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CONCACAF Referee of the Year 2015: Aguilar (SLV)
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced the 2015 CONCACAF Male and Female Referees of the Year, as winners in the annual CONCACAF Awards. In...
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AFC U-23 Championship Final 2016: Al-Jassim (QAT)
30 January 2016Japan – KoreaReferee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri (QAT)Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (UAE)Fourth Official: Mohammed Abdulla...
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Copa Libertadores – Preliminary Round (First Leg)
2 February 2016River Plate – Universidad de ChileReferee: Patricio Loustau (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Lucas Germanotta (ARG)Fourth Official: Silvio Trucco...
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Dallas: “You are not linesmen anymore; those days are over”
Assistant referees have gone home from the UEFA winter course in Cyprus with a wealth of advice and have been left in no doubt about the growing importance of their role in the game.Europe's top...
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Collina: “Assistant referees are checked for their shape”
Leading assistant referees have been in Cyprus this week for their latest UEFA course. UEFA's chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina tells us about the role and training of assistant referees.-...
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UEFA referees face exciting challenges
UEFA has urged its top referees to reach even higher levels of excellence this spring and summer – and is showing young newcomers to the international list the qualities they need to progress along a...
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How are UEFA referees educated?
Education is paramount for referees, and this week's UEFA winter referee courses in Cyprus brought a wealth of technical and instruction sessions with a view to helping referees learn and progress....
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English referee Atkinson earns more than the Prime Minister
The top flight official, who will represent Britain at Euro 2016, pockets £90,000-a-season basic, with some matches fetching him up to £4,000 a pop.Martin Atkinson (photo) pocketed over £8,000 more...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 – Group Stage (Matches 1-12)
2 February 2016Serbia – SloveniaReferee 1: Ondřej Černý (CZE, photo)Referee 2: Alessandro Malfer (ITA)Third Official: Pascal Lemal (BEL)Timekeeper: Cédric Pelissier (FRA)Spain – HungaryReferee 1: Saša...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 – Quarter-finals
8 February 2016Serbia – UkraineReferee 1: Bogdan Sorescu (ROU, photo)Referee 2: Marc Birkett (ENG)Third Official: Fernando Gutierrez (ESP)Timekeeper: Gerald Bauernfeind (AUT)Portugal – SpainReferee 1:...
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UEFA Youth League – Play-offs
9 February 2016Ajax – Sevilla Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Eduard Beitinger (GER) Fourth Official: Dennis Higler (NED) Referee...
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Copa Libertadores – Preliminary Round (Second Leg)
9 February 2016Universidad de Chile – River PlateReferee: Carlos Vera (ECU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano (ECU)Assistant Referee 2: Edwin Bravo (ECU)Fourth Official: Juan Albarracin...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 – Semi-finals
11 February 2016Serbia – RussiaReferee 1: Marc Birkett (ENG, photo)Referee 2: Ondřej Černý (CZE)Third Official: Kamil Çetin (TUR)Timekeeper: Bogdan Sorescu (ROU)Spain – KazakhstanReferee 1: Saša Tomić...
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UEFA Futsal Euro Final 2016: Malfer (ITA) & Sorescu (ROU)
Italian match official Alessandro Malfer will lead the refereeing team for the UEFA Futsal EURO 2016 final on Saturday and is relishing the atmosphere in Belgrade. The 41-year-old, who is in his second...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, I)
16 February 2016SL Benfica – Zenit St. PetersburgReferee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Tonolini (ITA) Additional AR 1: Antonio...
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Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 1)
16 February 2016River Plate – PalmeirasReferee: Julio Bascunan (CHI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Francisco Mondria (CHI)Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Barraza (CHI)Fourth Official: Eduardo Gamboa...
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Referee shot dead by player he sent off
A referee has been shot dead by a young player after the official had shown him a red card and sent him off. The incident took place in Campo de la Ribera, the provincial capital of Cordoba, which is...
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UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (First Leg)
16 February 2016 Fiorentina – Tottenham HotspurReferee: Felix Zwayer (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)Additional AR 1: Tobias Stieler...
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Leo Horn and his unique achievement
For many people, Leo Horn’s name means little or nothing, but in the refereeing world it has an important place. The Dutch, with a Jewish ancestry, has a particular record of having refereed both the...
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Olympic Games 2016 Qualifying Play-off
First Leg, 25 March 2016Colombia – USAReferee: Cuneyt Cakir (TUR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Orkun Aktas (TUR)Assistant Referee 2: Mehmet Staman (TUR)Fourth Official: Huseyin Gocek (TUR)Referee...
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