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In a brochure the new Adidas referee kits for the 2015 Champions League were announced. No grey referee shorts which caused a lot of confusion last year. What do you think of the new outfits? Continue reading...

Great case study again in the game between Manchester United and Arsenal. The question for you: Is Phil Jones making an offence in the photo below where he touches the ball with his head? How did you answer that question? My answer was “yes”. I immediately stopped my tv and replayed it. Did not see […] Continue reading...

Ceri Williams has officited for big crowds, “for a man and a dog” and even went to Dubai. It’s a very interesting journey for her as a referee, she says in an interview with British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS). And good to be part of the referee family. “It’s a fantastic experience.” Williams is […] Continue reading...

It’s week 13 of the Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. The last normal quiz of 2018, as you’ll have the 2018 Referee Quiz next week on the 29th. Some great prizes to win there. Continue reading...

Week 9 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. New month, new chances. I wish you much luck again. Laden… Continue reading...

Week 20 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020 is made by one of my readers. Thanks so much, Brian. Great way to help me and test the readers with this new quiz. Laden… Continue reading...

The Dutch Danny Makkelie took charge of the UEL final between Sevilla and Internazionale. The game had all the ingredients a final needs, with a very high-tempo first half and 4 goals scored within the first 35 minutes of the match. The Officials Referee: Danny Makkelie, 🇳🇱 Assistants: Mario Diks, Hessel Steegstra 🇳🇱 Fourth official: Anastasios Sidiropolous 🇬🇷 VAR: Jochem Kamphuis 🇳🇱 VAR assistants: Kevin Blom 🇳🇱, Pawel Gil 🇵🇱 Offside VAR: Pawel Sokolnicki 🇵🇱 FIRST HALF Not even the time to settle into the match that the official had their first big decision to make. In the 3rd minute, Lukaku took flight on a counter attack and was taken down but Diego Carlos in the Sevilla penalty area. Makkelie was not too close to play...

Week 2 Laws of the Game Quiz 2020-2021. The quiz season is back. You’ll get weekly quizzes on Tuesday’s from now on. How was week 1? Let me know the score in the comments or share it on social media and tag @DutchReferee. Good luck with this new quiz, which is all about 2020-2021 Laws […] Continue reading...

Week 11 Laws of the Game Quiz 2021-2022. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

Week 10 Laws of the Game Quiz 2023-2024. A new quiz season has started. Next Tuesday a new quiz. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Video is starting at 15 seconds with a challenge in the penalty area Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

At times during Pre season games there's a bit more of a relaxed attitude. Situations are managed a bit more and if a players gets a bit out hand he is subbed. However there has to still be an element of credibility and if your going to go in like this during a game pre season or not you should still expect punishment! All the blog posts I had seen on this and the video didn't show a red card. So I went looking for a match report. There didn't seem to be one on the Newport County site. However on the WalesOnline site there is a match report. I quote But as Lee then worked his way across the field, Miller brought his run to a stop with a lunging tackle and the game was delayed for 10 minutes as medics attended him. Miller, who...

I just bought this armband for my smartphone. Reason: I want to get an idea of how much I run while practising and maybe even when officiating a match. Hopefully you can help me. Does anyone of you have experience with running apps? I’ve used Runtastic (free version) once, but would like to try other alternatives. Which app has been useful to you? Does someone know if there are running stats of professional referees? I’ve found many of Champions League and Europa League players, but not of the officials. Would be nice to have a look at that stats too. Continue reading...

10 weeks of my summer were spent running up hill and down dale in an effort to get ready for today's kick-off only for my best laid plans to go awry in the last 3 weeks as I picked up a calf strain. I kept losing weight because of my change in diet and starting a new job but my training was on hold. I've managed to lose 26lbs (11.8kg) since the beginning of June. So it was with some trepidation that I stepped out on my opening 11 a side game of the season. I had some nagging doubts as I felt a bit of tiredness in it yesterday when I was working with a group of new referees on their Basic Course. As things turned out I had good reason to be wary as I managed to tweak the calf again in the warm-up and walked for most of the first half...

week 28 Laws of the Game Quiz 2017-2018. It’s about penalty kicks this time. What will you decide? Good luck with the test. Bezig met laden… Continue reading...

What do players think when they approach the referee while shouting, protesting and making crazy gestures? That question crossed my mind a couple of times the last few days. This awful behaviour of players against referees has to stop. These actions set the wrong example for the adults and kids you and I have to […] Continue reading...

Premier League referees prepare thoroughly for the season. “Players become better, so we have to do the same”, says Michael Oliver on the Premier League website. And every referee wants the best games in the league. “This means I have to keep my standards high as well”, says Martin Atkinson. Preparation of Premier League referees […] Continue reading...

The new quiz is there: Week 10 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. I’ve an interesting situation from this week’s CL game for you. Porto player Jesús Corona knows that he will get a one-match ban if he receives one yellow card during the game against Schalke’04. He waits very long with taking a free […] Continue reading...

New quiz and it’s the last quiz from February. That means: the last chance to win the refereeing goodies by RefsWorld UK. An interesting question this week: Team A has been reduced to seven players. At that moment one of the players deliberately leaves the field of play. Only six players of Team A remain […] Continue reading...

Week 7 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. A new quiz, so a new chance to score 5 out 5. Last week the question about the substitute was a bit tricky, as the problem was the player coming onto the field of play. For everyone: you can check the answers after each quiz on the […] Continue reading...

A proper warm-up for referees is needed for both training sessions in games. It will improve your performance and reduces your risk of injury. The blog post is based on lessons I followed as a referee and notes I took. Physical effects of a warm-up The physical effects of a proper warm-up for referees are: […] Continue reading...