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UEFA Europa League 2020/2021 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)
15 April 2021Slavia Praha – Arsenal FCReferee: Cüneyt Cakir (TUR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR) Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR) Fourth Official: Arda Kardesler (TUR) VAR:...
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Iranian TV "rattled by a female referee in shorts"
Iran's state TV channel were forced to crudely cut away from their Premier League broadcast of Tottenham vs Manchester United more than 100 times to avoid showing assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis....
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AFC Champions League 2021 – Group Stage (West Region, Matchday 1)
14-15 April 2021Pakhtakor – Tractor FC Referee: Jumpei Iida (JPN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Osamu Nomura (JPN) Assistant Referee 2: Abu Al Amri (OMA) Fourth Official: Hussein Yehia (LBN) Sharjah – Al...
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UEFA suspended Russian referee Lapochkin for 90 days
Russian referee Sergei Lapochkin has been suspended for 90 days from any football activity, as of 25 March 2021. "We inform you that by the decision of the UEFA control, ethical and disciplinary body,...
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Olofsson: “My goal is to reach the highest level”
Tess Olofsson is one of the top female officials in Europe and officiates professionally in the men's second tier in Sweden. A former Sweden youth international goalkeeper, Tess Olofsson transitioned...
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CAF referee suspended for 3 months after AFCON qualifier
The referee of the match of the 5th and penultimate day of the qualifiers for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, which opposed Zambia to Algeria (3-3), on 25 March 2021, in Lusaka, the Comorian Adelaid...
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Webb explains how MLS uses VAR differently
As every week in European football brings a new controversy around video review — or VAR, as it is colloquially known — the scene in Major League Soccer is a bit different. The approaching 2021 season...
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Rubino: 36 red cards in one match
In the afternoon of 26 February 2011, south of Buenos Aires, Claypole and Victoriano Arenas, corresponding to the First D Argentina, faced each other in a match where neither the relegation nor the...
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AFC Champions League 2021 – Group Stage (West Region, Matchday 2)
17-18 April 2021Tractor FC – SharjahReferee: Ma Ning (CHN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Cao Yi (CHN)Assistant Referee 2: Zhou Fei (CHN)Fourth Official: Fu Ming (CHN)Al Quwa – PaxtakorReferee: Hussein Abo...
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Baldassi confessed a bribery attempt
Former World Cup 2010 referee Hector Baldassi (Argentina), who is now member of the national parliament, confessed to Super Miter Deportivo that a First Division team official tried to bribe him, but...
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New format for UEFA competitions
The UEFA Executive Committee today approved a new format for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season. Taking the total number of teams from 32 to 36 in the UEFA Champions League, the biggest...
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CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2021 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)
20-22 April 202112 de Octubre – Rosario Central Referee: Juan Soto (VEN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba (VEN) Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte (VEN) Fourth Official: Orlando Bracamonte...
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CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)
20-22 April 2021Sporting Cristal – Sao Paulo Referee: Andres Cunha (URU, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Andres Nievas (URU) Assistant Referee 2: Pablo Llarena (URU) Fourth Official: Christian Ferreyra...
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UEFA vs European Super League
The European Super League was created "to save football", says Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. Real are one of the 12 European clubs who have signed up to the breakaway league and intend to...
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UEFA Women’s Champions League 2020/2021 – Semi-finals (First Leg)
25 April 2021Paris St. Germain – FC Barcelona Referee: Olga Zadinova (CZE, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Lucie Ratajova (CZE) Assistant Referee 2: Paulina Baranowska (POL) Fourth Official: Monika...
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UEFA Women’s Champions League 2020/2021 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
2 May 2021Chelsea WFC – Bayern MunchenReferee: Esther Staubli (SUI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng (SUI)Assistant Referee 2: Francesca Di Monte (ITA)Fourth Official: Maria Marotta (ITA)Referee...
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AFC Champions League 2021 – Group Stage (West Region, Matchday 3)
20-21 April 2021Foolad Khouzestan – Al Nassr Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Hiroshi Yamauchi (JPN) Assistant Referee 2: Jun Mihara (JPN) Fourth Official: Amirul Yaacob (MAS)...
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Concacaf Futsal Championship 2021
Guatemala, 3-9 May 2021Referees1. Chris Grabas (CAN, photo)2. Yeraldin Araya (CRC)3. Ronny Castro (CRC)4. Diego Molina (CRC)5. Josue Molina (CRC)6. Victor Prendas (CRC)7. Dunia Aguilera (CUB)8. Ahmed...
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Olympic Games 2021
Tokyo, 21 July - 7 August 2021AFCReferee: Kate Jacewicz (AUS, 1985, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Kim Kyong Min (KOR)Assistant Referee 2: Lee Seul Gi (KOR)Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN, 1986)Assistant...
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UEFA Euro 2000
The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed the refereeing teams who will take charge of the 51 matches at Euro 2020, from 11 June to 11 July 2021.Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG) Assistant Referee 1:...
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