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Referee Bennett could return after “unofficial suspension”
Daniel Bennett’s unofficial suspension from refereeing international matches could be at an end now that disgraced Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has effectively been kicked out...
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Collina succeeded by Rosetti as UEFA Chief Refereeing Officer
UEFA has announced that Roberto Rosetti is to replace Pierluigi Collina as its Chief Refereeing Officer, after Collina announced his decision to step down for personal reasons at the UEFA summer...
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UEFA Super Cup 2018: Marciniak (POL)
Polish referee Szymon Marciniak has been appointed to take charge of the 2018 UEFA Super Cup match between Real Madrid CF and Club Atlético de Madrid, which will be played at the Lilleküla Stadium in...
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)
5 August 2018Mexico – BrazilReferee: Esther Staubli (SUI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Belinda Pierre (SUI)Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Kung (SUI)Fourth Official: Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL) Korea DPR –...
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CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores – Round of 16 (First Leg)
7-9 August 2018Estudiantes – GremioReferee: Andres Cunha (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)Fourth Official: Esteban Ostojich (URU)Referee...
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UEFA Champions League – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)
7-8 August 2018Standard de Liege – AFC AjaxReferee: Tobias Stieler (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmüller (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER)Fourth Official: Harm Osmers...
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UEFA Europa League – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)
7-9 August 2018İstanbul Başakşehir – Burnley FC Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB) Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB) Fourth Official: Ilija Brdar...
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UEFA referees encouraged to set high standards
Europe's leading male and female referees are primed for the new UEFA club and national-team competition season, and have been given a crystal clear instruction by UEFA to take into the campaign – "We...
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Group Stage (Matches 9-12)
8 August 2018 Brazil – England Referee: Melissa Borjas (HON, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Shirley Perello (HON) Assistant Referee 2: Yudilia Briones (MEX) Fourth Official: Kate Jacewicz (AUS)...
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Swedish AR Klyver hit in the head by object thrown from stands
Sturm Graz have hit out at the fan that left an assistant referee needing stitches after he was hit with a missile thrown from the stands. The Austrian outfit had been playing Cypriot side AEK Larnaca...
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)
12 August 2018Brazil – Korea DPRReferee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE)Fourth Official: Carol Anne Chenard...
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UEFA Champions League – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
14-15 August 2018Fenerbahçe – BenficaReferee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)Fourth Official: Roberto Ponis (SVN)Referee...
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UEFA Europa League – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
16 August 2018Dinamo Brest – Apollon LimassolReferee: Martin Strömbergsson (SWE, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Gustavsson (SWE)Assistant Referee 2: Joakim Nilsson (SWE)Fourth Official: Patrik...
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Marciniak counts down the days to the Super Cup
Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup referee Szymon Marciniak admits that he wasn't the official's best friend when he was a player – and the Pole says a red card he received one day actually put him on the path...
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2018 – Quarter-finals
16 August 2018Spain – NigeriaReferee: Qin Liang (CHN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Cui Yongmei (CHN)Assistant Referee 2: Fang Yan (CHN) Fourth Official: Kate Jacewicz (AUS) Reserve AR: Uvena Fernandes...
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Collina: "No more football without VAR. Leaving UEFA? My personal decision"
The World Cup final in Moscow was exactly a month ago, when Argentine Nestor Pitana refereed the match between France and Croatia. A month passed, but not without some rumours because, after the...
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FIFA referee Madley has quit abruptly
The Premier League referee Bobby Madley, one of the rising stars among the league’s officials, who took charge of last year’s Community Shield, has abruptly quit and ended his career in English...
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Cakir: from striker to referee
He was born in Kuzguncuk, an old Istanbul neighborhood where the popular soap opera “Perihan Abla” was shot. When he was 10, he started playing football for Kartalspor. He was the striker. They were...
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2018 – Semi-finals
20 August 2018 France – Spain Referee: Melissa Borjas (HON, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Shirley Perello (HON) Assistant Referee 2: Yudilia Briones (MEX) Fourth Official: Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL)...
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CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana – Round of 16 (Matchday 1)
21-22 August 2018San Lorenzo – NacionalReferee: Raphael Claus (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires (BRA)Fourth Official: Wagner Magalhaes (BRA)Referee...
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