)

Additional AR 2: Cann Trustin Farrugia (MLT)

Fourth Official: William Debattista (MLT)

Referee Observer: René Temmink (NED)

 

Feyenoord – Fenerbahçe

Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)

Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)

Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)

Additional AR 1: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)

Additional AR 2: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)

Fourth Official: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)

Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

 

Zorya Luhansk – Manchester United

Referee: Tamás Bognár (HUN)

Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás (HUN)

Assistant Referee 2: Zsolt Varga (HUN)

Additional AR 1: Ádam Farkas (HUN)

Additional AR 2: Péter Solymosi (HUN)

Fourth Official: Theodoros Georgiou (HUN)

Referee Observer: Kaj Østergaard (DEN)

 

Inter Milano – Sparta Praha

Referee: Bart Vertenten (BEL)

Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)

Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen (BEL)

Additional AR 1: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)

Additional AR 2: Wim Smet (BEL)

Fourth Official: Yves de Neve (BEL)

Referee Observer: Michael Thomas Ross (NIR)

 

Southampton – Hapoel Beer Sheva

Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)

Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)

Assistant Referee 2: Matteo Passeri (ITA)

Additional AR 1: Marco Guida (ITA)

Additional AR 2: Davide Massa (ITA)

Fourth Official: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)

Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)

 

OGC Nice – FC Krasnodar

Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)

Assistant Referee 1: Johannes Vogel (SUI)

Assistant Referee 2: Jean-Yves Wicht (SUI)

Additional AR 1: Alain Bieri (SUI)

Additional AR 2: Sascha Amhof (SUI)

Fourth Official: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)

Referee Observer: Peter Jones (ENG)

 

Panathinaikos – Celta Vigo

Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA)

Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA)

Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs (LVA)

Additional AR 1: Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA)

Additional AR 2: Edgards Malcevs (LVA)

Fourth Official: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA)

Referee Observer: Gerard Perry (IRL)

 

Standard Liège – Ajax

Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)

Assistant Referee 1: Alastair Mather (SCO)

Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Stevenson (SCO)

Additional AR 1: John Beaton (SCO)

Additional AR 2: Donald Robertson (SCO)

Fourth Official: Graeme Stewart (SCO)

Referee Observer: Gaetano De Gabriele (MLT)
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VARs to be tested live at FIFA Club World Cup 2016

December 7, 2016, 10:26 pm
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An important piece of history will be made at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 (8‑18 December in Yokohama and Osaka) with video assistance being used to support referees with “match-changing” decisions for the first time in a FIFA competition.
“This represents a big step forward in terms of testing the technology,” says Marco van Basten, FIFA’s Chief Officer Technical Development. “We feel well prepared after setting everything up with the support of The IFAB, the host broadcaster Dentsu/NTV and Hawk-Eye – one of a number of providers that offer such technology. At the same time, it’s important to remember that we are entering somewhat unchartered territory here, given that we are going live for the first time. Ultimately, these tests should prove invaluable in terms of determining whether the processes are sound or whether any further refinements are needed.” This trial will involve video assistant referees (VARs) being given access to all broadcast feeds inside a video operations room, enabling them to provide information to the referee on the field of play in order to correct clear mistakes in “match-changing” situations. These include serious incidents including goals, penalty decisions, direct red cards and cases of mistaken identity. The VARs will play a supporting role along with the assistant referees and the fourth official, but the referee will continue to take the first as well as the final decision on the field of play. “The VAR system has been developed, just like goal-line technology, to provide additional support for the referee,” says FIFA’s Head of Refereeing Massimo Busacca. “We want the essential flow of the game to be maintained and, as always, the first and the final decisions lie with the referee. This is our philosophy, and these principles as well as the practical application of the technology have been explained and demonstrated to our match officials as part of an ongoing training programme.” 
As usual, the referees and VARs involved in the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 have participated in intensive theoretical and practical training sessions organised by the FIFA Refereeing Department during the week leading up to the competition. The main points of emphasis were on football understanding, reading the game, positioning, teamwork and different football mentalities, with the overall goal of achieving consistency and uniformity. The match officials reviewed video clips of real match situations and participated in practical training sessions with players, which were filmed so that the participants could receive instant feedback from top FIFA refereeing instructors. The final step before the first game included a live training session with players, multiple TV cameras and the Hawk-Eye VAR system at Yokohama Stadium. All of this is building upon the successful trials recently held at international friendly matches in Italy.
By using VARs during the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016, FIFA will be putting The IFAB's VAR protocol through an important test before other competition organisers begin conducting live trials from 2017 onwards. The referee will be able to review footage on a pitchside monitor for certain decisions – a key progression from the “semi-live” tests conducted at recent international friendly matches in Italy (Italy - France in Bari in September and Italy - Germany in Milan in November). With the support of FIFA and The IFAB, competition organisers in 12 countries are already confirmed to participate in the two-year experiments (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar, USA).

Source: FIFA
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Elizondo appointed Head of Referees in Argentina

December 7, 2016, 10:27 pm
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Former Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo was appointed as the new Head of the Referee Department within the Argentine Football Federation.
Horacio Elizondo refereed the final of the 2006 World Cup between France and Italy during which he sent-off Zinedine Zidane who head-butted Marco Matterazzi. After working as deputy secretary of state for sports affairs in the government of former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner (2003-2007) and also as a media consultant, Elizondo was inducted boss of Argentine referees and presented to the press in the presence of Armando Pérez, the interim chairman of the AFA. Elizondo was surrounded by Angel Sanchez, who refereed at the 2002 World Cup and Marcelo Habib, current secretary of the Association of Argentine Referees. Hector Baldassi, a former Argentine referee at the 2010 World Cup, was also approached to accompany Elizondo, but this track has been abandoned, Baldassi serving as deputy of the province of Cordoba since December 2013 and could run again in 2017.
The appointment of Horacio Elizondo comes as SADRA, one of the two referees associations in Argentina, has launched a call to strike after one of their colleagues was violently assaulted during a fourth national division match. Guillermo Marconi, representative of the SADRA announced that "the members of his association will not referee the matches of 1st division, National B, First B, Federal A, B and C". This announcement came only a few days before the most explosive game of the year between River Plate and Boca Juniors to be played on Sunday. Diego Abal, the referee appointed to the match, belongs to the AAA (Association des Arbitres Argentinos). The latter has not yet expressed their intentions, but does not rule out joining the movement. His secretary, Federico Beligoy, said he was "in solidarity with SADRA. If we are to join the strike, we will go."

Source: Globo
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UEFA Referees – Changes 2016/2017

December 8, 2016, 10:49 pm
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Retired from Elite Category: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP, photo).

Retired from First Category: Serge Gumienny (BEL), Marijo Strahonja (CRO), Alexandru Tudor (ROU).

Retired from Second Category: Marcin Borski (POL), Antonio Damato (ITA), Fredy Fautrel (FRA), Richard Liesveld (NED), Steven McLean (SCO), Lee Probert (ENG), Padraigh Sutton (IRL).

New FIFA Referees promoted directly to Second Category: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA), Francois Letexier (FRA), Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP).

Retired from Third Category: Ignasi Villamayor (AND).

New FIFA Referees entered in Third Category: Andi Koci (ALB), Omar Pashayev (AZE), Lawrence Wisser (BEL), Stefan Apostolov (BUL), Duje Strukan (CRO), Jason Barcelo (GIB), Luca Barbeno (SMR), Furkat Atazhanov (KAZ), Daniyar Sakhi (KAZ), Genc Nuza (KOS), Manfredas Lukjancukas (LTU), Ian McNabb (NIR), Keith Kennedy (NIR), Espen Eskas (NOR), Kai Steen (NOR), Krzysztof Jakubik (POL), Robert Hennessy (IRL), Horatiu Fesnic (ROU), George Gaman (ROU), Aleksei Matiunin (RUS), Donald Robertson (SCO), Aleksandar Vasic (SRB), Bojan Nikolic (SRB), Michal Ocenas (SVK), Rade Obrenovic (SVN), Halil Meler (TUR), Mykola Balakin (UKR), Iwan Griffith (WAL).
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UEFA Referee Categories 2017

December 9, 2016, 9:24 am
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Elite
Martin Atkinson (ENG), Deniz Aytekin (GER), Felix Brych (GER), Cüneyt Cakir (TUR), Mark Clattenburg (ENG), William Collum (SCO), Jonas Eriksson (SWE), David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP), Ovidiu Hategan (ROU), Sergei Karasev (RUS), Viktor Kassai (HUN), Pavel Kralovec (CZE), Björn Kuipers (NED), Szymon Marciniak (POL), Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP), Milorad Mažić (SRB), Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR), Bas Nijhuis (NED), Daniele Orsato (ITA), Nicola Rizzoli (ITA), Gianluca Rocchi (ITA), Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE), Damir Skomina (SVN), Paolo Tagliavento (ITA), Craig Thomson (SCO), Clement Turpin (FRA), Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP).

First Category
Ievgenii Aranovskyi (UKR), Luca Banti (ITA), Benoît Bastien (FRA), John Beaton (SCO), Ivan Bebek (CRO), Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS), Kevin Blom (NED), Tamas Bognar (HUN), Sergii Boiko (UKR), Ruddy Buquet (FRA), Tony Chapron (FRA), Sebastien Delferiere (BEL), Oliver Drachta (AUT), Aleksei Eskov (RUS), Javier Estrada Fernandez (ESP), Simon Evans (WAL), Mattias Gestranius (FIN), Pawel Gil (POL), Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP), Hüseyin Göcek (TUR), Serdar Gözübüyük (NED), Manuel Gräfe (GER), Stefan Johannesson (SWE), Matej Jug (SVN), Jakob Kehlet (DEN), Istvan Kovacs (ROU), Ivan Kruzliak (SVK), Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR), Harald Lechner (AUT), Liran Liany (ISR), Robert Madden (SCO), Danny Makkelie (NED), Andre Marriner (ENG), Gediminas Mazeika (LTU), Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA), Michael Oliver (ENG), Halis Özkahya (TUR), Clayton Pisani (MLT), Pawel Raczkowski (POL), Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT), Artur Soares Dias (POR), Manuel De Sousa (POR), Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD), Tobias Stieler (GER), Martin Strömbergsson (SWE), Anthony Taylor (ENG), Istvan Vad (HUN), Slavko Vinčič (SVN), Tobias Welz (GER), Alon Yefet (ISR), Miroslav Zelinka (CZE), Felix Zwayer (GER).

Second Category
Anatoliy Abdula (UKR), Aliyar Aghayev (AZE), Thorvaldur Arnason (ISL), Marius Avram (ROU), Cristian Balaj (ROU), Alain Bieri (SUI), Alexandre Boucaut (BEL), Kevin Clancy (SCO), Carlos Clos Gomez (ESP), Sebastian Coltescu (ROU), Nikola Dabanovic (MNE), Andrew Dallas (SCO), Bastian Dankert (GER), Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP), Amaury Delerue (FRA), Christian Dingert (GER), Neil Doyle (IRL), Svein-Erik Edvartsen (NOR), Andreas Ekberg (SWE), Bartosz Frankowski (POL), Marco Fritz (GER), Antony Gautier (FRA), Vlado Glodovic (SRB), Orel Grinfeeld (ISR), Marco Guida (ITA), Tore Hansen (NOR), Alexander Harkam (AUT), Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP), Arnold Hunter (NIR), Massimiliano Irrati (ITA), Sergei Ivanov (RUS), Adrien Jaccottet (SUI), Ken Henry Johnsen (NOR), Enea Jorgji (ALB), Georgi Kabakov (BUL), Mete Kalkavan (TUR), Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (GRE), Stephan Klossner (SUI), Artyom Kuchin (KAZ), Sergei Lapochkin (RUS), Jonathan Lardot (BEL), Francois Letexier (FRA), Robert Madley (ENG), Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP), Davide Massa (ITA), Dimitar Meckarovski (MKD), Vitaly Meshkov (RUS), Hugo Miguel (POR), Benoît Millot (FRA), Antti Munukka (FIN), Ville Nevalainen (FIN), Christos Nicolaides (CYP), Aleksei Nikolaev (RUS), Ali Palabiyik (TUR), Bojan Pandzić (SWE), Craig Pawson (ENG), Radu Petrescu (ROU), Nikola Popov (BUL), Pavle Radovanović (MNE), Nicolas Rainville (FRA), Roi Reinshreiber (ISR), Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP), Alan Sant (MLT), Sandro Schärer (SUI), Frank Schneider (FRA), Manuel Schüttengruber (AUT), Eitan Shmuelevitz (ISR), Daniel Siebert (GER), Daniel Stefanski (POL), Ivaylo Stoyanov (BUL), Stanislav Todorov (BUL), Kristo Tohver (EST), Leontios Trattou (CYP), Andris Treimanis (LVA), Siarhei Tsynkevich (BLR), Michael Tykgaard (DEN), Paolo Valeri (ITA), Ognjen Valjic (BIH), Pol van Boekel (NED), Bart Vertenten (BEL), Ante Vucemilovic-Simunovic (CRO), Carlos Xistra (POR), Anatolii Zhabchenko (UKR).

Third Category
Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE), Alexandr Aliyev (KAZ), Sascha Amhof (SUI), Sandor Ando-Szabo (HUN), Dennis Antamo (FIN), Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (LVA), Stefan Apostolov (BUL), Petr Ardeleanu (CZE), Alexandros Aretopoulos (GRE), Furkat Atazhanov (KAZ), Mykola Balakin (UKR), Suren Baliyan (ARM), Veaceslav Banari (MDA), Luca Barbeno (SMR), Jason Barcelo (GIB), Sven Bindels (LUX), Deniz Bitnel (TUR), Jörgen Burchardt (DEN), Johnny Casanova (SMR), Fabio Costa Verissimo (POR), Raymond Crangle (NIR), Andrew Davey (NIR), Oleksandr Derdo (UKR), Vasilis Dimitriou (CYP), Nenad Djokić (SRB), Alain Durieux (LUX), Espen Eskas (NOR), Adam Farkas (HUN), Trustin Farrugia (MLT), Horatiu Fesnic (ROU), Juri Frischer (EST), George Gaman (ROU), Aleksander Gauzer (KAZ), Filip Glova (SVK), Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA), Sergio Grade Piscarreta (POR), Iwan Griffith (WAL), Danilo Grujić (SRB), Dag Vidar Hafsas (NOR), Markus Hameter (AUT), Nikolaj Hänni (SUI), Robert Harvey (IRL), Rahim Hasanov (AZE), Robert Hennessy (IRL), Thoroddur Hjaltalin (ISL), Zaven Hovhannisyan (ARM), Dejan Jakimovski (MKD), Krzysztof Jakubik (POL), Edin Jakupović (BIH), Jari Järvinen (FIN), Lorenc Jemini (ALB), Gunnar Jonsson (ISL), Srdjan Jovanović (SRB), Fran Jović (CRO), Jovan Kaludjerović (MNE), Ferenc Karako (HUN), Keith Kennedy (NIR), Peter Kjaersgaard (DEN), Andi Koci (ALB), Georgios Kominis (GRE), Laurent Kopriwa (LUX), Yaroslav Kozyk (UKR), Peter Kralović (SVK), Tvetan Krastev (BUL), Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (DEN), Giorgi Kruashvili (GEO), Georgios Kyzas (GRE), Nicolas Laforge (BEL), Erik Lambrechts (BEL), Kirill Levnikov (RUS), Tiago Lopes Martins (POR), Manfredas Lukjancukas (LTU), Martin Lundby (NOR), Jens Maae (DEN), Orkhan Mammadov (AZE), Stavros Mantalos (GRE), Boris Marhefka (SVK), Bryn Markham-Jones (WAL), Tim Marshall (NIR), Dimitrios Masias (CYP), Aleksei Matiunin (RUS), Paul McLaughlin (IRL), Ian McNabb (NIR), Halil Meler (TUR), Yurii Mozharovskyy (UKR), Dumitru Muntean (MDA), Tomasz Musial (POL), Bojan Nikolic (SRB), Ola Hobber Nilsen (NOR), Genc Nuza (KOS), Glenn Nyberg (SWE), Rade Obrenovic (SVN), Michal Ocenas (SVK), Pavel Orel (CZE), Dominik Ouschan (AUT), Anastasios Papapetrou (GRE), Erez Papir (ISR), Bardhyl Pashaj (ALB), Omar Pashayev (AZE), Tihomir Pejin (CRO), Irfan Peljto (BIH), Anders Poulsen (DEN), Radek Prihoda (CZE), Zbynek Proske (CZE), Petur Reinert (FAR), Donald Robertson (SCO), Donatas Rumsas (LTU), Daniyar Sakhi (KAZ), Fedayi San (SUI), Joao Santos Capela (POR), Dzianis Shcharbakou (BLR), Lasha Silagava (GEO), Joao Silva Pinheiro (POR), Sergejus Slyva (LTU), Kai Steen (NOR), Ryan Stewart (WAL), Duje Strukan (CRO), Roomer Tarajev (EST), Alexandru Tean (MDA), Vilhjalmur Thorarinnsson (ISL), Stanislav Todorov (BUL), Alex Troleis (FRO), Alper Ulusoy (TUR), George Vadachkoria (GEO), Aleksandar Vasic (SRB), Mikhail Vilkov (RUS), Vladimir Vnuk (SVK), Lawrence Wisser (BEL), Nikolai Yordanov (BUL), Fyodor Zammit (MLT), Mario Zebec (CRO), Mitja Zganec (SVN).
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FIFA Club World Cup 2016 – Quarter-finals

December 9, 2016, 8:52 pm
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Jeonbuk Hyundai – Club America
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gyorgy Ring (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Toth (HUN)
Fourth Official: Nick Waldron (NZL)
Reserve AR: Marwa Range (KEN)

Mamelodi Sundowns – Kashima Antlers
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morin (MEX)
Fourth Official: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB)
Reserve AR: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)

VARs: Danny Makkelie (NED), Damir Skomina (SVN), Bakary Gassama (GAM)
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El Clasico assistant referee suspended for “being too friendly” with Barcelona

December 12, 2016, 8:16 pm
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One of the assistant referees who officiated in El Clasico last weekend has been suspended for two weeks for being too friendly with Barcelona players. Pau Cebrian Devis (photo) was not assigned to a game this week and will also sit out next weekend after the refereeing committee disapproved of his actions at Camp Nou. Radio station Cadena Ser said the committee mentioned in their report how close he was with some Barcelona players in the tunnel by the dressing rooms.
Real Madrid players were furious with some of the decisions made by referee Carlos Clos Gomez and his team during the game, which finished in a 1-1 draw last weekend. They did not make an official complaint but criticised the refereeing publicly. Decisions they were particularly unhappy about were Javier Mascherano getting away with a foul on Lucas Vazquez in the penalty area, Luis Suarez not being flagged offside for his opening goal and Cristiano Ronaldo not being given a penalty when he appeared to be pulled back. Captain Sergio Ramos' criticism of the officials was implicit rather than explicit. He said after the game: "The referee at Camp Nou? I could say a lot of things after watching the game back a couple of times, but it wouldn't change anything. I'm going to keep out of it because I don't want to give headlines. I have a lot of respect for the referees, they're people and they can make mistakes. I find it difficult to believe that they make mistakes [on purpose]. Continuing the stirring is not going to lead anywhere now".

Source: Mirror
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FIFA Club World Cup 2016 – Match for Fifth Place

December 12, 2016, 8:17 pm
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Jeonbuk Hyundai – Mamelodi Sundowns
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Yaser Tulefat (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Fourth Official: Abdelkader Zitouni (TAH)
Reserve AR: Philippe Revel Tahiti (TAH)
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FIFA Club World Cup 2016 – Semi-finals

December 12, 2016, 8:18 pm
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14 December 2016
Atletico Nacional – Kashima Antlers
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gyorgy Ring (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Toth (HUN)
Fourth Official: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)
Reserve AR: Marwa Range (KEN)

15 December 2016
Club America – Real Madrid
Referee: Enrique Caceres (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zorrilla (PAR)
Fourth Official: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)
Reserve AR: Yaser Tulefat (BHR)
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CONMEBOL U-20 Championship 2017

December 13, 2016, 10:23 pm
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Ecuador, 18 January – 11 February 2017

Referee: Dario Herrera (ARG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Navarro (ARG)

Referee: Gery Vargas (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Montano (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: José Antelo (BOL)

Referee: Anderson Daronco (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Rodrigo Correa (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Guilherme Dias (BRA)

Referee: Roberto Tobar (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Orellana (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: José Retamal (CHI)

Referee: Gustavo Murillo (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Humberto Clavijo (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander León (COL)

Referee: Carlos Orbe (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Macias (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Flavio Nall (ECU)

Referee: Mario Diaz De Vivar (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rodney Aquino (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Cañete (PAR)

Referee: Diego Haro (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Lopez (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Raez (PER)

Referee: Jonathan Fuentes (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Richard Trinidad (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Popovits (URU)

Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Franchescoly Chacon (VEN)

Reserve Referees
1. Jose Hoyo (VEN)
2. Guillermo Guerrero (ECU)
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Video review used for penalty decision in FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 semi-final

December 14, 2016, 11:31 am
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Video replay technology has been used in the awarding of a penalty for Japan’s Kashima Antlers during their FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 semi-final win over South American club champions Atletico Nacional in Osaka, Japan.
On the half-hour mark, after receiving information about a missed incident from Video Assistant Referee Danny Makkelie, referee Viktor Kassai made the signal to indicate that he would conduct an on-field review of footage via the pitch-side monitor. Prior to that, the assistant referee had correctly applied the ‘wait and see’ technique with regard to the offside position of the player who was fouled. The player was deemed to not be offside, having been unable to challenge the opponent for the ball, and the Hungarian referee subsequently pointed to the penalty mark, having judged from the replay that Daigo Nishi was tripped inside the penalty area by Atletico’s Orlando Berrio. Shoma Doi successfully converted the penalty kick, with the host club going on to win 3-0.
“This is the first-ever live trial with Video Assistant Referees at a FIFA competition, so this is something that is new for everyone – especially to see the referee run to the video replay area at the side of the field,” said Massimo Busacca, FIFA’s Head of Refereeing. “In the incident tonight, the communication between the referee and the video assistant referee was clear, the technology worked well and ultimately the final decision was taken by the referee, which will always be the case since the VARs are only there to support.” According to the experiment protocol drawn up by The IFAB, referees have the option to confirm or change a decision either by relying solely on information provided by the VAR or by reviewing the footage themselves – especially when it’s a matter of interpretation, rather than a factual decision. “The clear message we’ve got from players and coaches throughout the world is that they would like the referee on the day to remain the main decision maker and that’s why the option is always there to go and look at the footage directly,” said David Elleray, Technical Director of The IFAB. The trial with video replay technology at the FIFA Club World Cup marks the end of the testing phase for the VAR project. The IFAB, in consultation with FIFA and participating competition organisers, will decide if any further refinements need to be made to the protocol before live trials go ahead globally. “Once the official experiments begin, the competition organisers will send a great deal of information to The IFAB, which will be analysed by KU Leuven university,” Elleray added. “We’ll be wanting to look at how often video reviews are used and how often a referee confirms or changes a decision based solely on the information from the Video Assistant Referee or after an on-field review. More importantly, we will want to examine how the VAR system impacts on the behaviour of players, the behaviour of referees, the response of fans in the stadium and the response of people watching on television. So there will be a great deal of information that we’ll need before The IFAB takes a final decision on the implementation of VARs in 2018 or 2019 at the latest”.

Source: FIFA
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