Sidiropoulos denies cautioning wrong player in UCL
UEFA says hay Greek referee Anastasios Sidiropoulos did not show a yellow card to the wrong CSKA Moscow player in Wednesday's Champions League game against Manchester City. Reports of CSKA's 2-1 win...
View ArticleUEFA Women’s Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg)
8-9 November 2014 Barcelona – Bristol Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (ROU, photo) Linköping – Zvezda Referee: Olga Zadinová (CZE) Rosengård – Fortuna Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (HUN) Paris – Lyon Referee:...
View ArticleFIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Play-off (CONMEBOL/CONCACAF)
First Leg, 8 November 2014 Ecuador – Trinidad & Tobago Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Marina Wozniak (GER) Second Leg, 2...
View ArticleFormer model Claudia Romani became referee in Italy
A former model could become the first female referee in Serie A, the Italian top-flight. Claudia Romani is venturing into a new career path in the world of football - after passing all the...
View ArticleFIFA Club World Cup 2014
FIFA has announced the refereeing trios who will officiate at the forthcoming FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014. Referees from Australia, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Portugal and Tahiti will...
View ArticleFIFA seized O’Leary’s phone and laptop
It is exam time and teacher Peter O'Leary is prepping his students for their final NCEA science assessments. It is a stressful time for the students at Tikipunga High School in Whangarei, but O'Leary...
View ArticleInternational Friendly Matches
12 November 2014Turkey – BrazilReferee: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Abduxamidullo Rasulov (UZB)Assistant Referee 2: Jaxongir Saidov (UZB)Fourth Official: Halis Özkahya...
View ArticleUEFA Women’s Champions League – Round of 16 (Second Leg)
12-13 November 2014Olympique Lyonnais – Paris St. GermainReferee: Katalin Kulcsár (HUN, photo)ASD Torres – FFC Frankfurt Referee: Jana Adámková (CZE)Gintra Universitetas – Brøndby IFReferee: Riem...
View ArticleFormer World Cup referee Patrick Partridge passed away
With his demonstrative style, talkative manner and substantial sideburns, Pat Partridge was a highly recognisable figure in English and world football from 1966 to '81, during which time the Teesside...
View ArticleUEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers
14 November 2014Scotland – Ireland Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Ristić (SRB)Assistant Referee 2: Dalibor Djurdjević (SRB)Additional AR 1: Danilo Grujić...
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15 November 2014 England – Slovenia Referee: Olegário Benquerença (POR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Santos (POR) Assistant Referee 2: Rui Tavares (POR) Additional AR 1: Carlos Xistra (POR)...
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16 November 2014 Czech Republic – IcelandReferee: Wolfgang Stark (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)Additional AR 1: Christian Dingert...
View ArticleGulf Cup 2014
Saudi Arabia, 13-26 November 2014 Referee: Merei Al-Awaji (RSA)Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al-Fqihi (RSA)Assistant Referee 2: Mohammed Al-Abkari (RSA)Referee: Abdullah Al-Boloshi (QAT)Assistant Referee...
View ArticleGreek matches suspended after refereeing official attacked
Matches in Greece'sprofessional soccer leagues have been suspended indefinitely after a referees' committee official was admitted to hospital following a violent attack, announced the Hellenic Football...
View ArticleInternational Friendly Matches
18 November 2014 Spain – Germany Referee: Stefan Johannesson (SWE, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE) Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Nilsson (SWE) Fourth Official: Carlos Del Cerro Grande...
View ArticleFIFA Seminar for World Cup Referee Candidates: AFC, CAF, OFC
With the countdown to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia now underway, FIFA has organised a second Elite AFC, CAF and OFC Referees Seminar in the Aspire Sports Centre in the Qatari capital Doha. The...
View ArticleCopa Sudamericana – Semi-finals (First Leg)
19 November 2014 Atletico National – Sao Paulo Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (URU, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Pastorino (URU) Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Popovits (URU) Fourth Official: Christian...
View ArticleFIFA Seminar for Prospective ARs for Women’s World Cup 2015
Qatar hosted a preparation camp for 56 women assistant referees from all six FIFA Confederations set to feature at the FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in Canada next year. The women assistant...
View ArticleFIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Play-off (UEFA)
First Leg, 22 November 2014 Netherlands – Italy Referee: Teodora Albon (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Mihaela Gomoescu (ROU)Fourth Official: Cristina...
View ArticleUEFA Course for European International Futsal Referees
Leading European futsal referees have been in the Croatian coastal city of Split for the 8th UEFA Course for European International Futsal Referees. Over three days, 30 futsal referees from 25 European...
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