UEFA Europa League – Semi-finals (First Leg)
26 April 2018 Arsenal – Atletico de MadridReferee: Clement Turpin (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)Additional AR 1: Ruddy Buquet...
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25 April 2018Chivas Guadalajara – Toronto FCReferee: Oscar Moncada (HON, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Lopez (GUA)Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez (HON)Fourth Official: Kimbell Ward (SKN)
View ArticleBundesliga season will end early for referee Stieler
German referee Tobias Stieler (36) gets the receipt for his performance in front of the DFB sports court. According to Bild information, the FIFA referee will not be used until the end of the...
View ArticleZimbabwe referee was offered bribe to fix CAF Confederation Cup game
Following the draw for the group phase of the African Confederation Cup, conducted in Cairo, more revelations of attempted match fixing in the qualifying rounds of the competition have emerged. The...
View ArticleUEFA Women's Champions League – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
29 April 2018Olympique Lyonnais – Manchester CityReferee: Katalin Kulcsár (HUN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Katalin Török (HUN)Assistant Referee 2: Marina Striletska (UKR)Fourth Official: Gyöngyi Gaál...
View ArticleVideo Assistant Referees appointed for FIFA World Cup 2018
The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 13 referees who will act solely as video assistant referees (VARs) during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The selection criteria for these VARs were primarily...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
1 May 2018Real Madrid – Bayern MünchenReferee: Cüneyt Çakir (TUR, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)Additional AR 1: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)Additional AR...
View ArticleVenezuelan referee Argote involved in the case "Hands of paper"
At least 1133 bank accounts of companies and individuals have been blocked by the Venezuelan Government for being linked to "acts of corruption". The Venezuelan FIFA referee José Argote (photo)...
View ArticleCopa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 6)
1-3 May 2018Real Garcilaso – Estudiantes Referee: Julio Bascuñan (CHI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Astroza (CHI)Assistant Referee 2: Christian Schiemann (CHI)Fourth Official: Cesar Deischler...
View ArticleCakir offered astronomical contract in China
The Chinese have offered astronomical fees to Cuneyt Cakir, one of the world's top referees. If Cakir, who is said to be looking positively at the deal, agrees to the offer, he will only blow the...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Semi-finals (Second Leg)
3 May 2018 Atletico de Madrid – ArsenalReferee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)Additional AR 1: Paolo Valeri...
View ArticleChapron honoured as French Referee of the Year despite being suspended for...
The referee suspended after trying to trip a player during a Ligue 1 game has been named the French top flight's Referee of the Year.Tony Chapron was given a three-month ban after being found guilty of...
View ArticleUEFA Women's U-17 Euro 2018
Lithuania, 9-21 May 2018Referees1. Hristiana Guteva (BUL, 1990, photo)2. Lucie Sulcova (CZE, 1990)3. Frida Klarlund Nielsen (DEN, 1989)4. Irena Velevackoska (MKD, 1988)5. Desiree Grundbacher (SUI,...
View ArticleUEFA Women’s Champions League Final 2018: Adamkova (CZE)
Czech official Jana Adámková has been selected to referee the 2018 UEFA Women's Champions League final between Wolfsburg and Lyon on 24 May. The game takes place at the Valeriy Lobanovskiy Dynamo...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League Final 2018: Kuipers (NED)
The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Dutch official Björn Kuipers will referee the 2018 UEFA Europa League final between Marseille and Atlético Madrid on 16 May. The game takes place at Stade...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League Final 2018: Mazic (SRB)
The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Serbian official Milorad Mažić will referee the 2018 UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool on Saturday 26 May. The games will take...
View ArticleCopa Sudamericana – Round 1 (Second Leg, II)
8-10 May 2018Danubio – Deportivo CaliReferee: Mauro Vigliano (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Lucas Germanotta (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Julio Fernandez (ARG)Fourth Official: Fernando Echenique...
View ArticleVAR failed during A-League Final
A “technical failure” with the video assistant referee (VAR) stopped the controversial technology from disallowing the goal that decided Saturday night’s A-League grand final. A review by Football...
View ArticleFIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2018
The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 15 female referees and 30 female assistant referees to officiate at the upcoming FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018. The selection criteria for the match...
View ArticleFrappart looking forward to officiating on home soil
Top French referee Stephanie Frappart is one of the 15 female match officials, who will officiate games at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018 in August. She is looking forward to refereeing in...
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