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CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020 – Round 1 (First Leg)
4-6 February 2020Velez – AucasReferee: Gery Vargas (BOL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jose Antelmo (BOL)Assistant Referee 2: Edward Saavedra (BOL)Fourth Official: Christian Aleman (BOL)Referee Assessor:...
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CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020 – Round 2 (First Leg)
4-6 February 2019Universidad de Chile – InternacionalReferee: Facundo Tello (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Julio Fernández (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)Fourth Official: Andrés...
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Aguilar retires to become Head of Referees in Salvador
Joel Aguilar ended his 20-year career in professional refereeing, after being appointed as director of the Referee Department of the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT). It was Aguilar himself who...
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CONMEBOL U-20 Libertadores 2020
Paraguay, 15 February - 1 March 2020Referee: Andres Merlos (ARG)Assistant Referee 1: Lucas Germanotta (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Facondo Rodriguez (ARG)Referee: Christian Peralta (BOL)Assistant Referee...
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Clive Thomas and “the most controversial decision that any referee has ever...
Back in 1981, Tottenham and Wolverhampton Wanderers played an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough. It was a game that I happened to be present at – my wife’s family all being dedicated Wolves fans. Late...
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FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers - CONMEBOL
The CONMEBOL qualifying tournament for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup was preceded by a referee seminar. Amongst the 29 participants, CONMEBOL selected, for the first time, three female referees: Maria...
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CONMEBOL Recopa 2020
First Leg, 19 February 2020Independiente Del Valle – FlamengoReferee: Leodan Gonzalez (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Richard Trinidad (URU)Fourth Official:...
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Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifiers 2020 – Semi-finals
7 February 2020Canada – Costa RicaReferee: Lucila Venegas (MEX, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mayte Chavez (MEX)Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)Fourth Official: Ekaterina Koroleva (USA)USA –...
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UEFA Youth League 2019/2020 – Play-offs
11-12 February 2020Derby County – Borussia DortmundReferee: Kevin Clancy (SCO, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Kylie Cockburn (SCO)Assistant Referee 2: Drew Kirkland (SCO)Fourth Official: Martin Coy...
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FIFA: next steps for VAR technology
The video assistant referee (VAR) system has become a household name in the industry and has a major role to play in enhancing the transparency and quality of the game of football. This technology not...
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De Telegraaf: UEFA “admit to referee errors” that saw two Ajax players sent...
UEFA have acknowledged a refereeing mistake in Chelsea's Champions League clash with Ajax in November that saw two of the Dutch side's stars sent off in the same phase of play, according to reports in...
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FIFA Elite Referees start new preparation cycle in Lisbon
Following the highly successful 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and spectacular FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, a new cycle has begun for FIFA elite referees. This week, nine female and 17 male referees...
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CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020 – Round 1 (First Leg, II)
11-13 February 2020Deportivo Cali – River PlateReferee: Diego Haro (PER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue (PER)Assistant Referee 2: Coty Carrera (PER)Fourth Official: Michael Espinoza...
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CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020 – Round 2 (Second Leg)
11-13 February 2020Internacional – Universidad de ChileReferee: Esteban Ostojich (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Horacio Ferreiro (URU)Fourth Official: Andrés...
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Referee observers - giving back to refereeing
While the fans in the stadium are glued to the exploits of the teams and players on the field at a UEFA match, the referee observer in the stands only has eyes for the referee team. The referee...
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Concacaf Women’s Qlympic Qualifiers 2020 – Final
9 February 2020USA – CanadaReferee: Tatiana Guzman (NCA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Enedina Caudillo (MEX) Assistant Referee 2: Tonia Deane (BRB)Fourth Official: Francia Gonzalez (MEX)
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CAF referees gear up for CHAN with preparatory course in Egypt
With barely two months to the start of the Total African Nations Championship Cameroon 2020, referees and assistant referees took part in a preparatory course from 4-8 February 2020 in Cairo,...
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AFC Champions League 2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)
10-12 February 2020Al Wahda – Al Ahli SaudiReferee: Ahmed Al Kaf (OMA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Abu Al Amri (OMA)Assistant Referee 2: Rashid Al Ghaithi (OMA)Fourth Official: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (OMA)Al...
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CAF Super Cup 2020
14 February 2020ES Tunis – ZamalekReferee: Victor Gomes (RSA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Siwela (RSA)Assistant Referee 2: Souru Phatsoane (LES)Fourth Official: Maguette N’Diaye (SEN)
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Referee exchange between UEFA and CONMEBOL
The UEFA Executive Committee and the CONMEBOL Council today met at the House of European Football in Nyon and signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to replace the agreement that was signed...
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