Whittaker removed from FIFA Referees Committee
FIFA has recently removed Alfredo Whittaker (CAY) from their Referees Committee, after only one year since he replaced Carlos Batres (GUA) in the Competition section.ChairmanAngel Villar Llona...
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AFC Champions League Final 2015 (Second Leg)
Ravshan Irmatov was appointed to his fourth AFC Champions League final, after he already refereed the finals in 2007, 2011 and 2013.21 November 2015Guangzhou Evergrande – Al AhliReferee: Ravshan...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
24 November 2015Bate Borisov – Bayer LeverkusenReferee: Clément Turpin (FRA) Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Cano (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Danos (FRA)Additional AR 1: Fredy Fautrel...
View ArticleCopa Sudamericana – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
25-26 November 2015Santa Fe – Sportivo LuquenoReferee: Enrique Osses (CHI)Assistant Referee 1: Francisco Mondria (CHI)Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Astroza (CHI)Fourth Official: Jorge Osorio (CHI)Huracan...
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UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
26 November 2015AS Monaco – AnderlechtReferee: Manuel Gräfe (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Holger Henschel (GER) Additional AR 1: Robert Hartmann (GER)...
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Ruiz: “Yellow, red or nothing?”
A heavy silence greets this question while a TV screen shows footage of a Croatian defender hitting Brazilian full-back Marcelo with an ankle-high challenge during the Opening Match at the 2014 FIFA...
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UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
8 December 2015VfL Wolfsburg – Manchester UnitedReferee: Milorad Mazic (SRB, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Ristic (SRB)Assistant Referee 2: Dalibor Djurdjevic (SRB)Additional AR 1: Danilo Grujic...
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Copa Sudamericana Final 2015
First Leg, 2 December 2015Huracan – Santa FeReferee: Antonio Arias (PAR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)Fourth Official: Ulises Mereles...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2015 – Play-off
10 December 2015Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Auckland CityReferee: Sidi Alioum (CMR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Evarist Menkouande (CMR) Assistant Referee 2: Elvis Noupue (CMR) Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar...
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UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
10 December 2015Tottenham Hotspur – AS MonacoReferee: Ivan Bebek (CRO, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Tomislav Petrovic (CRO) Assistant Referee 2: Miro Grgic (CRO) Additional AR 1: Domagoj Vuckov...
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Alioum: Neant or Sidi?
In recent years, Cameroonian referee Alioum has been mentioned in the official FIFA documents, as well as in the media, with an undesirable first name "Neant", which means “none”. Alioum (photo) does...
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FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 – Main Round (UEFA)
10-13 December 2015Group 1 (Gyor)1. Robert Lenting (NED)2. Dejan Nikolić (SVN) 3. Fredric Nilholt (SWE, photo)4. Sebastian Stawicki (POL) Group 2 (Osijek)1. Gerd Bylois (BEL)2. Trayan Enchev (BUL)3....
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UEFA Referees – Promotions and demotions 2015/2016
Promoted from Second Category to First Category: Benoît Bastien (FRA, photo), John Beaton (SCO), Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP), Serdar Gözübüyük (NED), Jakob Kehlet (DEN), István Kovács (ROU), Pawel...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2015 – Quarter-finals
13 December 2015Club America – Guangzhou EvergrandeReferee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)Fourth Official: Sidi Alioum...
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UEFA Referee Categories 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 Fernandez Borbalan...
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UEFA Euro 2016 Referees
The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed the 18 referees who will take charge of the 51 matches at UEFA Euro 2016.The list of referees who have been selected:1. Martin Atkinson (ENG, 1971)2. Felix...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2015 – Match for Fifth Place
16 December 2015Club America – TP MazembeReferee: Alireza Faghani (IRN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Reza Sokhandan (IRN) Assistant Referee 2: Mohammadreza Mansouri (IRN) Fourth Official: Ryuji Sato...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2015 – Semi-finals
16 December 2015Sanfrecce Hiroshima – River PlateReferee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE) Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)Fourth Official: Matt Conger...
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English referees promised chauffeur-driven cars during Christmas
The move is designed to help officials stay mentally and physically fresh in hectic festive period when they often have to make multiple long journeys.Top English referees have been granted a Christmas...
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Thomas: “I slept the sleep of the just”
“Innovator” and “footballer” are two words rarely associated with the name of Clive Thomas, writes Alex Griffiths. Yet this iconic referee, destined ever to be remembered for ruling out a Zico World...
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