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UEFA Europa Conference League 2021/22 – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
25 November 2021 HJK Helsinki – Alashkert FCReferee: Bram Van Driessche (BEL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Yves De Neve (BEL)Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny (BEL)Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme...
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Former FIFA referee Hill fell to his death trying to escape care home
A former primary school teacher and international football referee from Bolton died after falling from a first-floor roof as he tried to escape the Devon care home he was living in. Worsening dementia...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 5)
25-27 November 2021Azerbaijan – Russia Referee: Alina Pesu (ROU, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU) Assistant Referee 2: Mihaela Tepusa (ROU) Fourth Official: Cristina Trandafir...
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Yuste Jimenez: from Euro to ICU
Spanish FIFA assistant referee Juan Carlos Yuste Jimenez, who has been in the First Division for more than two decades, has recovered from two blood clots in the lungs and, months later, returned to...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 6)
29-30 November 2021Slovenia – GreeceReferee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Veronica Martinelli (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Giulia Tempestilli (ITA)Fourth Official: Martina...
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FIFA to test semi-automatic offside technology at the Arab Cup
FIFA is set to announce that it will test technology which automatically detects when players are offside at the Arab Cup in Qatar in what is being seen as a dry run for the 2022 World Cup. An...
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FIFA Arab Cup 2021 – Group Stage (Matches 1-4)
30 November 2021Qatar – Bahrain Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL) Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL) Fourth Official: Andres Matonte (URU)...
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Concacaf League 2021 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
30 November – 1 December 2021Comunicaciones – Guastatoya Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Kyle Atkins (USA) Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA) Fourth Official: Nima...
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Nijhuis forced to end his international career due to TV appearances
Bas Nijhuis will no longer be an international referee after this calendar year. Last summer, the referee came into conflict with UEFA, which, according to him, had problems with his performances in...
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UEFA Futsal Champions League 2021/2022 – Elite Round
1-5 December 2021Group A – Tyumen (RUS) Referees 1. Juan Cordero Gallardo (ESP, photo) 2. Alejandro Martinez Flores (ESP, photo) 3. Nicola Manzione (ITA) 4. Chiara Perona (ITA) Timekeeper Vitali...
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FIFA Arab Cup 2021 – Group Stage (Matches 5-8)
1 December 2021Algeria – Sudan Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Jun Mihara (JPN) Assistant Referee 2: Osamu Nomura (JPN) Fourth Official: Fernando Hernandez (MEX) VAR: Hiroyuki...
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Argentine referee accuses player of threatening to kill him
A referee in Argentina's first division has accused a Lanus player of threatening to kill him if he ever officiates their games again, according to a report the referee filed with police. The alleged...
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FIFA Arab Cup 2021 – Group Stage (Matches 9-12)
3 December 2021Bahrain – Iraq Referee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Siwela (RSA) Assistant Referee 2: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG) Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert (GER) VAR:...
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Vasconcellos: My 1991 souvenirs still bring tears to my eyes
It was a small walk for woman, a giant leap for womankind. It wasn’t, after all, far from the Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium dressing room on to its turf, but Claudia Vasconcellos was taking...
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FIFA Arab Cup 2021 – Group Stage (Matches 13-16)
4 December 2021Jordan – Morocco Referee: Facundo Tello (ARG, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Ezequiel Brailovski (ARG) Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG) Fourth Official: Alireza Faghani (IRN) VAR:...
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Protests by South Africa and Benin dismissed by FIFA
Protests by South Africa and Benin regarding incidents during last month’s World Cup qualifying games were dismissed by FIFA on Friday, confirming that Ghana and Congo have advanced to the play-off...
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Elleray accused of historic racism by whistleblower
A complaint of historic racism has been lodged to the FA against David Elleray, one of the most powerful officials in world football. Elleray, chair of the FA’s referee committee and technical director...
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UEFA Youth League 2021/2022 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
7-8 December 2021RB Leipzig – Manchester CityReferee: Balazs Berke (HUN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Balazs Szalai (HUN)Assistant Referee 2: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi (HUN)Fourth Official: Alexander Sather...
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Pitana discriminated?
It happened on Friday, 19 November 2021, eight days before the final of the CONMEBOL Libertadores. On one side was Nestor Pitana, the referee who had been appointed to the Libertadores final between...
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UEFA Advanced Course for Top Referees – Winter 2022
Cyprus, 31 January – 3 February 2022Elite (25)Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR), Michael Oliver (ENG), Anthony Taylor (ENG), Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP), Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP), Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP),...
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