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FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017
India, 6-28 October 2017AFCReferee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN, 1977) Assistant Referee 1: Tzu Liang Lee (SIN, 1976)Assistant Referee 2: Min Kiat Koh (SIN, 1979)Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN, 1983,...
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UEFA Champions League – Play-offs (First Leg)
15 August 2017Hoffenheim – LiverpoolReferee: Björn Kuipers (NED, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)Additional AR1: Pol van Boekel...
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Referees achieved World Record status
Two Scottish female FIFA referees have achieved Guinness World Record status after officiating at the highest-ever football match at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Morag Pirie and Vicki Allan were...
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Ronaldo suspended five games for pushing referee
Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended five games for his preposterous red card and subsequent push of a referee in Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup first leg. Ronaldo was sent off two minutes after scoring a...
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UEFA Europa League – Play-offs (First Leg)
16-17 August 2017FC Utrecht – FC ZenitReferee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)Fourth Official: Roberto Ponis (SVN)Referee...
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UEFA Women’s U-19 Euro Final 2017: Tsiareshka (BLR)
Volha Tsiareshka says she is surprised and delighted at her appointment to take charge of Sunday's WU19 final in Belfast - and the referee from Belarus intends to enjoy the big occasion. “I just want...
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CONMEBOL launched “Young Talents”
The "Young Talents" program of the CONMEBOL Referee Committee lasted five days and was held at the APF High Performance Center in Ypané, south of the capital Asunción (Paraguay)."The selection of...
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UEFA Champions League – Play-offs (Second Leg)
22 August 2017Nice – NapoliReferee: Damir Skomina (SVN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN)Additional AR 1: Matej Jug (SVN)Additional AR 2: Slavko...
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Grafe: "It was too often based on preference, not on performance"
Referee Manuel Gräfe talks about his former bosses, relationships, the Hoyzer scandal and the video assistant referee system.- Mr. Gräfe, the new Bundesliga season begins for you with the match between...
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Copa Sudamericana – Round of 16 (First Leg, I)
22 August 2017Atletico Tucuman – IndependienteReferee: Anderson Daronco (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Rocha (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Fabricio Vilarinho (BRA)Fourth Official: Wagner Reway...
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UEFA Europa League – Play-offs (Second Leg)
24 August 2017AEK Larnaca – Viktoria PlzeňReferee: Artur Soares Dias (POR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Rui Barbosa (POR)Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Santos (POR)Fourth Official: Joao Pinheiro (POR)Referee...
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UEFA Futsal Cup – Preliminary Round
23-25 August 2017Group A, Berne (SUI)1. Josip Barton (MKD)2. Sarunas Tamulynas (LTU)3. Andrej Topić (CRO, photo)4. Irina Velikanova (RUS)Group B, Oberkorn (LUX)1. Moshe Bohbot (ISR)2. Ovidiu Curta...
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EPL: The highest average age of referees in Europe
A unique situation occurred last weekend in the English Premier League: seven of the referees appointed for matchday 2 were older than 45! Although FIFA recently removed the mandatory age limit for...
View ArticleCONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Final 2017: Flores (SLV) & Fiss (CUB)
Grupo Line – Elite FutsalReferee 1: Jorge Flores (SLV)Referee 2: Reinier Fiss (CUB)Third Official: Carlos Berroa (DOM)Timekeeper: Francisco Rivera (MEX)
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Used, as any referee, to listening to provocations and curses from fans, former FIFA referee Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Brazil) did not swallow the offenses of two disaffected ones: the former chairman...
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Copa Sudamericana – Round of 16 (Second Leg)
12 September 2017Independiente – Atletico TucumanReferee: Andres Cunha (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Nievas (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Horacio Ferreiro (URU)Fourth Official: Cristian Ferreyra...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 3, Matchday 9)
29-31 August 2017UAE – Saudi ArabiaReferee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (KOR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Yoon Kwang-Yeol (KOR)Assistant Referee 2: Kim Young-Ha (KOR)Fourth Official: Kim Woo-Sung (KOR)Japan –...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 3, Matchday 3)
31 August - 2 September 2017Nigeria – CameroonReferee: Ghead Grisha (EGY, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Redouane Achik (MAR)Assistant Referee 2: Waleed Ahmed (SDN)Fourth Official: Mohammed Zakaria...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – OFC (Final, First Leg)
1 September 2017New Zealand – Solomon IslandsReferee: Norbert Hauata (TAH, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Revel (TAH) Assistant Referee 2: Bertrand Brial (NCL)Fourth Official: Joel Hopken (VAN)
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 5, Matchday 7)
1 September 2017USA – Costa RicaReferee: John Pitti (PAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Victoria (PAN)Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez (HON)Mexico – PanamaReferee: Walter Lopez...
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