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Concacaf suspends all its competitions
Given the constantly evolving public health situation, and global concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the Concacaf Council convened yesterday via a conference call. During the meeting the decision...
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UEFA calls meeting of European Football Stakeholders
In the light of developments due to the spread of COVID-19 in Europe and related decisions made by different governments, all UEFA club competitions matches scheduled next week are postponed. This...
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CONMEBOL Libertadores: 8 red cards
Gremio's Copa Libertadores group stage match against Internacional descended into chaos with eight red cards in stoppage time following a mass MMA-style brawl. While the game finished 0-0, it was the...
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Copa America postponed to 2021
This year's Copa America has been postponed until 2021 due to fears over the spread of the coronavirus, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) decided today.The 12-team tournament, which...
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UEFA postpones Euro 2020
UEFA today announced the postponement of its flagship national team competition, UEFA Euro 2020, due to be played in June and July this year. The health of all those involved in the game is the...
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Concacaf suspends more tournaments
At Concacaf we are continuing to monitor closely the public health situation and our thoughts are with everyone affected by COVID-19. The health and wellbeing of all individuals participating in...
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Kitabdjian: 19 years on FIFA List
With the disappearance of Michel Kitabdjian at the age of 89, French football has lost one of the most illustrious referees in its history. Of all French referees, he had the greatest longevity at the...
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FIFA referees quarantined in Argentina
The referee assured that, despite not having "symptoms", he decided together with the rest of the referees who were in the match between Flamengo and Barcelona to make a "preventive safeguard" after it...
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Referee Guida in self-isolation after Juventus - Inter
Italian referee Marco Guida has decided to self-isolate having refereed last weekend’s Derby D’Italia between Juventus and Inter according to a report from the online edition of Naples based newspaper...
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Referees and sanitarians
In an interesting report published on its website, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) explains the story of three referees who combine their activity as match officials with their work in the...
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Spain will eliminate the age limit of professional referees
The change only has one last procedure left so that it can take effect from the beginning of the next season, 2020-2021, as was the intention of the Referees Committee and the RFEF. The RFEF Delegate...
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Kuipers: "Don't know yet if I can, may and will continue in 2021"
"I have a FIFA badge until 31 December 2020. I don't know if I can, may and will want to continue for another six months", said Kuipers. "But postponing the European Championship was the only right...
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Gil Manzano: "I have gone from running to the gym 6-7 days a week to being...
If there is anyone who is finding it especially difficult to cope with home confinement, it is Gil Manzano. In an interview with Radio Cope, the LaLiga referee who has been linked to sports all his...
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World’s Best Futsal Referee 2019: Cordero Gallardo (ESP)
1. Juan Cordero Gallardo (ESP) - 805 p2. Nikola Jelic (CRO) - 777 p 3. Chiara Perona (ITA) - 534 p 4. Irina Velikanova (RUS) - 439 p 5. Dario Santamaria (ARG) - 363 p 6. Gelareh Nazemi (IRN) - 273 p 7....
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UEFA Club Finals postponed
As a result of the COVID-19 crisis in Europe, UEFA has formally taken the decision to postpone the following matches, originally scheduled for May 2020: - UEFA Women’s Champions League Final - UEFA...
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Del Cerro Grande: "I lost weight due to the confinement at home"
If it is already very difficult to endure confinement at home for a normal person, for an elite athlete it is much more. Del Cerro Grande strictly follows the training plan that has been sent to him...
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Hațegan: “I had a cough and was scared, but the result is negative”
Ovidiu Hațegan had emotions after he and his team refereed the UEFA Champions League match Valencia – Atalanta, 3-4, on 10 March 2020. At the match in Spain, one of the last matches played before the...
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English top referee Taylor registered as NHS volunteer
Taylor, a former prison officer, has registered his support after talking about the strain on the National Health Service (NHS) with his sister Kate, a doctor. "These are unique circumstances," he...
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French referees get training allowance
Speaking in an interview with France Football, Ligue 1 referee Jérôme Miguelgorry (photo) provided readers with the officials’ perspective as we continue in this period of COVID-19 induced quarantine....
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Concacaf suspends Nations League Finals
At Concacaf our thoughts are with all the communities affected by the spread of COVID-19 at this difficult time. As we continue to assess our competitions scheduled to be played in the coming months,...
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