Concacaf Women’s Championship Final 2018: Venegas (MEX)
17 October 2018FinalUSA – CanadaReferee: Lucila Venegas (MEX, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Princess Brown (JAM)Assistant Referee 2: Mijensa Rensch (SUR)Fourth Official: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)Match for...
View ArticleYouth Olympic Games 2018 – Futsal Tournament (Finals)
Sitting in a lounge on the 24th floor of a hotel in central Buenos Aires, Gelareh Nazemi conveys a certain shyness, which stands in contrast to the confidence she demonstrates when dealing with matters...
View ArticleConcacaf referee for AFC Champions League Semi-final
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that Mark Geiger, two-time FIFA World Cup veteran and 2014...
View ArticleCONMEBOL Copa Libertadores – Semi-finals (First Leg)
23-24 October 2018River Plate – GremioReferee: Víctor Carrillo (PER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)Assistant Referee 2: Victor Raez (PER)Fourth Official: Diego Haro (PER)VAR: Leodan...
View ArticleCONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana – Quarter-finals (First Leg)
23-25 October 2018Santa Fe – Deportivo CaliReferee: Roddy Zambrano (ECU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Lescano (ECU)Assistant Referee 2: Byron Romero (ECU)Fourth Official: Carlos Orbe (ECU)VAR:...
View ArticleUEFA Youth League – Domestic Champions Path (Round 1, Second Leg)
23-24 October 2018Flyeralarm Admira – RSC AnderlechtReferee: Zbyněk Proske (CZE, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Radek Kotík (CZE)Assistant Referee 2: Petr Caletka (CZE)Fourth Official: Alan Kijas...
View ArticleUEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
23-24 October 2018Shakhtar Donetsk – Manchester CityReferee: Horațiu Feșnic (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Alexandru Cerei (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Avram (ROU)Fourth Official: Dmytro...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
23 October 2018AEK Athens – Bayern MünchenReferee: Aleksei Kulbakou (BLR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitri Žuk (BLR)Assistant Referee 2: Alieh Maslianka (BLR)Fourth Official: Juri Chomčanka...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
25 October 2018Anderlecht – FenerbahçeReferee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov (BUL)Assistant Referee 2: Diyan Valkov (BUL)Fourth Official: Georgi Todorov...
View ArticleAFC Champions League – Semi-finals
First Leg, 2-3 October 2018Kashima Antlers – Suwon BluewingsReferee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Yaser Tulefat (BHR)Assistant Referee 2: Nawaf Mousa (BHR)Additional AR 1: Ali Sabah...
View ArticleCAF Confederation Cup – Semi-finals
First Leg, 3 October 2018Al Masry – ASV ClubReferee: Bakary Gassama (GAM, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Sulayman Sosseh (GAM) Assistant Referee 2: Omar Darboe (GAM)Enyimba FC – Raja CAReferee: Youssef...
View ArticleCAF Champions League – Semi-finals
First Leg, 2 October 2018Al Ahly – ES SetifReferee: Bamlak Tessema (ETH, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Temesgin Atango (ETH)Assistant Referee 2: Kindie Mussie (ETH)1 Agosto – Esperance TunisReferee:...
View ArticleIturralde: “El Clasico can take more away than it gives you"
La Liga's Clasico is the most watched domestic club game on the planet and nobody at the Camp Nou on Sunday will be more alone, in the unforgiving spotlight, than the referee. Clasico officials must be...
View ArticleIFAB proposal to reduce time-wasting
Rule-makers at the International FA Board (IFAB) are hoping to crack down on intentional time-wasting tactics and the actual playing time of games. In the proposed scheme, players would be forced to...
View ArticleCONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)
30-31 October 2018Deportivo Cali – Santa FeReferee: Víctor Carrillo (PER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Víctor Raez (PER)Assistant Referee 2: Raul Lopez (PER)Fourth Official: Michael Espinoza (PER)VAR:...
View ArticleCONMEBOL Copa Libertadores – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
30-31 October 2018Gremio – River PlateReferee: Andres Cunha (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Richard Trinidad (URU)Fourth Official: Jonathan Fuentes (URU)VAR:...
View ArticleUEFA Women’s Champions League – Round of 16 (Second Leg)
31 October – 1 November 2018Olympique Lyonnais – AFC AjaxReferee: Katalin Kulcsár (HUN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Katalin Török (HUN)Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad (HUN)Fourth Official: Katalin Sipos...
View ArticleLayec quits as general manager of French elite referees
It is a departure that will make noise. After nine years at the Technical Direction of the Refereeing (DTA), Bertrand Layec decided to leave his functions. An essential figure in the Batta era, of...
View ArticleAFC Cup Final 2018: Al-Jassim (QAT)
28 October 2018Air Force Club – Altyn AsyrReferee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri (QAT) Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh (QAT)Fourth Official: Khamis...
View ArticleZambia top female FIFA referee dies in car accident
Zambia has lost one of its top female football referees after she succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident.Leah Namukonda, one of two female FIFA referees, died at Ndola Central Hospital in...
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