Guruceta: Legend and Controversy
Born in San Sebastian on 4 November 1941, Emilio Carlos Guruceta Muro, had a brilliant career in refereeing. At 25 he refereed in the third division and three years later debuted in the first division....
View ArticleFIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 – Round of 16 (Matches 37-38)
5 November 2019Angola – KoreaReferee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)Fourth Official: Nick Waldron (NZL)Reserve AR:...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League 2019/2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
5-6 November 2019FC Barcelona – Slavia PrahaReferee: Michael Oliver (ENG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)Fourth Official: Andrew Madley (ENG)VAR:...
View ArticleFIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 – Round of 16 (Matches 39-42)
6 November 2019Spain – SenegalReferee: Guillermo Guerrero (ECU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Juan Macias (ECU)Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Baren (ECU)Fourth Official: Andres Rojas (COL)Reserve AR:...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League 2019/2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
6-7 November 2019VfL Wolfsburg – KAA GentReferee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Matteo Passeri (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Giacomo Paganessi (ITA)Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca...
View ArticleFIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 – Round of 16 (Matches 43-44)
7 November 2019Ecuador – ItalyReferee: Christopher Beath (AUS, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin (AUS)Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham (AUS)Fourth Official: Ma Ning (CHN)Reserve AR: Shi...
View ArticleUEFA Women's Euro 2021 – Qualifying Round (Matchday 5)
6-9 November 2019Malta – IsraelReferee: Aleksandra Česen (SVN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Staša Špur (SVN)Assistant Referee 2: Tanja Vrabel (SVN)Fourth Official: Tanja Subotič (SVN)Montenegro –...
View ArticleVAR intervention not always necessary
Following an incident that occurred last week in Germany in the second division match between Holstein Kiel and VfL Bochum, the IFAB says that “the procedure should be different in the future”.In the...
View ArticleConcacaf League Final 2019 (First Leg)
9 November 2019Saprissa – Motagua Referee: Daneon Parchment (JAM, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Ojay Duhaney (JAM) Assistant Referee 2: Caleb Wales (TRI) Fourth Official: Reon Radix (GRN)
View ArticleFIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 – Quarter-finals (Matches 45-46)
10 November 2019Netherlands – ParaguayReferee: Khamis Al-Marri (QAT, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Dharman (QAT)Assistant Referee 2: Ramzan Al-Naemi (QAT)Fourth Official: Redouane Jiyed...
View ArticleAFC Champions League Final 2019 (First Leg)
9 November 2019Al Hilal – Urawa Red Diamonds Referee: Ali Sabah (IRQ, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Hayder Ubaydee (IRQ) Assistant Referee 2: Ameer Hussein (IRQ)Additional AR 1: Mohanad Sarray (IRQ)...
View ArticleFIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 – Quarter-finals (Matches 47-48)
11 November 2019Spain – FranceReferee: Istvan Kovacs (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Artene (ROU)Fourth Official: Claudia Umpierrez (URU)Reserve AR:...
View ArticleUEFA Women's Euro 2021 – Qualifying Round (Matchday 6)
10-12 November 2019Moldova – Azerbaijan Referee: Katalin Sipos (HUN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Judit Kulcsár (HUN) Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad (HUN) Fourth Official: Réka Molnar (HUN) Greece –...
View ArticleUEFA U-21 Euro 2021 Qualifying (Matchday 7)
14-15 November 2019Armenia – IrelandReferee: Antti Munukka (FIN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen (FIN)Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Valjakka (FIN)Fourth Official: Dennis Antamo (FIN)Referee...
View ArticleCONMEBOL Libertadores Final 2019: Tobar (CHI)
23 November 2019River Plate – FlamengoReferee: Roberto Tobar (CHI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Christian Schiemann (CHI)Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Rios (CHI)Fourth Official: Andres Rojas (COL)VAR:...
View ArticleUEFA Euro 2020 Qualifiers (Matchday 9)
14-16 November 2019Czech Republic – KosovoReferee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Ciro Carbone (ITA)Fourth Official: Massimiliano Irrati...
View ArticleFIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 – Semi-finals
14 November 2019Mexico – NetherlandsReferee: Guillermo Guerrero (ECU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Juan Macias (ECU)Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Baren (ECU)Fourth Official: Claudia Umpierrez (URU)Reserve...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, Matchday 5)
14 November 2019Uzbekistan – Saudi ArabiaReferee: Ryuji Sato (JPN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Hiroshi Yamauchi (JPN)Assistant Referee 2: Jun Mihara (JPN)Fourth Official: Yudai Yamamoto (JPN)Iraq –...
View ArticleConcacaf Nations League – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
14-16 November 2019League AUSA – CanadaReferee: Cesar Ramos (MEX, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Christian Espinosa (MEX)Assistant Referee 2: Michel Morales (MEX)Fourth Official: Jorge Perez (MEX)Panama –...
View ArticleFIFA U-17 World Cup Final 2019: Treimanis (LVA)
17 November 2019FinalBrazil – MexicoReferee: Andris Treimanis (LVA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA)Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs (LVA)Fourth Official: Christopher...
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