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Future is now for female referees
If you watched the hugely entertaining encounter between Japan and New Caledonia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, you may not have noticed the referee. And that’s exactly the way she likes it....
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UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
17 October 2017Maribor – LiverpoolReferee: Viktor Kassai (HUN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN)Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Tóth (HUN)Additional AR 1: Tamás Bognár (HUN)Additional AR 2:...
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EPL employed eye doctor to improve refereeing
The Premier League have employed eye doctor Sherylle Calder to help referees see incidents more clearly, the Sun have reported. Six top referees and four assistant referees will be trained with an...
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UEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
17 October 2017AS Monaco – BeşiktaşReferee: Alexandre Boucaut (BEL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Laurent Conotte (BEL)Assistant Referee 2: Florian Lemaire (BEL)Fourth Official: Faouzi Benchabane...
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UEFA Youth League – Domestic Champions Path (Round 1, Second Leg)
17 October 2017Red Bull Salzburg – Girondins BordeauxReferee: Sascha Amhof (SUI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jean-Yves Wicht (SUI)Assistant Referee 2: Devis Dettamanti (SUI)Fourth Official: Sebastian...
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MP Ross to miss important Commons vote because of UCL refereeing
A Tory MP is set to miss a debate and vote on welfare policy because he will be running the line at a Champions League football tie in Barcelona. Douglas Ross has been listed as assistant referee at...
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UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 3)
19 October 2017Crvena Zvezda – ArsenalReferee: Benoît Bastien (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Frédéric Haquette (FRA)Additional AR 1: Benoît Millot...
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CONCACAF League Final 2017 (First Leg)
19 October 2017Olimpia – Santos de GuapilesReferee: Ismail Elfath (USA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA)Assistant Referee 2: Ian Anderson (USA)Fourth Official: Baldomero Toledo (USA)
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Chinese Super League to bring in foreign referees
Chinese football authorities have announced foreign referees will be drafted in to work on the final weeks of the Chinese Super League season in a move to boost the standard of officiating in the...
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FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 – Quarter-finals
21 October 2017Mali – GhanaReferee: Mehdi Abid Charef (ALG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG)Assistant Referee 2: Anouar Hmila (TUN)Fourth Official: Robert Madden (SCO)USA –...
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Clarifications to the Laws of the Game 2017/2018
Following recent meetings of the Technical Subcommittee (TSC) and the Technical andFootball Advisory Panels (TAP + FAP), the Board of Directors of The IFAB approved the following clarifications to the...
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AFC Champions League – Semi-finals
First LegAl Hilal – PersepolisReferee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (KOR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Yoon Kwang-Yeol (KOR)Assistant Referee 1: Kim Young-Ha (KOR)Additional AR 1: Ko Hyung-Jin (KOR)Additional AR 2:...
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Copa Libertadores – Semi-finals (First Leg)
24-25 October 2017River Plate – LanusReferee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Boschilia (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Kleber Gil (BRA)Fourth Official: Anderson Daronco (BRA)VAR:...
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Copa Sudamericana – Quarter-finals (First Leg)
24-26 October 2017Fluminense – FlamengoReferee: Mario Diaz de Vivar (PAR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)Assistant Referee 2: Dario Gaona (PAR)Fourth Official: Jose Mendez...
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DFB: Gräfe calls for the dismissal of Fandel and Krug
Manuel Gräfe reaffirmed his criticism of Herbert Fandel and Hellmut Krug after a 4-hour meeting at the DFB headquarters and demanded further consequences for the two leaders of the German refereeing....
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FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 – Semi-finals
25 October 2017Brazil – EnglandReferee: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Sovre (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)Fourth Official: John Pitti (PAN)Mali –...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2017
UAE, 6-16 December 2017AFCReferee: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (UZB) Assistant Referee 2: Jakhongir Saidov (UZB)Video Assistant Referee:Abdulrahman Al Jassim...
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Busacca: “One must learn to accept a loss”
A day after Germany blamed their exit from the under-17 World Cup on poor refereeing, FIFA on Monday stood by the match officials, saying a beaten team should learn to accept the loss. "I always think...
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FWC 2018: VARs to be located in a centralized video operations room
For its tournaments, particularly the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, FIFA intends to use video assistant refereeing systems, subject to approval by The International Football Association Board (The IFAB)...
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FIFA U-17 World Cup Final 2017: Caceres (PAR)
28 October 2017FinalEngland – SpainReferee: Enrique Caceres (PAR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zorrilla (PAR)Fourth Official: Mehdi Abid Charef (ALG)Reserve...
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