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Ovrebo: “I became the biggest fool in international football”
Referee Tom Henning Ovrebo opens up on the death threats he received after the controversial Chelsea vs Barcelona semi-final. The former referee from Norway has discussed the night that saw him become...
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UEFA U-17 Euro 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)
9-10 May 2019Belgium – IrelandReferee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Ilir Tartaraj (ALB)Assistant Referee 2: Riku Vihreäuvuori (FIN)Fourth Official: Petri Viljanen (FIN)Referee...
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UEFA U-17 Euro 2919 – Quarter-finals
12-13 May 2019Belgium – NetherlandsReferee: Rade Obrenović (SVN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Da Silva (LUX)Assistant Referee 2: Jan Hermansen (FRO) Fourth Official: Espen Eskas (NOR)Referee...
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UEFA Europa League Final 2019: Rocchi (ITA)
The UEFA Referees Committee has announced today that Gianluca Rocchi will referee the 2019 UEFA Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday 29 May 2019...
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UEFA Champions League Final 2019: Skomina (SVN)
The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Damir Skomina will referee the 2019 UEFA Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. The match will be played at the Estadio...
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Female referees create AFC history
Asian football history will be made on Wednesday when Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita alongside assistant referees Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi become the first all-female cast to officiate an...
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Former World Cup referee George Smith dies aged 75
Former FIFA referee George Smith, from Edinburgh, has died aged 75. Smith took charge of three Scottish Cup finals and two League Cup finals. He was the man in the middle at the notorious 1980 Scottish...
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UEFA U-17 Euro 2019 – Semi-finals
16 May 2019France – ItalyReferee: Mykola Balakin (UKR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Sigurdson (ISL)Assistant Referee 2: Jan Hermansen (FRO)Fourth Official: Rade Obrenović (SVN)Referee Observer: Bo...
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Concacaf U-17 Championship Final 2019: Parchment (JAM)
16 May 2016Mexico – USAReferee: Daneon Parchment (JAM, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Anderson (JAM)Assistant Referee 2: Kedlee Powell (CAY)Fourth Official: Juan Calderon (CRC)
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UEFA Women’s U-17 Euro Final 2019: Demetrescu (ROU)
Hard work and dedication are key words for referee Iuliana Demetrescu – and reward has come her way with her appointment to take charge of Friday's UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship final...
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Concacaf Gold Cup 2019
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today announced the referees and assistant referees that have been selected for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. The...
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Referee Pustovoitova relishing Budapest assignment
Swapping a career as a player for that of a referee hasn’t proved an obstacle to success for Anastasia Pustovoitova – who takes charge of Saturday’s UEFA Women’s Champions League final between Lyon and...
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UEFA U-17 Euro Final 2019: Eskas (NOR)
When Espen Eskås leads the two teams out for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final on Sunday, he expects it to be an emotional occasion for him, as well as for the players. The Norwegian...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)
23 May 2019Poland – ColombiaReferee: Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mahmud Ahmed (EGY)Assistant Referee 2: Mokrane Gourari (ALG)Fourth Official: Hector Martinez (HON)VAR: Marco Guida...
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Copa Sudamericana – Second Round (First Leg)
21-23 May 2019River Plate – Colon Referee: Mario Diaz de Vivar (PAR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zorrilla (PAR)Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Caceres (PAR)Fourth Official: Juan Benitez (PAR)Referee...
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Bolivian referee’s death puts altitude matches under spotlight
The death of a Bolivian referee officiating a match at more than 4,000 metres has reopened the debate about the safety of playing football at such altitude. Victor Hugo Hurtado collapsed while...
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CAF Confederation Cup Final 2019
First Leg, 19 May 2019RS Berkane – ZamalekReferee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG) Assistant Referee 2: Anouar Hmila (TUN) Fourth Official: Bernard Camille...
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CAF Champions League Final 2019
First Leg, 24 May 2019Wydad AC – ES TunisReferee: Ghead Grisha (EGY, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Waleed Ahmed (SDN)Assistant Referee 2: Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG) Fourth Official: Bernard Camille...
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Macron signs three-year deal to become UEFA referee kit supplier
The agreement was officially announced today at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, with Macron becoming the first Italian company to provide kits for UEFA's referees section. The company's CEO Gianluca...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 9-12)
25 May 2019France – Saudi ArabiaReferee: Fernando Rapallini (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG)Fourth Official: Ndala Ngambo (COD)VAR: Wilton...
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