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AFC Asian Cup 2019
With the expansion of Asia’s most prestigious tournament from 16 to 24 teams, a record 60 match officials – comprising 30 referees and assistant referees each – have been appointed to the AFC Asian Cup...
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IFFHS World’s Best Woman Referee 2018: Steinhaus (GER)
90 experts and journalists from all continents crowned Bibiana Steinhaus for the fourth time after 2013, 2014 and 2017 to The World’s Best Woman Referee 2018 in the Annual IFFHS Awards. The German...
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IFFHS World’s Best Referee 2018: Pitana (ARG)
Argentin referee Nestor Pitana has capped a stellar season with his election as the World’s Best Referee 2018 in the annual IFFHS Awards. He succeeds the German Felix Brych who took place four this...
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UEFA: Referees Del Cerro and Martincic promoted to Elite
The UEFA Referees Committee approved the referee categories for the second half of the season 2018-2019. Carols Del Cerro Grande (men) and Ivana Martincic (women) were promoted to Elite, effective 1...
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UEFA Referee Categories – second half of the season 2018/2019
MenEliteDeniz Aytekin (GER), Benoit Bastien (FRA), Felix Brych (GER), Cüneyt Cakir (TUR), William Collum (SCO), Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP), Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP), Ovidiu Hategan (ROU), Sergei...
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UEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
11 December 2018Galatasaray – FC PortoReferee: Stephan Klossner (SUI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher (SUI)Assistant Referee 2: Matthias Sbrissa (SUI)Fourth Official: Can Cengiz (TUR)Referee...
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CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana Final 2018 (Second Leg)
12 December 2018Atletico Paranaense – JuniorReferee: Roberto Tobar (CHI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Christian Schiemann (CHI)Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Rios (CHI)Fourth Official: Roddy Zambrano...
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UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
11 December 2018Liverpool FC – SSC NapoliReferee: Damir Skomina (SVN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN)Fourth Official: Tomaž Klančnik...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2018 – First Round
12 December 2018Al Ain – Team Wellington Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Toru Sagara (JPN) Assistant Referee 2: Hiroshi Yamauchi (JPN) Fourth Official: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)...
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UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
13 December 2018Olympiakos – AC MilanReferee: Benoît Bastien (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Frédéric Haquette (FRA)Fourth Official: Philippe Jeanne...
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VAR at the Women’s World Cup?
As the men’s World Cup was winding down last summer in Russia, FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, used his final news conference to heap praise on the video assistant referee system, which had been...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2018 – Second Round
15 December 2018Kashima Antlers – CD GuadalajaraReferee: Bamlak Tessema (ETH, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Siwela (RSA)Assistant Referee 2: Waleed Ahmed (SUD)Fourth Official: Wilton Sampaio...
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CONMEBOL U-20 Championship 2019
Chile, 17 January – 10 February 2019Referee: Fernando Rapallini (ARG, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG) Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG) Referee: Gery Vargas (BOL) Assistant...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2018 – Match for Fifth Place
18 December 2018ES Tunis – CD GuadalajaraReferee: Matthew Conger (NZL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Tevita Makasini (TGA)Assistant Referee 2: Mark Rule (NZL)Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo (USA)Reserve AR:...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2018 – Semi-finals
18-19 December 2018River Plate – Al AinReferee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)Fourth Official: Ryuji Sato...
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EPL referee wages: How much do top flight officials earn in a season?
The referees are employed by PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) which is run by managing director Mike Riley - a former Premier League referee himself. There are 17 full-time...
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Unfair Labour Practices by PRO
Last week, the Professional Soccer Referees Association (“PSRA”) members covered by the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) with the Professional Referee Organization (“PRO”) voted overwhelmingly...
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Referee Tzilos victim of disgraceful attack in Greece
The unwanted side of Greek football has reared its ugly head again, with referee Athanasios Tzilos assaulted in Larissa on Wednesday morning. At approximately 09:00 on Wednesday morning, 35-year old...
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FIFA Club World Cup Final 2018: Marrufo (USA)
22 December 2018 Final Real Madrid – Al Ain Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Frank Anderson (USA) Assistant Referee 2: Corey Rockwell (USA) Fourth Official: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)...
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AFC referees recognized for world-class achievement
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presented the 2018 AFC Referees Special Award to the men’s trio from Iran - Alireza Faghani, assistant referees Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Reza Mansouri – at the...
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