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Rosetti: "VAR has to be an insurance, a parachute for the referee"
Players who make a television-screen gesture with their hands to appeal for a video replay in UEFA competitions will be shown a yellow card, European football's governing body has confirmed.UEFA has...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, I)
12 February 2019Manchester United – Paris Saint GermainReferee: Daniele Orsato (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Fabiano Preti (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)Fourth Official: Daniele...
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Women's World Cup referees taking fresh lessons to France 2019
Four months – barely even that – until the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 gets under way. And while the 24 teams who have qualified are eagerly anticipating the tournament, the referees also have...
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UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (First Leg)
12-14 February 2019Fenerbahçe – ZenitReferee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Julien Pacelli (FRA)Fourth Official: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)Additional...
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UEFA Women's Futsal Euro Final 2019: Perona (ITA)
17 February 2019Spain – PortugalReferee 1: Chiara Perona (ITA, photo)Referee 2: Irina Velikanova (RUS)Third Referee: Gelareh Nazemi (IRN)Timekeeper: Fatma Tursun (TUR)
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AFC Champions League – Play-offs (Round 2)
19 February 2019Shandong Luneng – Hanoi FCReferee: Valentin Kovalenko (UZB, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko (UZB)Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin (UZB)Fourth Official: Charymurat...
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UEFA Youth League – Play-offs
19-20 February 2019GNK Dinamo – Lokomotiv MoskvaReferee: Fabio Costa Veríssimo (POR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Almeid (POR)Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Martins (POR)Fourth Official: Ivan Vučković...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, II)
19 February 2019Liverpool – Bayern MünchenReferee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Matteo Passeri (ITA)Fourth Official: Paolo Valeri (ITA)VAR:...
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UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (Second Leg)
20-21 February 2019Sevilla – LazioReferee: Anthony Taylor (ENG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)Fourth Official: Lee Betts (ENG)Additional AR 1: Stuart...
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CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana – First Round (Second Leg, I)
19-21 February 2019Chapecoense – Union La Calera Referee: Jose Argote (VEN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Luis Murillo (VEN) Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte (VEN) Fourth Official: Angel Arteaga (VEN)...
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CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores – Third Round (First Leg)
20-22 February 2019Melgar – CaracasReferee: Luiz de Oliveira (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Kleber Gil (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Danilo Manis (BRA)Fourth Official: Wagner Reway (BRA) Referee...
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Concacaf Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg)
20-22 February 2019Atletico Independiente – Toronto FCReferee: Ivan Barton (SLV, photo)Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV)Assistant Referee 2: Geovany Garcia (SLV)Fourth Official: Ricangel de Leca...
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VAR decisions explained by UEFA
VAR protocol correctly applied for two penalty decisions during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 match FC Schalke - Manchester City (2-3) with emphasis put on “accuracy over speed”. Both instances...
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CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana – First Round (Second Leg, II)
26-28 February 2019Santos – River PlateReferee: Mauro Vigliano (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Julio Fernandez (ARG)Fourth Official: German Delfino (ARG)Referee...
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CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores – Third Round (Second Leg)
27 February – 1 March 2019Caracas – MelgarReferee: Esteban Ostojich (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Nievas (URU)Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera...
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Clattenburg and Mazic will be professional referees in China
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced in Suzhou that they will form its own professional referee team including both domestic and overseas distinguished football referees. At the briefing,...
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Concacaf Champions League – Round of 16 (Second Leg)
26-28 February 2019Houston Dynamo – CD GuastatoyaReferee: Hector Martinez (HON, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jairo Morales (PUR)Assistant Referee 2: Raymundo Feliz (DOM)Fourth Official: William Anderson...
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Tanzanian FIFA referee banned for life for manipulating matches
Referee Oden Charles Mbaga has been banned for life and fined 200,000 Swiss francs (150,962 pounds) for accepting bribes to manipulate football matches. FIFA said in a statement that its ethics...
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Handball rules reworded by IFAB
Football's lawmakers will meet next week to discuss the rules on handball and introduce new wording to reduce grey areas in the law, according to former referee David Elleray (photo). An the IFAB's...
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Emotional farewell for referee Undiano at his last fitness test
Alberto Undiano Mallenco smiles after his last fitness tests as elite referee in Spain (or maybe not, we'll get to that). He received a 5-minute ovation for his long career in the First Division. At 45...
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