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International Friendly Matches
September 2018Scotland – BelgiumReferee: Luca Banti (ITA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA) Fourth Official: Marco Di Bello (ITA) Austria...
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Geiger: Key takeaways from the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Soccer players aren’t the only ones who spend their life dreaming of emerging from the tunnel at the World Cup. Referees devote just as much time and energy to the grind of qualifying for the world’s...
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Futsal player arrested after a brutal attack that left a referee with a...
Alcione Marcelino headbutted the official and kicked him in the face as he lay on the ground after he objected to a decision. The ace is facing charges of grievous bodily harm over the terrifying...
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CAF has suspended 15 more referees
The videos have already been made available to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and individual countries Football Associations. This time including referees from West, Central and Southern...
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UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 1)
18 September 2018FC Barcelona – PSV EindhovenReferee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos (GRE, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás (GRE)Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis (GRE)Fourth Official:...
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CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores – Quarter-finals (First Leg)
18-20 September 2018Atlético Tucuman – GremioReferee: Wilmar Roldan (COL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Cristian De La Cruz (COL)Assistant Referee 2: Alexander Leon (COL)Fourth Official: Gustavo Murillo...
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CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana – Round of 16 (Matchday 2)
18-20 September 2018Santa Fe – MillonariosReferee: Fernando Rapallini (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Christian Navarro (ARG)Fourth Official: Fernando Espinoza...
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UEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 1)
18 September 2018AS Monaco – Atlético de MadridReferee: Stephan Klossner (SUI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher (SUI)Assistant Referee 2: Efe Kurnazca (SUI)Fourth Official: Faouzi Benchabane...
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UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 1)
20 September 2018Villarreal – RangersReferee: István Kovács (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Artene (ROU)Fourth Official: Alexandru Cerei...
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CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana – Round of 16 (Matchday 3)
25-26 September 2018Nacional – San LorenzoReferee: Wilmar Roldán (COL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Wilmar Navarro (COL)Assistant Referee 2: Dionisio Ruiz (COL)Fourth Official: Andrés Rojas (COL)Referee...
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UEFA Women’s Champions League – Round of 32 (Second Leg)
26-27 September 2018Brøndby – JuventusReferee: Florence Guillemin (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Élodie Coppola (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)Fourth Official: Maïka Vanderstichel...
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VAR to be used in UEFA competitions
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League, as well as for a number of other UEFA competitions. The decision was taken at a meeting of the UEFA Executive...
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CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana – Round of 16 (Matchday 4)
2-4 October 2018Millionarios – Santa FeReferee: Raphael Claus (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Fabricio Villarinho (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Rocha (BRA)Fourth Official: Wagner Magalhaes...
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CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)
2-4 October 2018Independiente – River PlateReferee: Anderson Daronco (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Danilo Manis (BRA)Fourth Official: Luiz Oliveira...
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Two-time World Cup referee Agnolin has died
Luigi Agnolin, one of the most famous referees in the 80s in Italy, has died at the age of 75. He was appointed to two World Cups, 1986 and 1990, and two European finals: the 1987 Cup Winners' Cup and...
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UEFA Youth League – Domestic Champions Path (Round 1, First Leg)
2 October 2018Chelsea – MoldeReferee: Jørgen Daugbjerg (DEN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Dennis Rasmussen (DEN)Assistant Referee 2: Elvis Boric (DEN)Fourth Official: John Busby (ENG)Referee Observer:...
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UEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 2)
2 October 2018CSKA Moskva – Real MadridReferee: Ali Palabıyık (TUR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Soner Maraş (TUR)Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran (TUR)Fourth Official: Anastasia Pustovoitova...
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UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 2)
2 October 2018Manchester United – Valencia CFReferee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)Fourth Official: Matej Žunič...
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Britain's oldest football referee
Britain's oldest football referee, who officiated matches until he was 88, has died. William "Harry" Hardy started overseeing matches in 1959 but only retired in the 2015-16 season after a fall. He...
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First-ever FIFA Course for VAR Instructors
Building on the successful implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, FIFA has taken another important and historic step forward by opening the...
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