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Collina welcomes video trials
Former World Cup final referee Pierluigi Collina has welcomed the introduction of video technology trials to assist officials and said on Sunday that it will end years of frustration for the men in the...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (Second Leg, I)
8 March 2016Real Madrid – AS RomaReferee: Szymon Marciniak (POL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)Additional AR 1: Pawel Raczkowski...
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Hall returns to CONCACAF as Director of Refereeing
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the appointment of Brian Hall (USA) as Director of Refereeing. Hall (photo) will lead all...
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UEFA Youth League – Quarter-finals
8 March 2016Real Madrid – SL BenficaReferee: Nicolas Rainville (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Laurent Stien (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)Fourth Official: Valentín Pizarro Gómez...
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Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
8 March 2016Emelec – OlimpiaReferee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Emerson de Carvalho (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Guilherme Camilo (BRA)Fourth Official: Raphael Claus (BRA)Referee...
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UEFA Europa League – Round of 16 (First Leg)
10 March 2016Athletic – ValenciaReferee: Björn Kuipers (NED, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)Additional AR 1: Pol van Boekel (NED) Additional...
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Elleray: The revised Laws of the Game should reduce controversy
David Elleray was the perfect figure to lead the team tasked with making the Laws of the Game more accessible, concise and clear by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), after he...
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FIFA Referee Kurtes resigns: “What happens in refereeing does not correspond...
In 2014 she was voted as the German female referee of the year. In 2015 her career precipitated with a historic mistake. Now Marija Kurtes (28) resigned and strongly criticized DFB, UEFA and FIFA. In a...
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Klein: “England - Brazil, a wonderful concert of soccer”
“Go on, open the envelope and see who you got,” a Hungarian colleague urged him. The referees for the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico were being told which games they would be officiating. “I can’t....
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15 March 2016Manchester City – Dynamo Kyiv Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU)Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Șovre (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)Additional AR 1: Alexandru Tudor...
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Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 5)
15 March 2016San Lorenzo – GremioReferee: Andres Cunha (URU, (photo)Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Nievas (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Pastorino (URU)Fourth Official: Christian Ferreyra (URU)Referee...
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CONCACAF Champions League – Semi-finals (First Leg)
15-16 March 2016Queretaro – TigresReferee: Cesar Ramos (MEX, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (MEX)Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Hernandez (MEX)Fourth Official: Jose Penaloza (MEX)Santos Laguna...
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UEFA Europa League – Round of 16 (Second Leg)
17 March 2016Sevilla – BaselReferee: Deniz Aytekin (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER)Additional AR1: Tobias Welz (GER)Additional AR 2: Benjamin...
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Prospective Referee Trios
AFC (7)Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT, 1987)Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT, 1988)Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al Maqaleh (QAT, 1988)Referee: Fahad Al Mirdasi (KSA, 1985, photo)Assistant...
View ArticleReferee brutally attacked in Africa
A play-off match in the Democratic Republic of Congo descended into utter chaos after a referee was brutally attacked by a pack of field invaders. Daring Club Motema Pembe (DCMP) and Dauphin Noir, both...
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UEFA Women's Champions League – Quarter-finals (First Leg)
23 March 2016Rosengard – FFC FrankfurtReferee: Cristina Dorcioman (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Alexandra Apostu (ROU)Fourth Official: Teodora Albon...
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International Friendly Matches
23-29 March 2016Romania – LithuaniaReferee: David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Diaz Perez (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: Angel Nevado Rodriguez (ESP) Slovenia –...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, Matchday 9)
24 March 2016Uzbekistan – PhilippinesReferee: Ryuji Sato (JPN, phto) Assistant Referee 1: Toru Sagara (JPN) Assistant Referee 2: Shinji Ochi (JPN) Fourth Official: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA) Iraq –...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 4, Matchday 3)
25 March 2016Jamaica – Costa RicaReferee: Jair Marrufo (USA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Frank Anderson (USA)Assistant Referee 2: Adam Garner (USA)Fourth Official: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)St. Vincent –...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CONMEBOL (Matchday 5)
24-25 March 2016Brazil – UruguayReferee: Nestor Pitana (ARG, phto)Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)Fourth Official: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)Referee...
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