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Best paid referees in Europe's top leagues
They are often booed in the stadiums, while they are praised very rare. But what do the referees in the top leagues of Germany, Spain, England and Italy really earn? Under certain conditions, a pretty...
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CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2017 – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)
22 January 2017Cameroon – GabonReferee: Daniel Bennett (RSA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Siwela (RSA)Assistant Referee 2: Aboubacar Doumbouya (GUI)Guinea Bissau – Burkina FasoReferee: Bamlak...
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CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2017
CONCACAF announced the names of those selected to officiate at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Costa Rica. A total of 28 match officials, 12 referees and 16 assistant referees, from 15 different...
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Copa Libertadores – Preliminary Round
First Leg, 23 January 2017Deportivo Capiata – Deportivo TachiraReferee: Fernando Rapallini (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Iván Núñez (ARG)Fourth...
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Unexpected change in Team Moen: Andas replaced by Lundberg
Frank Andas (Moen’s AR2) retires with immediate effect after being removed from Team Moen. This has led to many reactions from former top-level referees in Norway. Moen himself says that "the team...
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CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2017 – Quarter-finals
28 January 2017Tunisia – Burkina FasoReferee: Daniel Bennett (RSA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Siwela (RSA)Cameroon – SenegalReferee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos...
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CONMEBOL Referees Committee updated
Former 2010 World Cup referee Hector Baldassi (ARG) replaced former 2006 World Cup final AR Rodolfo Otero (ARG) on the new CONMEBOL Referees Committee led by Wilson Seneme (BRA), who recently became...
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CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2017 – Semi-finals
1 February 2017Burkina Faso – EgyptReferee: Malang Diedhiou (SEN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Samba (SEN)Fourth Official: Hamada Nampiandraza (MAD) 2...
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Referees primed for new challenges
Leading referees are in Malaga for the UEFA winter courses, the match officials being urged to maintain the professional attitude and desire to improve that has won them such respect. UEFA has gathered...
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CONMEBOL U-17 Championship 2017
Chile, 23 February – 19 March 2017Referee: Jorge Balino (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Lucas Germanotta (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG)Referee: Juan García (BOL)Assistant Referee 1:...
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Copa Libertadores – Round 2 (First Leg)
31 January 2017Atlético Cerro – Unión EspañolaReferee: Luiz De Oliveira (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Fabricio Vilarinho (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires (BRA)Fourth Official: Wagner Reway...
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UEFA Youth League – Play-offs
7-8 February 2017Maccabi Haifa – Borussia DortmundReferee: Stephan Klossner (SUI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher (SUI)Assistant Referee 2: Efe Kurnazca (SUI)Fourth Official: David Fuxman...
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CAF Africa Cup of Nations Final 2017: Sikazwe (ZAM)
Final5 February 2017Egypt – CameroonReferee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)Assistant Referee 2: Marwa Range (KEN)Fourth Official: Daniel Bennett (RSA)Match for...
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UEFA women referees raising the bar
Europe's women referees are meeting the standards required by the rapid development of women's football – and in UEFA Women's Euro year, have been showing their quality at the latest UEFA winter course...
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Copa Libertadores – Round 2 (Second Leg)
7 February 2017Cartagena Junior – CaraboboReferee: Enrique Caceres (PAR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)Assistant Referee 2: Rodney Aquino (PAR)Fourth Official: Jose Mendez...
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Rizzoli gives up on World Cup 2018
The last image with Nicola Rizzoli at a World Cup will remain the final whistle of the 2014 final won by Germany against Argentina at the Maracana in Brazil. The Italian referee, who was among those...
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Webb hired as PRO Manager of VAR Operations
Retired FIFA referee Howard Webb will be joining the Professional Referee Organization as Manager of Video Assistant Referee Operations. Beginning in March, Webb will oversee the development and...
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The Egyptian Football Federation (EFA) have announced the names of the three candidates to referee the Egyptian Super Cup between Al Ahly and Zamalek in Abu-Dhabi.The head of the referees committee,...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, I)
14 February 2017Paris SG – FC BarcelonaReferee: 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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Copa Libertadores – Round 3 (First Leg)
15 February 2017Atletico Paranaense – Deportivo CapiataReferee: Daniel Fedorczuk (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Richard Trinidad (URU)Fourth Official:...
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