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FIFA AR drowned in the pool
Katherine Jimenez, 26, FIFA assistant referee from Costa Rica, drowned in the morning of Monday, 18 April 2016, in the pool of a hotel located on the Tambor beach, in Cobano, Puntarenas, Costa Rica....
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Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 8)
19 April 2016Atlético Nacional – HuracánReferee: Enrique Osses (CHI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: José Retamal (CHI)Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Rios (CHI)Fourth Official: Eduardo Gamboa (CHI)Referee...
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CONCACAF Champions League Final 2016 (First Leg)
20 April 2016 Tigres – Club America Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX) Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morin (MEX) Fourth Official: Cesar Ramos (MEX)
View ArticleCollina urges '25th team' to shine at Euro 2016
The 18 referee teams at UEFA Euro 2016 have been encouraged to make their qualities count at the tournament, and to meet a series of challenges to achieve success. Europe's leading referees, assistant...
View ArticleProspective World Cup referees joint-preparation
Follow an elite preparation seminar closely enough for a few days, and watching a referee in action on the pitch will never quite be the same again. Football refereeing is imperfect by its essential...
View ArticleUEFA referee briefings for Euro teams
UEFA is determined that referees, players and coaches will be on the same page at UEFA Euro 2016, and will visit the 24 team camps ahead of the tournament to explain how the Laws of the Game will be...
View ArticleMatch analysts to assist Euro referees
For the first time, UEFA is to deploy match analysts to provide the referee teams at UEFA Euro 2016 with information on the 24 teams and their players ahead of assignments at the final tournament in...
View ArticleUEFA Women's Champions League – Semi-finals (First Leg)
24 April 2016Olympique Lyon – Paris St. GermainReferee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Karoline Wacker (GER) Fourth Official: Riem Hussein...
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UEFA Champions League – Semi-finals (First Leg)
26 April 2016Manchester City – Real MadridReferee: Cüneyt Çakır (TUR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Cem Satman (TUR)Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)Additional AR 1: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)Additional AR...
View ArticleReferee joint-seminar for 2018 and 2019 World Cups (CONCACAF, CONMEBOL)
The second FIFA seminar for the prospective referees for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup takes place in Miami, USA, from 25 to 29 April 2016.CONCACAFReferees (FWC 2018)1....
View ArticleCopa Libertadores – Round of 16 (First Leg)
26 April 2016Huracán – Atlético NacionalReferee: Patricio Polic (CHI)Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Astroza (CHI)Assistant Referee 2: Christian Schiemann (CHI)Fourth Official: Claudio Puga (CHI)Referee...
View ArticleCONCACAF Champions League Final 2016 (Second Leg)
27 April 2016Club America – TigresReferee: Fernando Guerrero (MEX)Assistant Referee 1: Juan Rangel (MEX)Assistant Referee 2: Andres Hernandez (MEX)Fourth Official: Luis Santander (MEX)
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UEFA Europa League – Semi-finals (First Leg)
28 April 2016Shakhtar Donetsk – Sevilla FC Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki (POL)Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)Additional AR 1: Paweł...
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First IFAB workshop on video replay
The IFAB is inviting leagues and associations interested in running experiments with video assistant referees (VARs) to a first workshop in Amsterdam next month, hosted by the Royal Netherlands...
View ArticleUEFA U-17 Euro 2016
Azerbaijan, 5-21 May 2016Referees1. Fran Jović (CRO, 1984)2. Petr Ardeleanu (CZE, 1980)3. Ville Nevalainen (FIN, 1984)4. Gunnar Jónsson (ISL, 1983)5. Svein Erik Edvartsen (NOR, 1979)6. Bartosz...
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Palotai: from Olympic Gold winner to Champions Cup Final
We all remember the final of the 1976 European Champions Cup in Glasgow, at least from the mouth of the players and coaches of the time. But a leading part in this legendary evening never gave his...
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Change in the Russian refereeing team for Euro 2016
All referees, assistant referees and additional assistant referees selected by UEFA for Euro 2016 attended last week in France a seminar that included classroom sessions, on-field training, fitness and...
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UEFA Women’s Champions League – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
1-2 May 2016Frankfurt – WolfsburgReferee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Natalia Rachynska (UKR)Assistant Referee 2: Maryna Striletska (UKR)Fourth Official: Liudmyla Telbukh...
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Olympic Football Tournaments 2016
The FIFA Referees Committee has confirmed the appointment of 88 match officials from over 40 countries to officiate at the Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016. The men’s competition will see 18...
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UEFA Champions League – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
3 May 2016Bayern München – Atletico Madrid Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (TUR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Cem Satman (TUR)Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)Additional AR 1: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)Additional...
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