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Referee Makkelie apologized to Portugal for disallowed goal
The referee at the centre of Portugal's 2022 World Cup qualifying row has revealed he apologised for an error of judgement in refusing to award Cristiano Ronaldo's late strike against Serbia. With the...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 3)
30-31 March 2021Cyprus – Slovenia Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SE) Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE) Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson (SWE)...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, Matchday 6)
28-30 March 2021Tajikistan – MongoliaReferee: Ali Al Qaysi (IRQ, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Hayder Ubaydee (IRQ)Assistant Referee 2: Ameer Hussein (IRQ)Fourth official: Zaid Mohammed (IRQ)Saudi Arabia...
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Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying Final 2021: Parchment (JAM)
30 March 2021Honduras – Mexico Referee: Daneon Parchment (JAM, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Nicholas Anderson (JAM) Assistant Referee 2: Frank Anderson (USA) Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo (USA) Reserve...
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UEFA Women's Champions League 2020/2021 – Quarter-finals
31 March - 1 April 2021Olympique Lyonnais – Paris St. GermainReferee: Katalin Kulcsar (HUN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Katalin Török (HUN)Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad (HUN)Fourth Official: Eszter...
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Concacaf VAR certification
As part of its effort to incorporate Video Assistant Referee (VAR) into its competitions in 2021, Concacaf has been collaborating with the Costa Rican Football Federation (Fedefutbol) to fully certify...
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CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2021 – Round 1 (Second Leg)
6-8 April 2021Nacional Potosi – Guabira Referee: Gery Vargas (BOL, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Jose Antelo (BOL) Assistant Referee 2: Edwar Saavedra (BOL) Fourth Official: Christian Aleman (BOL)...
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CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 – Round 3 (First Leg)
6-8 April 2021San Lorenzo – SantosReferee: Wilmar Roldan (COL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Roldan (COL)Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Vela (COL)Fourth Official: Bismarks Santiago (COL)Referee...
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CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 – Round 3 (Second Leg)
13-15 April 2021Santos – San Lorenzo Referee: Esteban Ostojich (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro (URU) Assistant Referee 2: Martin Soppi (URU) Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera (URU)...
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Copa Libertadores final refereed by father and son
Juan Carlos Loustau (1947) attended many international events, such as the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 1987 FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as the 1989 and 1991 Copa America. He also refereed the final of...
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CONMEBOL Recopa 2021
First Leg, 7 April 2021Defensa y Justicia – Palmeiras Referee: Andres Rojas (COL, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman (COL) Assistant Referee 2: John Leon (COL) Fourth Official: Nicolas Gallo...
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Referee Umpierrez excluded from Copa Libertadores
CONMEBOL appointed 10 referees for the 2020 Women's Copa Libertadores held last month in Argentina and among them was Uruguayan Claudia Umpierrez. However, she was excluded from that list just days...
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Serbian referee sentenced to 15 months in jail and 10-year ban
Srdjan Obradovic awarded two highly contentious penalties - both scored - in Spartak Subotica's 2-0 win against Radnicki Nis in the Serbian league in 2018. The game was a crucial match in the league's...
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CAF Champions League 2020/2021 – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
2-3 April 2021Al Hilal – Mamelodi Sundowns Referee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG) Assistant Referee 2: Kabwe Chansa (ZAM) Fourth Official: Derrick Kafuli...
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CAF Confederation Cup 2020/2021 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
4 April 2021RS Berkane – JS KabylieReferee: Issa Sy (SEN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Amadou Ngom (SEN)Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Gueye (SEN)Fourth Official: Alioune Sandigui (SEN)Enyimba – ES...
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Original Easter coin toss in Austria
Austrian FIFA Referee Marina Aufschnaiter came up with an original idea. Just in time for Easter Sunday, the referee replaced the traditional coin toss with an egg peck before the start of the Austrian...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 Qualifying Round – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
6-8 April 2021Hungary – Kazakhstan Referee 1: Vlad Ciobanu (ROU, photo) Referee 2: Daniel Deca (ROU) Third Referee: Norbert Szilagyi (HUN) Timekeeper: Gabor Kovacs (HUN) Belarus – Israel Referee 1:...
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UEFA Champions League 2020/2021 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)
6 April 2021Real Madrid – Liverpool FCReferee: Felix Brych (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)Fourth Official: Tobias Stieler (GER)VAR: Marco Fritz...
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Estrada Fernandez: “Commitment, attitude and character”
Minutes before the beginning of the Copa Del Rey final between Athletic and Real Sociedad, last Saturday, referee Xavier Estrada Fernandez did not hesitate to encourage his team to enter the field with...
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Concacaf Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg)
6-8 April 2021CD Marathon – Portland Timbers Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morin (MEX) Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Tabora (HON) Fourth Official: Oscar Macias (MEX) LD...
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