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The 2021 UEFA Champions League final referee is Antonio Mateu Lahoz. He’ll lead a the refereeing team that officiates Manchester City – Chelsea. Below you’ll find the full details of the refereeing team. If quotes become available, I’ll add them too. Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Assistants: Pau Cebrián Devis, Roberto Díaz Pérez del […] Continue reading...

The 2021 UEFA Europa League final referee is Clément Turpin. His French team is assisted by Slavko Vinčić as 4th official and Pol van Boekel as one of the AVARs. Below the image the names of the full team. If quotes available, they’ll follow. Referee: Clément Turpin (France) Assistants: Nicolas Danos, Cyril Gringore (both France) […] Continue reading...

The 2022 World Cup Referees have been announced by FIFA. For the first time female referees are selected for this men’s tournament. Stéphanie Frappart (France), Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda) and Yoshima Yamashita (Japan) are the 3 female referees Also female ARs are selected: Neuza Back (Brazil), Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico) and Kathryn Nesbitt (USA). 36 referees, […] Continue reading...

The 24-24 rule for referee reflection. That’s how Katy Nesbitt reflects on her decisions during and after the game. “And to learn from them”. This technique helps her become a better referee and might help you too. In this blog post her reflection method is explained. How you can reflect on your games Sometimes you […] Continue reading...

Danish referee instructor Gitte Holm is very happy with the opportunity of a referee exchange in the United Kingdom. A referee exchange in a foreign country has certain benefits for referees. I’ve listed 3 of them in the list below. … Continue reading → Continue reading...

The last days at the Olympics are very exciting. The last gold medals to win, the last finals to play. “Referees need to have the ability to focus under pressure”, says Aidan Moran. That’s one of the most important characteristics for mental toughness to become a top referee according to him. The former psychologist of the […] Continue reading...

The Dutch King has “his” first party in 2014 because queen Beatrix abdicated last year. There are lot of festivities on King’s Day around the country. But who is king Willem-Alexander? And what can people – and especially referees – … Continue reading → Continue reading...

George Gansner will referee his 200th MLS game on Sunday 3rd of August. I’ts an honour for him to reached this milestone. “I’ve had some great experiences, learning from the guys who were originals on the FIFA assistant referee list … Continue reading → Continue reading...

Roger Federer will try to win the Davis Cup in tennis this weekend. He’s a great player from Switzerland who has performed on top level for a very long time. How does he keep that good? And what characteristics of … Continue reading → Continue reading...

Extreme violence, agressive players, injured referee. This could be legitimate reasons to discontinue a match or not even begin with it, but they’re quite normal. Here are the 3 strangest reasons to abandon a match. And please comment if you … Continue reading → The post 3 strangest reasons to abandon a match appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

Anna-Marie Keighley is having a great career. After refereeing at the World Cup in 2015 in Canada she now is appointed to the Olympics in Rio. On the 12th of August she will officiate a game in the quarterfinals between USA and Sweden. In this story you’ll find three useful tips from the referee from […] Continue reading...

Wanted in Denmark: 3000 football referees. Immediately. The referees in the lower/amateur leagues in Denmark are striking since the 11th of March because they want more appreciation from the Danish FA and they want a an increase of the match … Continue reading → The post 3000 striking referees: no amateur football in Denmark appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

Referee Nestor Guillen showed 36 brawling players and staff a red card in a junior league match in Paraguay. In the match between Teniente Farina und Libertad Club players and reserves all stormed on the pitch after the referee gave to red cards, describes this newspaper. After the brawl the referee wrote on the match report he gave 36 red cards, which might be a world record. Hernan Martinez, president of the home club, Teniente Farina, says: “Many of the players that were on the field and on the substitutes’ bench, everyone went on to the field to try to control their team mates and even the players from the other team.” You can find more reactions in this news article about the 36 red cards by Reuters. I’ve added the video below...

2016 could be your year as a referee. But you won’t improve your skills without putting much effort in it. Refereeing is hard work – especcially when you want to get better. That’s my goal as well. I want to help you getting better by publishing useful information on my blog. I’ll do that by […] Continue reading...

5 tips for pre-season referee training after lazy holiday. You might be reluctant to start again after a nice sunny holiday on the beach, but you should get your ass up and try to get back in shape for the … Continue reading → The post 4 tips for pre-season referee training after holiday appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

The new season has started. Have you ever thought about how you want to grow as referee? It’s good to have a mentor who helps you. Actually you need more than one. Read more about the 4 types of mentors you need as referee. Kim Kaupe brought me on Inc.com on the idea for writing […] Continue reading...

The Dutch Referee Blogs publishes interviews with referees from all levels of football every now and then. Here are the 5 best read referee interviews of 2013. Kevin Blom. The Dutch referee who wrongly gave a penalty kick to the … Continue reading → The post 5 best read referee interviews of 2013 appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

Simon Breivik from PGMOL gives fitness tips. I’ve been reading a lot about fitness and found some interesting tips in the FA and RA’s Refereeing magazine. I’ve distilled 5 important lessons that are very useful for every referee. During a referee conference they asked Simon Breivik to teach about fitness. He’s the Head of Fitness […] Continue reading...

Referee stats Premier League 2012/2013: referees doing a good job. And did you know that referees do more in-game high speed runs than players? Check out the most remarkable referee statistics from the 2012-2013 Season Review by the organisation of … Continue reading → The post 5 most remarkable referee stats Premier League 2012-2013 appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

The anticipation is building among referees about who will go to the World Cup, says Massimo Busacca, Fifa’s Head of Refereeing in the new magazine Fifa Weekly. Fifa confirmed to Arbitro Internacional that the referee committee will have a meeting … Continue reading → The post 5 qualities World Cup referees should have appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...