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AFC Champions League 2020 – Quarter-finals (East Region)
10 December 2020Vissel Kobe – Suwon BluewingsReferee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al Roalle (JOR)Assistant Referee 2: Mohammad Al Kalaf (JOR)Fourth Official: Abdulrahman...
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CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)
15-17 December 2020 Universidad Catolica – Velez Sarsfield Referee: Leodan Gonzalez (URU, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Richard Trinidad (URU) Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Barreiro (URU) Fourth Official:...
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CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)
15-17 December 2020 Palmeiras – LibertadReferee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN) Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno (VEN) Fourth Official: Alexis Herrera (VEN) VAR:...
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AFC Champions League 2020 – Semi-final (East Region)
13 December 2020 Ulsan FC – Vissel Kobe Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Salman (BHR) Assistant Referee 2: Abdulla Al-Rowaimi (BHR) Fourth Official: Hettikamkanamge...
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Concacaf Champions League 2020 – Final Rounds
The Concacaf Referees Committee has announced the referees and assistant referees that have been selected for the 2020 Concacaf Champions League (SCCL) Final Rounds. The final seven matches of the...
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UEFA Women’s Champions League 2020/2021 – Round of 32 (Second Leg)
15-17 December 2020 Olympique Lyonnais – Juventus Referee: Sara Persson (SWE, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Camilla Stendahl (SWE) Assistant Referee 2: Jilan Taher (SWE) Fourth Official: Lovisa Johansson...
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Concacaf Champions League 2020 – Quarter-finals
15-16 December 2020 CD Olimpia – Montreal Impact Referee: Ricardo Montero (CRC, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora (CRC) Assistant Referee 2: William Arrieta (CRC) Fourth Official: Juan Calderon...
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Melo Pereira to head embattled Czech Referees Committee
The Czech Football Association (FACR) said Tuesday it had picked Portuguese ex-referee Vitor Melo Pereira to head its Referees Committee, which has been hit by a match-fixing scandal. The FACR sacked...
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History-making Yamashita revels in refereeing responsibility
History was made when Yoshimi Yamashita, alongside Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi, took charge of a group match between Myanmar's Yangon United and Cambodia's Naga World in the 2019 AFC Cup. It...
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Collina named best referee of all time
With the Ballon d’Or not awarded for the year 2020 because of the Covid pandemic, France Football has presented its all-time dream team and has named Collina as the best referee of all time. "When it...
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AFC Champions League Final 2020: Al-Jassim (QAT)
Qatari referee Abdulrahman Al-Jassim has been appointed to officiate the eagerly anticipated 2020 AFC Champions League Final between the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis and Korea Republic’s Ulsan...
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Concacaf Champions League 2020 – Semi-finals
19 December 2020 CD Olimpia – Tigres UANL Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV, photo) Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV) Assistant Referee 2: Geovany Gacia (SLV) Fourth Official: Ismael Cornejo (SLV) Reserve...
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UEFA: German referee Stieler promoted to Elite category
The UEFA Referees Committee approved the referee categories for the second half of the season 2020/2021. The changes take effect on 1 January 2021.MenRetired from Elite: Pavel Kralovec (CZE,...
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UEFA Referee Categories - second half of the season 2020/2021
Men Elite Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR), Michael Oliver (ENG), Anthony Taylor (ENG), Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP), Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP), Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP), Benoit Bastien (FRA), Clement Turpin...
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CONMEBOL Talented Referees
From December 7 to 11, 2020, the CONMEBOL Referees Committee carried out the “Talented Referees” project, dedicated to the development and support of young referees and those who have not yet obtained...
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Concacaf position on VAR and other matters in the CCL semi-finals
Concacaf made a decision in 2019 to roll out VAR into its competitions from 2021 onwards. Since 2019 the Confederation has been training and developing referees in the region to deliver on this...
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Concacaf Champions League Final 2020: Escobar (GUA)
The 34-year-old Guatemalan Mario Escobar will oversee the Final. A FIFA international referee since 2013, Escobar boasts a wealth of experience. He has officiated in the last five editions of the SCCL...
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UEFA female officials making big strides in the men's game
Stephanie Frappart made UEFA Champions League history earlier this month when she became the first woman to referee a match in the competition, taking the whistle as Juventus beat Dynamo Kyiv in Turin...
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Paco Bru refereed with a pistol
The story of Francisco Bru Sanz (1885-1962), known in the world of football as Paco Bru, is directly related to the development of football in Spain at the beginning of the 20th century. In fact, he...
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FIFA cancelled 2021 U-20 and U-17 World Cups
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to cancel the 2021 editions of the men’s FIFA U-20 World Cup and FIFA U-17 World Cup, and to appoint Indonesia and Peru...
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