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FIFA Club World Cup 2021
The FIFA Referees Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the forthcoming FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021. Five refereeing trios and one support referee will officiate the...
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Italian referee 'facing a lengthy ban' for costing AC Milan three points
Italian referee Marco Serra is reportedly facing a lengthy suspension after costing AC Milan all three points in their shock defeat by Spezia on Monday. With the game finely poised at 1-1 in stoppage...
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Concacaf to use VAR in 2022
Following the successful implementation of VAR in the 2021 Concacaf Nations League Finals, the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, and the latter stages of the 2021 Concacaf Champions League, the Confederation has...
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CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2021 – Group Stage (Matches 33-36)
20 January 2022Cote d’Ivoire – Algeria Referee: Victor Gomes (RSA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Siwela (RSA) Assistant Referee 2: Souru Phatsoane (LES) Fourth Official: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana...
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CAF Refereeing “Star Project”
FIFA and CAF signed historic Memorandum of Understanding to create world class African Referees. The MoU was signed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CAF President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe in Cairo,...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 – Group Stage (Matches 5-8)
21 January 2022Poland – CroatiaReferee 1: Eduardo Coelho (POR, photo)Referee 2: Miguel Castilho (POR)Third Referee: Stefan Vrijens (BEL)Timekeeper: Ondrej Cerny (CZE)Russia – Slovakia Referee 1:...
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German FIFA referee Zwayer received death threats
Zwayer claims he received an online death threat after Jude Bellingham called attention to his history of alleged match fixing. Bellingham, 18, held nothing back in an eye-opening post-match interview...
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UEFA Referees Committee 2019-2023 (updated December 2021)
Chairman Roberto Rosetti (ITA/UEFA Chief Refereeing Officer) Deputy Chairman Hugh Dallas (SCO/UEFA Refereeing Officer) Members Dagmar Damkova (CZE/UEFA Refereeing Officer) Björn Kuipers (NED/UEFA...
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FP World’s Best Futsal Referee 2021: Cordero Gallardo (ESP)
1. Juan Cordero Gallardo (ESP, photo) - 282p2. Alejandro Martinez Flores (ESP) - 223p 3. Chiara Perona (ITA) - 182p 4. Maria Pinto (ARG) - 142p 5. Irina Velikanova (RUS) - 141p 6. Nurdin Bukuev (KGZ) -...
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AFCON referee Waweru goes viral for bizarre running style
The Africa Cup of Nations has served up no end of drama to our TV screens since it started on January 9. From referees blowing up for full-time early to the wrong national anthems being played, it's...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 – Group Stage (Matches 9-10)
23 January 2022Portugal – NetherlandsReferee 1: Marc Birkett (ENG, photo)Referee 2: Kamil Cetin (TUR)Third Referee: Grigori Osomkov (EST)Timekeeper: Nicola Manzione (ITA)Serbia – UkraineReferee 1:...
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Yolanda Parga, new head of women’s refereeing in Spain
Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (La Coruna, 1978) joins the Spanish Technical Committee of Referees as Head of Women's Refereeing. In this way, the former FIFA assistant referee, with extensive experience both...
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CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2021 – Round of 16 (Matches 37-38)
23 January 2022Burkina Faso – Gabon Referee: Redouane Jiyed (MAR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Lahcen Azgaou (MAR) Assistant Referee 2: Mostafa Akarkad (MAR) Fourth Official: Ahmad Heeralall (MRI) VAR:...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 – Group Stage (Matches 11-12)
24 January 2022Italy – Slovenia Referee 1: Juan Cordero Gallardo (ESP, photo) Referee 2: Alejandro Martinez Flores (ESP, photo) Third Referee: David Nissen (DEN) Timekeeper: Miguel Castilho (POR)...
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CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2021 – Round of 16 (Matches 39-44)
24 January 2022Guinea – Gambia Referee: Amin Omar (EGY, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud El-Regal (EGY) Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam (EGY) Fourth Official: Mohamed Marouf (EGY) VAR: Mahmoud...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 – Group Stage (Matches 13-14)
25 January 2022Croatia – Russia Referee 1: Victor Berg-Audic (FRA, photo) Referee 2: Cedric Pelissier (FRA) Third Referee: Eduardo Coelho (POR) Timekeeper: David Nissen (DEN) Poland – Slovakia Referee...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers – Concacaf (Round 3, Matchday 9)
27 January 2022Costa Rica – Panama Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA) Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA) Fourth Official: Nima Saghafi (USA) VAR: Drew...
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26 January 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina – Georgia Referee 1: Kamil Cetin (TUR) Referee 2: Vedran Babic (CRO) Third Referee: Daniel Matkovic (SUI) Timekeeper: Juan Cordero Gallardo (ESP) Spain –...
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27-28 January 2022 Chile – Argentina Referee: Anderson Daronco (BRA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Fabricio Vilarinho (BRA) Assistant Referee 2: Rodrigo Correa (BRA) Fourth Official: Flavio Rodrigues...
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Concacaf: Hall leaves, Rizzoli interim technical advisor
Concacaf has today announced changes to its Refereeing Department, including that its Director of Refereeing, Brian Hall, will depart his role at the Confederation at the end of this month to take on...
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