UEFA Europa League – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
8 August 2013 MŠK Žilina (SVK) - HNK Rijeka (CRO)Referee: Antonio Damato (ITA, photo)Assistant 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)Assistant 2: Claudio La Rocca (ITA)Fourth Official: Domenico Celi (ITA)Referee...
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First Leg, 6 September 2013Jordan – Uzbekistan Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (JPN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Toru Sagara (JPN)Assistant Referee 2: Toshiyuki Nagi (JPN)Fourth Official: Jumpei Iida...
View ArticleJim Boyce - new chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee
Former chairman Angel Maria Villar Llona (ESP) has resigned due to personal reasons and Jim Boyce (NIR, photo) has been appointed as the new chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee. Former deputy...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers – UEFA
14 August 2013 Northern Ireland – RussiaReferee: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Dag Roger Nebben (NOR) Assistant Referee 2: Magnus Lundberg (NOR) Fourth Official: Dag Vidar Hafsas...
View ArticleThe FA 150th Anniversary Match
The Football Association has invited the German referee, Felix Brych, to oversee the first ever international match in Europe with Hawk-Eye goal-line technology, England – Scotland, part of the FA’s...
View ArticleInternational Friendly Matches
14 August 2013Italy – ArgentinaReferee: Wolfgang Stark (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER)Fourth Official: Paolo Valeri (ITA) Portugal –...
View ArticleCopa Sudamericana – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
13 August 2013 Belgrano – VelezReferee: Diego Ceballos (ARG, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG) Assistant Referee 2: Juan Belatti (ARG) Fourth Official: Mauro Vigliano (ARG) Referee...
View ArticleCAF Confederation Cup – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
16-18 August 2013 St. Georges – CS SfaxienReferee: Redouane Jiyed (MAR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Rouani Bouazza (MAR) Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Lahmidi (MAR) Fourth Official: Khalid Ennouni (MAR)...
View ArticleCAF Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
17-18 August 2013Orlando Pirates – ZamalekReferee: Slim Jedidi (TUN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Bechir Hassani (TUN) Assistant Referee 2: Anouar Hmila (TUN) Fourth Official: Nasrallah Jaouadi (TUN) AC...
View ArticleBoyce promises best refs for top games
British FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce says he is "shocked and honoured" to be awarded one of the most important roles within the game, head of FIFA Referees Committee, and says he will do all he can to...
View ArticleFIFA referee Liesveld escaped from burning car
Dutch FIFA referee Richard Liesveld could not referee his match yesterday because his car got on fire on the way to the match Roda – Vitesse in Dutch top league. The referee’s car burned out...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Play-off
20 August 2013 Viktoria Plzen – NK MariborReferee: Olegario Benquerenca (POR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Santos (POR) Assistant Referee 2: Joao Santos (POR) Additional AR1: Artur Soares (POR)...
View ArticleCopa Sudamericana – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
20 August 2013 Universidad Catolica – EmelecReferee: Patricio Loustau (ARG, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Ezequiel Barilovsky (ARG) Assistant Referee 2: Ariel Scime (ARG) Fourth Official: Carlos Ulloa...
View ArticleCONCACAF Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 2)
20 August 2013 W Connection – Houston DynamoReferee: Marco Rodriguez (MEX, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (MEX) Assistant Referee 2: Hiran Dopico (CUB) Fourth Official: Marcos Brea (CUB)...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Play-off
First Leg, 22 August 2013 FC Sevilla – SlaskReferee: Manuel Grafe (GER, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Jan Seidel (GER) Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert (GER)...
View ArticleFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013
Tahiti, 18-28 September 2013 RefereesAFC 1. Ebrahim ALMANSORY (UAE) 2. Suhaimi MAT HASSAN (MAS) 3. Bakhtiyor NAMAZOV (UZB) 4. Suwat WONGSUWAN (THA) CAF 1. Bessem BOUBAKER (TUN) 2. Said HACHIM (MAD) 3....
View ArticleO'Leary on cusp of World Cup dream
He's been there and "almost" done it but a match in charge at next year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil will do it for Whangarei's Peter O'Leary. Tikipunga High School's head of science and New Zealand's...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Play-off (Second Leg)
27 August 2013Austria Wien – Dinamo ZagrebReferee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)Additional AR 1: Andrea De Marco...
View ArticleCopa Sudamericana – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
27 August 2013Emelec vs Universidad Católica Referee: Ímer Machado (Colombia) Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Díaz (Colombia) Assistant Referee 2 : Christian de la Cruz (Colombia) Fourth Official: Omar...
View ArticleCONCACAF Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
27 August 2013Houston Dynamo (USA) vs CD Arabe Unido (PAN)Referee: Cruz Hugo CRCAR 1: Castro Warner CRCAR 2: Rojas Javier CRCFourth: CerdasRicardo...
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