FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016
Colombia, 10 September - 1 October 2016AFC1. Khamis Al Shamsi (UAE, 1980)2. Vahid Arzpeyma (IRN, 1976)3. Nurdin Bukuev (KGZ, 1980, photo)4. Chris Colley (AUS, 1979)5. Tomohiro Kozaki (JPN, 1978)6....
View ArticleUEFA U-19 Euro 2016 – Group Stage (Matches 9-12)
17 July 2016Austria – GermanyReferee: Anatolii Zhabchenko (UKR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Vladimir Gerasimov (LTU)Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali (SVN)Fourth Official: Nikola Dabanović (MNE)Referee...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Second Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
19-20 July 2016 SJK Seinajoki – Bate BorisovReferee: Bastian Dankert (GER)Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Rene Rohde (GER)Fourth Official: Frank Willenborg (GER)Referee...
View ArticleCollina: "Ronaldo? Payet did not want to hurt him"
The head of UEFA referees: "We studied the patterns of the teams to avoid surprises and errors. The foul on CR7 in the final? Maybe it was yellow, but the trend was random". It had nothing to do with...
View ArticleCopa Libertadores Final 2016
First Leg, 20 July 2016Independiente del Valle – Atletico NacionalReferee: Enrique Caceres (PAR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)Fourth...
View ArticleTop Welsh referee retires with heart condition
The Football Association of Wales regrets to announce that FIFA Referee Ryan Stewart has unfortunately had to retire from active refereeing due to a serious heart condition. Ryan, from Whitchurch in...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Second Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
20-21 July 2016AC Omonia (CYP) - Beitar Jerusalem (ISR)Referee: Davide Massa (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Fabiano Preti (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Filippo Valeriani (ITA)Fourth Official: Claudio...
View ArticleUEFA Super Cup 2016: Mazic (SRB)
Serbia's Milorad Mažić will referee the UEFA Super Cup game between Real Madrid and Sevilla in Trondheim, the first UEFA final of the Serbian referee’s career. Fresh from officiating at UEFA Euro 2016,...
View ArticleFP World’s Best Futsal Referee 2015: Malfer (ITA)
Italian referee Alessandro Malfer has been voted by Futsal Planet, for the second time, the world’s best futsal referee of 2014 with 543 points, ahead of the Hungarian Gabor Kovacs and English Marc...
View ArticleUEFA U-19 Euro 2016 – Semi-finals
21 July 2016Portugal – FranceReferee: Radu Petrescu (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Djukić (MNE)Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj (ALB)Fourth Official: Anatolii Zhabchenko (UKR)Referee...
View ArticleStronger position towards unacceptable conduct in England
Premier League football, and the wider game in England, is known for being competitive and compelling, but also for its fairness and for being played in the right spirit. However, the English football...
View ArticleAustralian referee Ben Williams has announced his early retirement
Williams will referee his final match in Australia on Tuesday night when he takes control of the International Champions Cup (ICC) match between Juventus FC and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. at the Melbourne...
View ArticleElleray expecting video replays to be used from 2018
The International Football Association Board, the body that decides the laws of the game, agreed to trial video assistant referees in March and is currently holding its second workshop for interested...
View ArticleUEFA U-19 Euro Final 2016: Aghayev (AZE)
Aliyar Aghayev has told UEFA.com of his pride and surprise after the official from Azerbaijan was selected to referee Sunday's UEFA European U-19 Championship final between Italy and France in...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)
26-27 July 2016Sparta Praha – Steaua BucureştiReferee: Daniel Siebert (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Dominik Schaal (GER)Fourth Official: Benjamin Cortus...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)
28 July 2016Austria Wien – Spartak TrnavaReferee: Alexandru Tudor (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Alexandru Cerei (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Aurel Onita (ROU)Fourth Official: Sebastian Coltescu...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2018 – Prospective Referees (UEFA)
As expected, 16 out of the 18 referees who recently attended Euro 2016 in France have been pre-selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP, 45), who ended his career...
View ArticleMarciniak: “Chiellini was crying on my shoulder”
A Polish referee in the Champions League final? Until recently, it would sound like a joke, but now it is not a matter of dreams and time. All thanks to Szymon Marciniak, who had excellent...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
2-3 August 2016AS Monaco – FenerbahceReferee: Artur Soares Dias (POR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Rodrigues (POR)Fourth Official: Tiago Martins (POR)Referee...
View ArticleOlympic Games (Women) – Group Stage (Matches 1-6)
3 August 2016Sweden – South AfricaReferee: Teodora Albon (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Maria Sukenikova (SVK)Fourth Official: Claudia Umpierrez...
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