FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – Play-offs (OFC/CONMEBOL)
First Leg, 11 November 2017New Zealand – PeruReferee: Mark Geiger (USA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Frank Anderson (USA)Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo (USA)Second...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – Play-offs (CONCACAF/AFC)
First Leg, 10 November 2017Honduras – AustraliaReferee: Daniele Orsato (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)Fourth Official: Paulo...
View ArticleCAF Champions League Final 2017
First Leg, 28 October 2017Al Ahly – WydadReferee: Bamlak Tessema (ETH, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Olivier Safari (COD)Assistant Referee 2: Waleed Ahmed (SDN)Second Leg, 4 November 2017Wydad – Al...
View ArticleCAF Referees Committee 2017-2020
Seven months after Ahmad Ahmad (MAD) replaced Issa Hayatou (CMR) as president, CAF established the composition of their new referees committee.ChairmanSouleiman Waberi (DJI, photo)Vice-ChairmanAny-Yan...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
31 October 2017AS Roma – ChelseaReferee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)Additional AR 1: Stefan Johannesson...
View ArticleCopa Libertadores – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
31 October 2017Lanus – River PlateReferee: Wilmar Roldan (COL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman (COL)Assistant Referee 2: Christian De la Cruz (COL)Fourth Official: Victor Carrillo (PER)VAR:...
View ArticleUEFA Youth League – Domestic Champions Path (Round of 16)
29 October 2017Shakhtsior Salihorsk – FC NitraReferee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt (DEN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jesper Dahl (DEN)Assistant Referee 2: Jakob Mastrup (DEN)Fourth Official: Anton Lashuk...
View ArticleUEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
31 October 2017FC Basel – CSKA MoskvaReferee: Laurent Kopriwa (LUX, photo)Assistant Referee 1: David Santos (LUX)Assistant Referee 2: Joaquim Da Silva (LUX)Fourth Official: Alessandro Dudic...
View ArticleCopa Sudamericana – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)
1-2 November 2017Racing Club – LibertadReferee: Anderson Daronco (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Van Gasse (BRA)Fourth Official: Wagner Magalhaes...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
2 November 2017Arsenal – Crvena Zvezda Referee: Luca Banti (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Fabiano Preti (ITA)Additional AR 1: Paolo Valeri (ITA)Additional...
View ArticleAFC Champions League Final 2017
First Leg, 18 November 2017Al Hilal – Urawa Red DiamondsReferee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Ahmad Al-Roalle (JOR) Assistant Referee 2: Issa Al-Amawi (JOR)Additional AR 1: Muhammad...
View ArticleReferee Bognar sent-off Evra after kicking a fan in the head before the...
Footage shows the 36-year-old former Manchester United defender aiming an acrobatic kick at a supporter at the side of the pitch during the warm-up. Evra, who was named as a substitute, was dismissed...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – Play-offs (UEFA)
First Leg, 9-11 November 2017Northern Ireland – SwitzerlandReferee: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Șovre (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)Fourth Official:...
View ArticleFIFA Referees Committee 2017-2018
Former Wold Cup referee An-Yan Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius, photo) is the latest addition to the FIFA Referees Committee composed of 12 members. There are two representatives from each confederation: the...
View ArticleDFB: Krug demoted as VAR project manager after manipulation claims
Bundesliga referee supervisor Hellmut Krug has been stripped of his role as video assistant referee project manager, and supervisors are no longer permitted to speak to the VAR in charge of matches,...
View ArticleUEFA U-21 Euro 2019 Qualifiers (Matchday 8)
8-10 November 2017Hungary – SwedenReferee: Adrien Jaccottet (SUI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Vital Jobin (SUI)Assistant Referee 2: Raffael Zeder (SUI)Fourth Official: Lionel Tschudi (SUI)Croatia – San...
View ArticleUEFA Women’s Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg)
8-9 November 2017Chelsea – RosengardReferee Bibiana Steinhaus (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Ines Appelmann (GER)Fourth Official Susann Kunkel (GER)Referee...
View ArticleInternational Friendly Matches
9-14 November 2017Scotland – NetherlandsReferee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Frédéric Cano (FRA)Fourth Official: Tony Chapron...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 3, Matchday 6)
10-14 November 2017South Africa – SenegalReferee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)Assistant Referee 2: Berhe Tesfagiorghis (ERI)Fourth Official: Wisdom Chewe...
View ArticleReferee Maric saved the life of a player
Dramatic scenes were seen in a Round of 16 game of the Croatian Football Cup in Vinkovci. Referee Bruno Maric had to help 20-year-old home-born Zvonimir Filipovic, who almost passed away after a...
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