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Lazio fans bombard referee's cafe with bad online reviews
It's not easy being a football referee, and it's not easy running a cafe in an age of online reviews. Especially in Italy, famous for its passion for the beautiful game and its love of good cuisine. So...
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FIFA Club World Cup Final 2017: Ramos (MEX)
16 December 2017FinalReal Madrid – Gremio Porto AlegreReferee: Cesar Ramos (MEX, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Hernandez (MEX)Fourth official: Ravshan...
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UEFA: Referees Oliver and Taylor promoted to Elite
The UEFA Referees Committee approved the referee categories for the second half of the season 2017/2018. On the men’s list, Michael Oliver (photo) and Anthony Taylor (both from England) were added to...
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UEFA Referee Categories – second 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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Referee Makkelie sanctioned by KNVB for taking loan from coach Uilenberg
The KNVB has taken disciplinary measures against referee Danny Makkelie. This is confirmed by a spokesperson for the football association following a report in De Telegraaf. The union does not want to...
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Revised list of candidate referee trios for FIFA Women's World Cup 2019
The road to the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 is proceeding with great strides for the teams aiming to qualify, but also for the match officials. FIFA, in cooperation with the confederations,...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2018
Slovenia, 30 January – 10 February 2018Referees1. Sasa Tomic (CRO, 1975, photo)2. Ondrej Cerny (CZE, 1979)3. Marc Birkett (ENG, 1978)4. Juan Cordero Gallardo (ESP, 1978)5. Alejandro Martinez Flores...
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CONCACAF Referees of the Year 2017
Men1. Cesar Ramos (MEX, photo)2. Joel Aguilar (SLV)3. Kimbell Ward (SKN)Women1. Lucila Venegas (MEX)2. Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)3. Marianela Araya (CRC)
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Globe Soccer Awards 2017: Brych (GER)
Felix Brych (photo) distinguished himself as one of the best referees of Europe in 2017, when he was appointed to referee one of the season’s most important competition, the final of UEFA’s Champions...
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KNVB and Makkelie are in line again
The KNVB and Danny Makkelie discussed the recent commotion around the 34-year-old referee's loan from former referee Jaap Uilenberg and expressed the difference of opinion. In an interview between...
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Collina reveals VAR plans ahead of FIFA World Cup 2018
Pierluigi Collina has revealed that FIFA are already instructing potential World Cup referees on how to use VAR (video assistant referees) ahead of next year’s tournament. No decision has been made on...
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CAF scrapped Referee of the Year Award
CAF president Ahmed Ahmed has come out to explain the body’s decision to scrap off the African-based Footballer of the Year and the Referee of the Year from its 2017 edition. Despite releasing a...
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CAF African Nations Championship 2018
Morocco, 12 January – 4 February 2018Referees1. Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, 1985)2. Helder Martins (ANG, 1977, photo)3. Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (BDI, 1985)4. Abou Coulibaly (CIV, 1985)5. Ibrahim Aly...
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IFAB to recommend VAR for 2018 World Cup and all club competitions
Video replays to correct refereeing mistakes are set to be recommended for use at this summer's World Cup - and everywhere else next season - at a key meeting in Zurich on Jan. 22. The five members of...
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CONMEBOL U-20 Copa Libertadores 2018
Uruguay, 10-24 February 2018Referee: Fernando Echenique (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Julio Fernandez (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Maximiliano Yesso (ARG)Referee: Ivo Mendez (BOL)Assistant Referee 1:...
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AFC Referees Special Award 2017: Namazov (UZB)
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presented the AFC Referees Special Award to Uzbekistan’s Bakhtiyor Namazov at the AFC Futsal Referees and Instructors Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The...
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I got it wrong: referee admits error in Northern Ireland's World Cup play-off
The referee who awarded Switzerland their all-important penalty against Northern Ireland in the World Cup play-off has admitted that he made a mistake. Ovidiu Hategan adjudged Corry Evans to have...
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The oldest FIFA match official in 2018: Kochkarov (KGZ)
At 48, Bakhadyr Kochkarov (KGZ) is currently the oldest match official on the FIFA List. Former assistant referee in Ravshan Irmatov’s team at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, Kochkarov (photo) was born...
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AFC U-23 Championship 2018
China, 9-27 January 2018Referees1. Chris Beath (AUS, photo)2. Peter Green (AUS)3. Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)4. Fu Ming (CHN)5. Ma Ning (CHN)6. Liu Kwok Man (HKG)7. Alireza Faghani (IRN)8. Ali Sabah (IRQ)9....
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French referee Chapron kicks out at Nantes player before sending him off
Ligue 1 referee Tony Chapron has been suspended after being caught kicking out at Diego Carlos and then sending off the Nantes player following an apparently accidental collision between the pair...
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