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IFAB vote on changes to “The Players’ Equipment”
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) convened at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Saturday for its Annual General Meeting (AGM), chaired by FIFA President Blatter. This meeting was the...
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Referee car bombing in Cyprus
The football association in Cyprus has postponed all first division matches this weekend after a bombing damaged the car of a top referee. An explosive device was placed on the hood of referee Leontios...
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Seneme retires early to join CONMEBOL Referees Committee
Former World Cup referee candidate Wilson Seneme (BRA, 44) decided to retire early in order to accept the proposal to replace his countryman Salvio Fagundes as a member of the CONMEBOL Referees...
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International Friendly Matches
5 March 2014 France – Netherlands Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)Assistant Referee 2: Darren England (ENG)Fourth Official: Anthony Taylor (ENG) Austria –...
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Former FIFA referees Kelly and Stavridis reactivated by MLS
Major League Soccer’s referees were locked out Friday, a day before the season openers. The Professional Referee Organization, which manages game officials for the U.S. Soccer Federation and MLS,...
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CONCACAF Champions League – Quarter-finals (First Leg)
10 March 2014LD Alajuelense – CD Arabe UnidoReferee: Roberto Garcia (MEX, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX)Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morin (MEX)Fourth Official: Paul Delgadillo...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (Second Leg, I)
11 March 2014Bayern München – Arsenal FCReferee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR)Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andas (NOR)Additional AR 1: Ken Henry Johnsen...
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Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
11 March 2014Defensor Sporting – CruzeiroReferee: Diego Abal (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Ernesto Uziga (ARG)Fourth Official: Christian Ferreyra (URU)Referee...
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UEFA Europa League – Round of 16 (First Leg)
13 March 2014 Ludogorets – Valencia Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Gringore (FRA) Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Danos (FRA) Additional AR 1: Tony Chapron (FRA)...
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UEFA Youth League – Quarter-finals
11 March 2014Paris St. Germain – Real MadridReferee: Petr Ardeleanu (CZE, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Tomáš Mokrusch (CZE)Assistant Referee 2: Radek Kotik (CZE)Fourth Official: Alexandre Perreau...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (Second Leg, II)
18 March 2014Chelsea FC – Galatasaray IstanbulReferee: Felix Brych (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)Additional AR 1: Tobias Welz (GER)Additional...
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Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
18 March 2014Universidad de Chile – Real GarcilasoReferee: Antonio Arias (PAR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Rodney Aquino (PAR)Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)Fourth Official: Jorge Osorio...
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CONCACAF Champions League – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)
18 March 2014Tijuana Xolos – Los Angeles GalaxyReferee: Roberto Moreno (PAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Williamson (PAN)Assistant Referee 2: Hermenerito Leal (GUA)Fourth Official: John Pitti...
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UEFA Europa League – Round of 16 (Second Leg)
20 March 2014RB Salzburg – FC BaselReferee: Manuel Gräfe (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Guido Kleve (GER)Additional AR 1: Marco Fritz (GER)Additional AR 2:...
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UEFA Women’s Champions League – Quarter-finals (First Leg)
23 March 2014Torres CF – Turbine PotsdamReferee: Cristina Dorcioman (ROU, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU) Assistant Referee 2: Mihaela Gomoescu (ROU)Fourth Official: Veronica...
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Marriner devastated by his red card blunder
Andre Marriner, the referee who sent off the wrong Arsenal player on Saturday, is devastated by his mistake. Marriner made the biggest refereeing blunder of recent times when he sent off Kieran Gibbs...
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Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
25 March 2014Zamora – NacionalReferee: Diego Abal (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Ariel Scime (ARG)Fourth Official: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)Referee Observer...
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Siric sentenced for match-rigging
Former vice-president of Croatia's football association (HNS) and ex-international referee Zeljko Siric (photo) was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison for match-rigging, state news agency...
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World Cup referees told to focus on protecting players
Protecting players from heavy tackles will be the priority for referees at this year's World Cup in Brazil rather than other contentious issues such as diving, handball and the triple punishment....
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Referees prepare for World Cup 2014
Referees and assistant referees from Asia, Oceania and Europe met for a week-long seminar at the Home of FIFA in Zurich in preparation for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014.Between 24 and 28 March, the 17...
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