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UEFA Europa League 2019/2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
28 November 2019SC Braga – Wolverhampton WanderersReferee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Dmitri Zhuk (BLR)Assistant Referee 2: Oleg Maslyanko (BLR)Fourth Official: Denis Scherbakov...
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Still calling the shots at 75
At 46 years and 261 days old, Dutchman Roel Liefden is the oldest player to have featured at a FIFA tournament after reaching this remarkable milestone at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Tahiti, in...
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2019 – Quarter-finals
28 November 2019Italy – SwitzerlandReferee 1: Mariano Romo (ARG, photo)Referee 2: Raul Gonzalez (ESP)Referee 3: Vitali Gomolko (LTU)Timekeeper: Lukasz Ostrowski (POL)Reserve Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov...
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Gulf Cup 2019
Referees1. Ali Shaaban (KUW)2. Ahmed Al-Kaf (OMA, photo)3. Ali Sabbah (IRQ)4. Khamis Al-Marri (QAT)5. Ameen Radman (YEM)6. Mohammed Abdulla (UAE)7. Ali Al-Samaheeji (BHR)8. Alexandre Boucaut (BEL)9....
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30 November 2019Italy – RussiaReferee 1:Referee 2:Referee 3:Timekeeper:Japan – PortugalReferee 1:Referee 2:Referee 3:Timekeeper:
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From fighting crime to flagging offside
Who would be a referee? It’s a question that has been posed innumerable times. Observers, admirers and even critics tend to acknowledge that match officials’ jobs seem, at best, unenviable and, at...
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final 2019: Moraes (BRA)
1 December 2019 Final Italy – Portugal Referee 1: Ivo Moraes (BRA, photo) Referee 2: Said Hachim (MAD) Referee 3: Ingilab Mammadov (AZE) Timekeeper: Sofien Benchabane (FRA) Reserve AR: Suhaimi Mat...
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VAR tweaks being considered by IFAB
Football lawmakers are considering whether to make changes to Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in the game. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will hold a key meeting in...
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Ceferin explains UEFA's new offside proposal as he hits out at VAR
It is the top-level backing that fans against VAR will appreciate. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, coming down on the side of the football fans, players and pundits against Video Assistant Referees....
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CONMEBOL Qlympic Qualifiers 2020
The CONMEBOL Referees Committee selected 12 referees and 20 assistant referees for the 2020 Qlympic Qualifying tournament. The referees will arrive in Colombia on 12 January for training and then will...
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VAR use expanded by UEFA
The UEFA Executive Committee agreed to use VAR in the upcoming European Qualifiers play-offs in March 2020, and in the European Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, subject to approval from FIFA for the...
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UEFA Youth League 2019/2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
10-11 December 2019Salzburg – LiverpoolReferee: Fran Jovic (CRO, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pušic (CRO)Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner (AUT)Referee Observer:...
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UEFA Champions League 2019/2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
10-11 December 2019SSC Napoli – KRC GenkReferee: Cüneyt Çakir (TUR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)Fourth Official: Halil Umut Meler (TUR)VAR: Mete...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2019 – First Round
11 December 2019Al Sadd SC – Hienghene SportReferee: Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud Ahmed (EGY)Assistant Referee 2: Mokrane Gourari (ALG)Fourth Official: Ismail Elfath...
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UEFA Europa League 2019/2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
12 December 2019Getafe CF – FC KrasnodarReferee: Daniel Siebert (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Markus Häcker (GER)Fourth Official: Sören Storks (GER)Referee...
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FIFA List 2020 Changes
ArmeniaReferees – WomenIn: Sofik Torosyan (1994)AustriaReferees – MenIn: Walter Altmann (1984), Christian Ciochirca (1989)Referees – WomenIn: Olivia Tschon (1994, photo)BelarusReferees – MenOut:...
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14 December 2019 Al Hilal – ES Tunis Referee: Roberto Tobar (CHI) Assistant Referee 1: Christian Schiemann (CHI) Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Rios (CHI) Fourth Official: Ismail Elfath (USA) Reserve AR:...
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UEFA: Referees Grinfeeld, Kovacs and Vincic promoted to Elite
The UEFA Referees Committee approved the referee categories for the second half of the season 2019/2020. The changes will take effect on 1 January 2020.MenRetired from Elite: Gianluca Rocchi...
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UEFA Referee Categories – second half of the season 2019/2020
Men Elite Deniz Aytekin (GER), Benoit Bastien (FRA), Felix Brych (GER), Cüneyt Cakir (TUR), William Collum (SCO), Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP), Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP), Orel Grinfeeld (ISR), Ovidiu...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2019 – Match for Fifth Place
17 December 2019Al Sadd SC – ES TunisReferee: Abdelkader Zitouni (TAH, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Şovre (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (R)Fourth Official: Ovidiu Hațegan...
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