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Bundesliga match halted after coach refused to leave
Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga was interrupted for eight minutes after the home side's coach refused to be sent to the stands. Referee Felix Zwayer said he sent off...
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Turkish player sent off for showing the referee his own red card
Trabzonspor player Salih Dursun was sent off after showing dissent to the referee by picking up and brandishing his red card, moments after his team-mate has been sent off. The incident left...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, II)
23 February 2016 Juventus Turin – Bayern MünchenReferee: Martin Atkinson (ENG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG)Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Child (ENG)Additional AR 1: Michael Oliver...
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UEFA Youth League – Round of 16
23 February 2016 Real Madrid – Manchester CityReferee: Marco Guida (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Giacomo Paganessi (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)Fourth Official: Valentín Gómez...
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Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 2)
23 February 2016 Huracán – Atletico Nacional Referee: Roberto Tobar (CHI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Orellana (CHI)Assistant Referee 2: José Retamal (CHI)Fourth Official: Patricio Polic...
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CONCACAF Champions League – Quarter-finals
23 February 2016Queretaro – DC UnitedReferee: Hector Rodriguez (HON, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Oscar Velasquez (HON)Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Tabora (HON)Fourth Official: Raul Castro (HON)Seattle...
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Penalty blunder in the UEFA Youth League Round of 16
Chelsea's UEFA Youth League clash with Valencia ended in farcical scenes after a controversial penalty shootout. The Round of 16 match ended 1-1 at the Chelsea training ground with the game going to...
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UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (Second Leg)
25 February 2016Athletic Bilbao – Olympique Marseille Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)Assistant Referee 1: Vitali Malyutsin (BLR) Assistant Referee 2: Oleg Maslyanka (BLR)Additional AR 1: Sergei...
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Portrait of an icon: Pierluigi Collina
Like control pants, sub-editors, your appendix and the NHS, the conventional wisdom is that referees are at their best when they go unnoticed. Referees are the game’s facilitators, the caretakers who...
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FIFA Seminar for Referee Instructors
As a part of the Refereeing Assistance Program, FIFA recently held a seminar for referee instructors in Sevilla (Spain). Among the 80 participants from five continents were former World Cup referees...
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UEFA Euro 2016 Referee Teams
France, 10 June – 10 July 2016Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG, 1971, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG, 1970)Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Child (ENG, 1973)Additional AR 1: Michael Oliver...
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CONCACAF Champions League – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)
1 March 2016DC United – QueretaroReferee: John Pitti (PAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Victoria (PAN)Assistant Referee 2: Ronald Bruna (PAN)Fourth Official: Jafeth Perea (PAN)Santos Laguna – LA...
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Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
1 March 2016Penarol – HuracanReferee: Cesar Ramos (MEX, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (MEX)Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Hernandez (MEX)Fourth Official: Luis Santander (MEX)Referee Observer:...
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2016 Women’s Olympic Qualifying (CONCACAF)
Canada – Costa RicaReferee: Melissa Borjas (HON, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Shirley Perello (HON)Assistant Referee 2: Stacy-Ann Greyson (JAM)Fourth Official: Gillian Martindale (BRB) USA – Trinidad...
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2016 Women’s Olympic Qualifying (AFC)
Korea PRK – KoreaReferee: Stephanie Frappart (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Solenne Bartinik (FRA) Fourth Official: Rita Gani (MAS)China – VietnamReferee:...
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2016 Women’s Olympic Qualifying (UEFA)
Norway – SwedenReferee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Karoline Wacker (GER)Fourth Official: Riem Hussein (GER)Referee Observer: Dagmar...
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SheBelieves Cup 2016
USA, 3-9 March 2016USA – EnglandReferee: Tatiana Guzman (NCA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Marie-Han Gagnon (CAN) Assistant Referee 2: Emperatriz Ayala (SLV) Fourth Official: Miriam Leon (SLV)Germany –...
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Algarve Cup 2016
The Algarve Cup 2016 takes place between 2 and 9 March 2016, with matches played across the Algarve region. Female referees and assistant referees from 18 different countries have been selected for...
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Experiments with video assistant referees
A landmark decision by the International Football Association Board (The IFAB) at its 130th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Cardiff, Wales, will pave the way for the introduction of live experiments...
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IFAB modified Law 12 – DOGSO
A special item on today’s IFAB AGM was the so-called “triple punishment” of sending off, penalty and suspension for the denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity within the penalty area. After a...
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