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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 3, Matchday 8)
8-13 June 2017Australia – Saudi ArabiaReferee: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Abduxamidullo Rasulov (UZB)Assistant Referee 2: Jakhongir Saidov (UZB)Iran – UzbekistanReferee:Thailand –...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 6)
9-11 June 2017Bosnia and Herzegovina – GreeceReferee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)Fourth Official: Marco Guida...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup Final 2017: Kuipers (NED)
11 June 2017FinalVenezuela – EnglandReferee: Bjorn Kuipers (NED, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)Fourth Official: Julio Bascunan (CHI)VAR 1:...
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AFC zero tolerance policy on abuse towards match officials
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee held an urgent meeting to deliberate matters which occurred in the AFC club competitions on May 31, 2017. The Committee...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – OFC (Round 3, Matchday 6)
11-13 June 2017New Caledonia – FijiReferee: Norbert Hauata (TAH, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Revel (TAH) Assistant Referee 2: Hilmon Sese (VAN)Fourth Official: Averii Jacques (TAH)Papua New...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 5, Matchday 6)
11-13 June 2017Mexico – USAReferee: Joel Aguilar (SLV, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba (SLV)Assistant Referee 2: William Torres (SLV)Fourth Official: Jose Kellys (PAN)Referee Assessor: Ronald...
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FIFA removes Qatari referee from World Cup qualifier
FIFA has waded into the escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis by removing Qatari referee Fahad Al-Marri (photo) from the 2018 World Cup qualifier Thailand – UAE, following a request from the United Arab...
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TSL will monitor all prospective World Cup referees
FIFA signed an exclusive contract with the Belgium company TopSportsLab (TSL) to monitor their 300 elite referees towards the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.The...
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UEFA U-21 Euro 2017
Poland, 16-30 June 2017AustriaReferee: Harald Lechner (1982, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Kolbitsch (1985)Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Heidenreich (1984)Additional AR 1: Alexander Harkam...
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UEFA: Referees Makkelie and Zwayer promoted to Elite
The UEFA Referees Committee approved the referee categories for the first half of the season 2017-2018. The most significant changes occurred on the men’s and futsal lists. Makkelie (NED) and Zwayer...
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UEFA Referee Categories – first half of the season 2017/2018
MenEliteMartin Atkinson (ENG), Deniz Aytekin (GER), Felix Brych (GER), Cüneyt Cakir (TUR), William Collum (SCO), Jonas Eriksson (SWE), David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP), Ovidiu Hategan (ROU), Sergei...
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UEFA U-21 Euro 2017 – Group Stage (Matches 1-2)
16 June 2017Sweden – EnglandReferee: Tobias Stieler (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)Additional AR 1: Daniel Siebert (GER) Additional AR 2:...
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FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 – Group Stage (Match 1)
17 June 2017Russia – New ZealandReferee: Wilmar Roldan (COL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman (COL)Assistant Referee 2: Cristian De la Cruz (COL)Fourth Official: Mark Geiger (USA)VAR 1:...
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FCC2017: VAR decisions Cameroon – Chile
The Video Assistance Referee (VAR) was used to judge the following situations during FIFA Confederations Cup match between Cameroon and Chile.First half- Goal not given due to offside position of the...
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UEFA U-21 Euro 2017 – Group Stage (Matches 7-12)
19 June 2017Slovakia – EnglandReferee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU)Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)Additional AR 1: Donatas Rumšas...
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IFAB Play-Fair proposals: 60-minute matches, penalty goals
New proposals by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) could reduce the duration of a match from 90 to 60 minutes, with the clock stopped every time the ball goes out of play, and allow...
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FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 – Group Stage (Matches 5-8)
21 June 2017Russia – PortugalReferee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)Fourth Official: Damir Skomina (SVN)VAR 1:...
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UEFA U-21 Euro 2017 – Group Stage (Matches 13-18)
22 June 2017Slovakia – SwedenReferee: Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Angel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)Assistant Referee 2: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)Additional AR 1: Carlos Del Cerro...
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UEFA U-19 Euro 2017
Georgia, 2-15 July 2017Referees1. Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (DEN, 1983)2. Davide Massa (ITA, 1981, photo)3. Ola Hobber Nilsen (NOR, 1986)4. Sergey Lapochkin (RUS, 1981)5. Srdjan Jovanović (SRB,...
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CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017
CONCACAF announced the referee designations for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, featuring 17 experienced match officials from 10 countries within the region. These elite match officials were required to pass...
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