FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2018 – Group Stage (Matches 21-24)
21 November 2018Spain – CanadaReferee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (RUS, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Ekaterina Kurochkina (RUS)Assistant Referee 2: Nicolet Bakker (NED)Fourth Official: Maria Carvajal...
View ArticleSecond UEFA VAR Seminar 2018
The second UEFA seminar for VAR is taking place in Istanbul (Turkey), from 20 to 23 November 2018. UEFA selected 12 out of the 24 referees who attended the first VAR seminar, last month, in...
View ArticleTop African referee Sikazwe suspended over corruption allegations
CAF have provisionally suspended Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe on suspicion of corruption following the way he handled the CAF Champions League match that Esperance won 4-2 in Rades. It is not yet...
View ArticleReferee Hategan comforted by Dutch defender Van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk took time to console bereaved referee Ovidiu Hategan following the Netherlands 2-2 draw with Germany on Monday. The Dutch captain scored a 90th-minute equaliser in Gelsenkirchen to...
View ArticleIFAB recommends fine-tuning Laws
The 133rd Annual Business Meeting of the International Football Association Board took place in Glasgow, Scotland, chaired by Ian Maxwell, Chief Executive of the Scottish FA. The event saw positive...
View ArticleUpdated list of referees for FIFA Club World Cup 2018
The FIFA Referees Committee has announced a number of changes to the list of match officials who will officiate at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018, which takes place from 12-22 December 2018: - Bamlak...
View ArticleFIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2018 – Quarter-finals
24 November 2018 Spain – Korea DPR Referee: Katalin Kulcsar (HUN) Assistant Referee 1: Katalin Török (HUN) Assistant Referee 2: Lucie Ratajova (CZE) Fourth Official: Sandra Braz (POR) Reserve AR:...
View ArticleUEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
27-28 November 2018AS Roma – Real MadridReferee: Fedayi San (SUI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jean-Yves Wicht (SUI)Assistant Referee 2: Carmine Sangiovanni (SUI)Fourth Official: Francesco Fourneau...
View ArticleWilliams: “Perfection does not exist”
The problem with chasing perfection is that it doesn’t exist. That’s what I feel like we’re doing with Video Assistant Referees in football right now. VAR was introduced because the football community...
View ArticleWilliams: “Perfection does not exist”
The problem with chasing perfection is that it doesn’t exist. That’s what I feel like we’re doing with Video Assistant Referees in football right now. VAR was introduced because the football community...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
27 November 2018AS Roma – Real MadridReferee: Clément Turpin (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)Fourth Official: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)Additional...
View ArticleFIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2018 – Semi-finals
28 November 2018Mexico – CanadaReferee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (RUS, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Ekaterina Kurochkina (RUS)Assistant Referee 2: Maria Sukenikova (SVK)Fourth Official: Sandra Braz...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
29 November 2018Vorskla Poltava – ArsenalReferee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)Assistant Referee 2: Dawid Golis (POL)Fourth Official: Adam Kupsik...
View ArticleConcacaf U-20 Championship Final 2018: Barton (SLV)
November 2018USA – Mexico Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Chantal Boudreau (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Jassett Kerr (JAM)Fourth Official: Kimbell Ward (SKN)
View ArticleMexican referee on hunger strike
Mexican referee Adalid Maganda has begun a hunger strike outside the headquarters of the country's Football Federation (Femexfut) in protest at his dismissal. After being sacked in April, Maganda...
View ArticleFIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Final 2018: Beaudoin (CAN)
1 December 2018FinalSpain – MexicoReferee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Princess Brown (JAM)Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie Yee Sing (JAM)Match for Third PlaceNew Zealand –...
View ArticleKelly earns MLS Referee of the Year honour for third time
Alan Kelly is the 2018 MLS Referee of the Year, announced Major League Soccer and PRO. It's the third time in four seasons Kelly has received the honor. The 43-year-old Irishman was also recognized in...
View ArticleCONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana Final 2018 (First Leg)
5 December 2018Junior – Atletico Paranaense Referee: Diego Haro (PER, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER) Assistant Referee 2: Victor Raez (PER) Fourth Official: Carlos Orbe (ECU) VAR: Gery...
View ArticleFIFA Women’s World Cup 2019
The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 27 referees and 48 assistant referees, representing 42 different countries, for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019. The journey to the FIFA Women’s World...
View ArticleVAR to be used in UEFA Champions League knock-out phase
The UEFA Executive Committee met in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and decided to use Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the UEFA Champions League as from the Round of 16 in February 2019 following...
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