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UEFA Youth League – Play-offs
6-7 February 2018Inter – Spartak MoskvaReferee: Nicolas Rainville (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Benjamin Pages (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)Fourth Official: Lorenzo Illuzzi...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Seminar for Referees and VARs
FIFA invited 47 match officials (35 referees and 12 video assistant referees) to attend a World Cup preparatory course in Qatar, from 5 to 9 February 2018. After this seminar, FIFA will announce the...
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CAF African Nations Championship Final 2018: Gassama (GAM)
4 February 2018Morocco – NigeriaReferee: Bakary Gassama (GAM, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marwa Range (KEN)Assistant Referee 2: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema (ETH)
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Collina urged the referees to retain their ‘hunger’ to be selected for the...
The 2002 World Cup final referee Pierluigi Collina, now president of the FIFA Referees Committee, has hailed the outstanding capabilities of Qatar to host the FIFA World Cup 2018 Referees Workshop,...
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Referee Cunha injured before World Cup
According to Arbitro Internacional, referee Andres Cunha (Uruguay) has torn his meniscus and will be out of action for at least one month. The injury happened before the World Cup referee seminar in...
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UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 – Semi-finals
8 February 2018Russia – PortugalFirst Referee: Gábor Kovács (HUN, photo)Second Referee: Balázs Farkas (HUN)Third Referee: Juan Cordero Gallardo (ESP)Timekeeper: Josip Barton (MKD)Kazakhstan –...
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Portugal: giant flag blocks VAR camera and ‘offside goal’ stands
A match in Portugal’s Primeira Liga became the scene of a farcical incident involving a video assistant referee, a goal from a corner and a giant flag. Aves beat Boavista 3-0 on Tuesday and it was...
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UEFA mourns renowned referee Karoly Palotai
Hungary and European football are mourning the loss, at the age of 82, of Karoly Palotai, who refereed four European club competition finals and won an Olympic football gold medal as a player.Palotai...
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Copa Sudamericana – Round 1 (First Leg, I)
13-15 February 2018Sportivo Luqueño – Deportivo CuencaReferee: Jorge Baliño (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG)Fourth Official: Germán Delfino...
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UEFA Futsal Euro Final 2018: Cerny (CZE)
10 February 2018FinalPortugal – SpainFirst Referee: Ondřej Černý (CZE, photo)Second Referee: Saša Tomić (CRO)Third Referee: Alessandro Malfer (ITA)Timekeeper: Josip Barton (MKD)Match for Third...
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Černý and Tomić ready to referee Futsal Euro 2018 final
Ondřej Černý of the Czech Republic and Croatia's Saša Tomić will be the main two referees in Saturday's UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 final between Portugal and Spain in Ljubljana – but neither is a stranger...
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Referee exchange between France and Switzerland
A new international exchange in refereeing between the French Football Federation (FFF) and the Swiss Football Association (ASF) will take place on Saturday, 17 February 2018, in Ligue 1 and the Swiss...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, I)
13 February 2018Juventus – Tottenham HotspurReferee: Felix Brych (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)Additional AR 1: Bastian Dankert (GER)Additional...
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UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (First Leg)
13 February 2018Crvena Zvezda – CSKA MoskvaReferee: Paweł Raczkowski (POL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Michal Obukowicz (POL)Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)Additional AR 1: Tomasz Musiał...
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Seitz: “We are looking for elite athletes now”
"Find the best position to make the best decision" - those are the words with which Kari Seitz, FIFA's Senior Manager of Refereeing, summed up one of the most important elements of the FIFA Women's...
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Copa Sudamericana – Round 1 (First Leg, II)
20-22 February 2018Lanús – Sporting CristalReferee: Gery Vargas (BOL, photo)Assistant Referee 1: José Antelo (BOL)Assistant Referee 2: Edwar Saavedra (BOL)Fourth Official: Juan García (BOL)Referee...
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Copa Libertadores – Round 3 (First Leg)
20-22 February 2018Independiente Santa Fe – Santiago WanderersReferee: Víctor Carrillo (PER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)Assistant Referee 2: Coty Carrera (PER)Fourth Official: Diego...
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Ri Hyang Ok aims for rare double-double
Being part of a FIFA World Cup is something that everyone involved in football dreams of. Be it as a fan in the stadium, cheering on your team and enjoying the atmosphere, or even as a player, vying...
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Referee Ovrebo issues shock apology to Chelsea
Chelsea were knocked out of the 2009 Champions League semi-finals by Barcelona, exiting the competition on away goals in a 1-1 draw. The game was not without its controversies and the Blues had...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, II)
20 February 2018Bayern München – BeşiktaşReferee: Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Șovre (ROU)Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)Additional AR 1: István Kovács...
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