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UEFA Referee Categories – first half of the season 2018/2019
MenEliteDeniz Aytekin (GER), Benoit Bastien (FRA), Felix Brych (GER), Cüneyt Cakir (TUR), William Collum (SCO), Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP), Ovidiu Hategan (ROU), Sergei Karasev (RUS), Viktor Kassai (HUN),...
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FIFA AR Quintero suspended 5 games
The Disciplinary Commission of the Mexican FA (FMF) initiated an investigation against the assistant referee Marcos Quintero in relation with the events that involved player Miller Bolaños, during the...
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Marciniak will referee in Asia and USA
Polish FIFA referee Szymon Marciniak accepted offers from three countries and this is why we will be seeing it less often in Polish Ekstraklasa next season. He even had an offer to permanently move to...
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Eriksson: "There is a leadership that makes me not want to continue”
FIFA referee Jonas Eriksson will end his career on Saturday, after the friendly game between Iceland and Norway. He is one of Sweden's most experienced referees and has totaled 340 matches and six...
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Clattenburg makes bullying allegations against Elleray and claims PGMOL did...
Mark Clattenburg has made allegations of bullying against David Elleray, the former Premier League referee and current technical director of world football's law-making body, the International Football...
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UEFA U-19 Euro 2018
Finland, 16-29 July 2018Referees1. Manuel Schüttengruber (AUT, 1983)2. Jonathan Lardot (BEL, 1984)3. Bartosz Frankowski, (POL, 1986)4. Andrew Dallas (SCO, 1983)5. Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP, 1982)6....
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Clattenburg: “Just a working-class guy who was lucky enough to do something I...
We haven’t seen much of Mark Clattenburg recently, but we will be over the coming weeks. For a start, he is joining the ITV panel for a World Cup that will use VAR for the first time. The man who left...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 7)
7-12 June 2018Faroe Islands – Slovenia Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sek (POL, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Katarzyna Wojs (POL)Assistant Referee 2: Anna Dabrowska (POL)Fourth Official: Kári Jóannesarson...
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AR Range removed from World Cup after being caught receiving bribe
A FIFA assistant referee from Kenya has been captured on camera receiving a $600 bribe in order to influence the outcome of an international football match. As a result of this revelation contained in...
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Tagliavento: “Mourinho’s handcuffs bothered me”
Paolo Tagliavento has retired from refereeing and admits his biggest mistake was Sulley Muntari’s ‘ghost goal’ during Milan-Juventus in 2012.Tagliavento, who turns 46 in September, has officiated in...
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IFAB: VAR will be able to hand out retrospective red cards
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) confirmed that the VAR can inform the referee of off-the-ball incidents even after that phase of play has ended. Players can be sent off following...
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CAF: Sikazwe could referee the World Cup final
The man who groomed 2018 World Cup-bound referee Janny Sikazwe believes the Zambian official has all the qualities to officiate the final in Moscow on July 15. FIFA Referee Instructor Felix...
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Concacaf referees ready for World Cup
Concacaf’s referee team, which consists of six referees, 8 assistant referees, 3 instructors and 2 staff members, is currently in Moscow putting the final touches on their preparation for the world’s...
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Lount: From fish counter in England to World Cup AR from New Zealand
There are no British referees at the 2018 World Cup, according to FIFA. But one official was born and raised in Leicester - until a twist of fate took him to the other side of the world. If Simon Lount...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 7, II)
11-12 June 2018 Poland – Scotland Referee: Stephanie Frappart (FRA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA) Assistant Referee 2: Solenne Bartnik (FRA) Fourth Official: Karolina Skalska (POL)...
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Referee Media Briefing
A media briefing all about refereeing at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia took place on Tuesday, 12 June. Held at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, the briefing featured Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 – Group Stage (Match 1)
Argentina’s Nestor Pitana has been assigned as the referee for the Opening Match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia on Thursday 12 June at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. He...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 – Group Stage (Matches 2-4)
15 June 2018Egypt – UruguayReferee: Björn Kuipers (NED, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)Fourth Official: Milorad Mazic (SRB)Reserve AR:...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 – Group Stage (Matches 5-8)
16 June 2018France – AustraliaReferee: Andres Cunha (URU, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)Fourth Official: Julio Bascunan (CHI)Reserve AR:...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 – Group Stage (Matches 9-11)
17 June 2018Costa Rica – SerbiaReferee: Malang Diedhiou (SEN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Samba (SEN)Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema (ETH) Reserve AR:...
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