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Kuipers: Confidence the key to success in refereeing
Twelve kilometres might not sound like a long distance, but it is far enough to lose yourself in your thoughts when you are cycling to your first match as a referee, as Bjorn Kuipers once did. The...
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FIFA World Cup 2018: 85 referees, ARs and VARs
According to an article posted on the official USSF website, FIFA will select 85 referees, assistant referees and video assistant referees for the 64 matches of the World Cup 2018 in Russia.36 referees...
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Changes on FIFA Lists 2018
FIFA Referees Committee recently approved the composition of the FIFA Lists for next year, with changes becoming effective on 1 January 2018. National federations have been informed and some of them...
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FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 Candidate Referee Seminar
FIFA Referee Ekaterina Koroleva (USA) will attend the Seminar from February 12 to 16 as one of 35 female candidate referees for the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. Seminar attendees will take part in...
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Kassai placed 6th on the Hungarian FIFA List 2018
It is now public knowledge that Viktor Kassai has not been selected for the World Cup in Russia 2018. It should be noted right from the outset that, of the 55 nations making up the UEFA confederation,...
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UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
5 December 2017Manchester United – CSKA MoskvaReferee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)Additional AR 1: Luca Banti...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2017 – First Round
6 December 2017Al Jazira – Auckland CityReferee: Malang Diedhiou (SEN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Samba (SEN)Fourth Official: Sandro Ricci (BRA)VAR 1:...
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IFFHS World’s Best Referee 2017: Brych (GER)
German referee Felix Brych has capped a stellar season with his election as The World’s Best Referee 2017 in the annual IFFHS Awards. He succeeds the English Mark Clattenburg, winner 2016 and the...
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IFFHS World’s Best Woman Referee 2017: Steinhaus (GER)
Outstanding referee Bibiana Steinhaus made it a double for German football when she won the 2017 IFFHS vote as The World’s Best Woman Referee in same time that Felix Brych by the men. Steinhaus became...
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Clattenburg: “I allowed Tottenham to self-destruct against Chelsea in 2016”
Former Premier League and FIFA referee Mark Clattenburg says he "allowed Tottenham to self-destruct" when he refereed the 2-2 draw with Chelsea in May 2016 as Spurs conceded the title to Leicester....
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UEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
5 December 2017Bayern München – Paris St. GermainReferee: Manuel Schüttengruber (AUT, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Rothmann (AUT)Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Stangl (AUT)Fourth Official: Robert...
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Copa Sudamericana Final 2017
First Leg, 6 December 2017Independiente – Flamengo Referee: Mario Diaz de Vivar (PAR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar (PAR) Assistant Referee 2: Darío Gaona (PAR) Fourth Official: Eber...
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UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
7 December 2017Slavia Praha – FK AstanaReferee: Davide Massa (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni (ITA)Additional AR 1: Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA)Additional...
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Bo Karlsson resigns after #metoo accusation: "He said he wanted me"
Karin Thorbjörn was one of Sweden's most promising referees. Nevertheless, she chose to end her career very early. Now she told Football Channel about the harassment of Bo Karlsson that led her to...
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Referee fees in Central America
The best paid referees in Central America are those from Costa Rica. The amounts shown below are the fees paid to the referee team, so they are divided among the referee, assistant referees and fourth...
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Clattenburg: “Collina changed my refereeing career”
It was the research ahead of the games that made Pierluigi Collina the most respected referee in football. The Italian would spend hours in the build-up to games watching footage of matches, looking...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2017 – Second Round
9 December 2017CF Pachuca – Wydad ACReferee: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (UZB)Assistant Referee 2: Jakhongir Saidov (UZB)Fourth Official: Matt Conger...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2017 – Match for Fifth Place
12 December 2017Wydad AC – Urawa Red DiamondsReferee: Matthew Conger (NZL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Simon Lount (NZL) Assistant Referee 2: Tevita Makasini (TGA)Fourth Official: Ravshan Irmatov...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2017 – Semi-finals
12 December 2017Gremio Porto Alegre – CF PachucaReferee: Felix Brych (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)Fourth Official: Malang Diedhiou...
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Player recalled from dressing room after VAR reversal
Trials of video assistant referees in the German Bundesliga threw up yet another controversial case at the weekend when a player had actually left the field after being sent off before being called...
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