UEFA Referee Categories 2015-2016
MenEliteMartin Atkinson (ENG), Deniz Aytekin (GER), Ivan Bebek (CRO), Felix Brych (GER), Cüneyt Cakir (TUR), Mark Clattenburg (ENG), William Collum (SCO), Jonas Eriksson (SWE), David Fernández Borbalán...
View ArticleCopa Libertadores – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
21 July 2015Guarani – River PlateReferee: Julio Bascunan (CHI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marcelo Barraza (CHI)Assistant Referee 2: Raul Orellana (CHI)Fourth Official: Claudio Puga (CHI)Referee...
View ArticleCONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 – Semi-finals
22 July 2015USA – JamaicaReferee: Ricardo Montero (CRC, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Octavio Jara (CRC)Assistant Referee 2: Warner Castro (CRC)Fourth Official: Henry Bejarano (CRC)Panama – MexicoReferee:...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Second Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
23 July 2015Hajduk Split – FC KoperReferee: Marco Fritz (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmüller (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Dominik Schaal (GER)Fourth Official: Benjamin Brand (GER) Referee...
View ArticlePanama FA demands changes in the CONCACAF Referees Committee
Following the 2015 Gold Cup semi-final Panama - Mexico, the Panamanian Football Federation (FEPAFUT) demands the complete and urgent removal of all members of the CONCACAF Referees Committee. “What...
View ArticleCONCACAF Gold Cup Final 2015: Aguilar (SLV)
26 July 2015FinalJamaica – MexicoReferee: Joel Aguilar (SLV, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba (SLV)Assistant Referee 2: Charles Morgante (USA)Fourth Official: John Pitti (PAN)Fifth Official:...
View ArticleCONCACAF: "Refereeing errors impacted the outcome of the game"
CONCACAF President Alfredo Hawit statement regarding the officiating of the Gold Cup 2015 semi-final match between Mexico and Panama:“We met with both the Referee Department leadership and referee Mark...
View ArticlePan American Games Finals 2015
26 July 2015MenUruguay – MexicoReferee: Oscar Reyna (GUA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Frank Anderson (USA)Assistant Referee 2: Jairo Morales (PUR)Fourth Official: Javier Santos (PUR)WomenBrazil –...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)
28-29 July 2015HJK Helsinki – AstanaReferee: Alexandru Tudor (ROU)Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Sovre (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)Fourth Official: George Gaman (ROU)Referee...
View ArticleCopa Libertadores Final 2015 (First Leg)
29 July 2015Tigres – River PlateReferee: Antonio Arias (PAR)Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zorrilla (PAR)Fourth Official: Julio Quintana (PAR)Referee Observer:...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)
30 July 2015Southampton – VitesseReferee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)Assistant Referee 2: José Fernández Miranda (ESP)Fourth Official: Santiago Jaime Latre...
View ArticleProenca is the new Chairman of the Portuguese Professional League
Six months after retiring from refereeing, Pedro Proenca announced his candidature and was subsequently elected chairman of the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP). Only a few weeks earlier,...
View ArticleReferee Ennjimi suspended 4 months
Referee Said Ennjimi has been handed a four-month suspension by the French Football Federation (FFF) after criticising his superiors following an incident in which he asked players for autographed...
View ArticleCONCACAF President to oversee a review of its Refereeing Department
CONCACAF announced a detailed review of the confederation’s Refereeing Department, following requests for a formal investigation by the Panamanian and Costa Rican football federations in the aftermath...
View ArticleNew IFAB guidance on offsaid
Ahead of the 2015/2016 season, the body responsible for reviewing the laws of football, the International FA Board (IFAB), has issued new guidance to match officials around the offside law. The two new...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
4-5 August 2015Shakhtar Donetsk – FenerbahceReferee: Felix Zwayer (GER)Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Florian Steuer (GER)Fourth Official: Sascha Stegemann (GER)Referee...
View ArticleCopa Libertadores Final 2015 (Second Leg)
5 August 2015River Plate – TigresReferee: Dario Ubriaco (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Taran (URU)Fourth Official: Andres Cunha (URU)Referee...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
6 August 2015Rubin Kazan – Sturm GrazReferee: Liran Liany (ISR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: David Bitton (ISR) Assistant Referee 2: Dvir Shimon (ISR) Fourth Official: Menashe Masiah (ISR) Referee...
View ArticleCONCACAF Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 1)
Queretaro – San FranciscoReferee: Jeffrey Solis (CRC, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora (CRC)Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Fernandez (CRC)Fourth Official: Hugo Cruz (CRC)Santos – W ConnectionReferee:...
View ArticleWebb lands Head of Refereeing role in Saudi Arabia
Former FIFA World Cup final referee Howard Webb was approached by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to oversee the improvement and restructuring of refereeing in the Arab state and he has decided...
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