FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – Concacaf (Round 3, Matchday 1)
2 September 2021 Panama – Costa Rica Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV) Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV) Assistant Referee 2: Zachari Zeegelaar (SUR) Fourth Official: Jaime Herrera (SLV) El Salvador –...
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2 September 2021 Peru – Uruguay Referee: Nestor Pitana (ARG) Assistant Referee 1: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG) Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG) Fourth Official: Nicolas Lamolina (ARG) VAR: Wagner...
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1-2 September 2021 Portugal – Ireland Referee: Matej Jug (SVN) Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunić (SVN) Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN) Fourth Official: Nejc Kajtazović (SVN) VAR: Paolo Valeri...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 3, Matchday 1)
2 September 2021Korea – IraqReferee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Salman (BHR)Assistant Referee 2: Abdulla Al Rowaimi (BHR)Fourth Official: Hettikamkanamge Perera (SRI)VAR:...
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NBA requires vaccinations for referees
The NBA announced that it has struck a deal with the National Basketball Referees Association on that requirement. Part of the referees' agreement with the NBA also says that those working games will...
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VAR proving its value to football
Sanctioned in 2018 after extensive testing by football’s lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), and first introduced by UEFA in the UEFA Champions League the following year,...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – Concacaf (Round 3, Matchday 2)
5 September 2021Jamaica – Panama Referee: Ismael Cornejo (SLV, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba (SLV) Assistant Referee 2: Geovany Garcia (SLV) Fourth Official: German Martinez (SLV) USA – Canada...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – CONMEBOL (Matchday 6)
5 September 2021Brazil – Argentina Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba (VEN) Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno (VEN)Fourth Official: Carlos Betancourt (COL) VAR:...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 5)
4-5 September 2021Switzerland – Italy Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (E) Fourth Official: Jose...
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UEFA U-21 Euro 2023 Qualifiers (Matchday 3)
6-7 September 2021Faroe Islands – FranceReferee: Volen Chinkov (BUL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Petar Nikolov (BUL)Assistant Referee 2: Dimitar Dobromirov (BUL)Fourth Official: Stanimir Trenchev...
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UEFA Women’s Champions League 2021/2022 – Round 2 (Second Leg)
8-9 September 2021HB Koge – Sparta PrahaReferee: Karoline Wacker (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Sina Diekmann (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Joos (GER)Fourth Official: Miriam Schwermer...
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Why no VAR in Concacaf 2022 World Cup qualifiers?
Given that the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has become ubiquitous in professional soccer, it might be surprising to fans that the final round of World Cup qualifying matches in the Concacaf...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 2, Matchday 2)
5-8 September 2021Gabon – Egypt Referee: Bakary Gassama (GAM, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Abdul Jawo (GAM) Assistant Referee 2: Nfally Jarju (GAM) Fourth Official: Lamin Camara (GAM) South Africa –...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 3, Matchday 2)
7 September 2021Korea – Lebanon Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Hiroshi Yamauchi (JPN) Assistant Referee 2: Jun Mihara (JPN) Fourth Official: Yudai Yamamoto (JPN) Vietnam –...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – Concacaf (Round 3, Matchday 3)
8 September 2021Panama – Mexico Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Caleb Wales (TRI) Assistant Referee 2: Henri Pupiro (NCA) Fourth Official: Bryan Lopez (GUA) Honduras – USA...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – CONMEBOL (Matchday 10)
9 September 2021Colombia – Chile Referee: Andres Cunha (URU, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU) Assistant Referee 2: Pablo Llarena (URU) Fourth Official: Christian Ferreyra (URU) VAR:...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 6)
7-8 September 2021Azerbaijan – Portugal Referee: Marco Guida (ITA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA) Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca (ITA)...
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CONMEBOL proposes VAR time-outs and team reviews
The South American confederation has launched a proposal to address all the playing time that is lost due to lengthy VAR checks. “We recently sent a document to world football’s governing body FIFA and...
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Referee exchange between France and Portugal
This Sunday, September 12, at 3:00 p.m. will mark a first in the history of Ligue 1. As part of the cooperation agreement signed last April between the French Football Federation (FFF) and its...
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Martinčić, first female referee in Croatian First Division
The Croatian Football Federation has confirmed that Martinčić will referee today the match between Gorica and Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 8th round of the Croatian First League (HNL), reports Jutarnji...
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