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Sundays League Cup Final between Swansea and Bradford will be officiated by Kevin Friend. He will be assisted by Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt & Scott Ledger. Fourth official is M Oliver Related Articles Capital One Cup – Swansea v Bradford: Kevin Friend must hope for quieter game – GRAHAM POLL (dailymail.co.uk) Gary Jones dreaming of Europa League adventure with Bradford (goal.com) VIDEO: Bradford aiming to ‘ruffle feathers’ (bbc.co.uk) Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Assistant referee (association football), Bradford, DailyMail, Facebook, Kevin Friend, Scott Ledger, Swansea, Twitter Continue reading...

Referees in the media will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. Week 7 and 8. The FA has suspended Dean Mohareb … Continue reading → The post Dean Mohareb: the arrested referee (and 3 more stories) appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Body language is very important for a referee. It helps you control the match and you can show you authority. But there are things referees need to avoid. Just watch the video belown on YouTube. The referee is constantly walking … Continue reading → The post Referee’s body language: what (not) to do appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Michelangelo Minervini is a referee in the Venuzuelan capital Caracas, with a few million inhabitants and surrounded by poor neighbourhoods. “But violence against referees is very rare in Caracas.” An interview from the Dutch Referee Blog with an ambitious 19-year-old … Continue reading → The post “Violence against referees is rare in Caracas” appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Alessandro Matri scores the 2-0 for Juventus against Fiorentina. But he lost his shoe right before he kicks on goal. What does the referee have to decide if a a player scores a goal with after he lost his footwear? … Continue reading → The post What to do if a goalscorer has lost is shoe? appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Referees in the media will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. Cape Verde was the smallest country ever going to the … Continue reading → The post Better referees will lead to better football (and 4 more stories) appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Just stumbled upon a video posted on YouTube by the Nothinhamshire FA. It shows that children copy behaviour of star players. The text the FA wrote below the video: “Do young players copy professional footballers? See the Premier Leagues advert … Continue reading → The post Get on with the game: respect the referee appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

We've all had players who could have their own highlights package made up of events during a game, whether it's the number of times they have made a telling pass, scored a hat trick or found themselves coming to the attention of the referee more than once. I saw one such player a few weeks ago and in the main, the referee dealt with him well, but when it came to a crucial decision he went for the easy option. So let's have a look at the player first of all ... He was a centre forward and a skillful one at that. He moved with pace and purpose but he also had that annoying trait that such players often have in that he had a streak of arrogance which led him to taunt his opponents. Now for those who have been involved in football for a...

An extra assistant referee in the Italian match between Juventus and Genua was standing on the backline and keeps the ball in play. Claudio Marchisio shoots the ball, but it missed the target completely. But it touches the extra assistant … Continue reading → The post Extra assistant referee keeps ball in play appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

The inimitable UK weather and the holiday period has put paid to quite a few of my appointments over the last few weeks to the extent that I have only been out on three assessments since my last blog post over six weeks ago. There has also been something else keeping me away from the keyboard and that has been the day job or to be more accurate, the secondment that was supposed to turn into the new day job. If working in medium to large companies over the last 31 years has taught me anything it is that change is the only thing that is permanent. In today's business world, the pace of change, often driven by technological advance, moves forward in hops, steps and jumps. On previous occasions, I have been lucky enough to be riding along...

I visit the online referee appointment system a few times a day. Refresh it, or log in again. And again. Winter break has lasted long enough. I want my first match appointment of 2013. Especially because I’m coming back from … Continue reading → The post Winter break: waiting for my first 2013 match appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Referees in the media will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. Mike Riley, the general manager of the Professional Game Match … Continue reading → The post Referee is the boss in the stadium (+4 more stories) appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Arnold Hunter from Northern Ireland is happy he officiated such beautiful matches since he became a referee. Next Saturday he’ll be up for another top match in his home country: the cup final between Cliftonville and Crusaders. The second part … Continue reading → The post Northern Ireland referee wants te become Elite appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Referee Arnold Hunter from Northern Ireland recently got promoted by Uefa to the international Second Group. His goal is become an Elite referee. That’s what he says in an interview with the Dutch Referee Blog. The 33-year-old referee from Fermanagh, … Continue reading → The post Arnold Hunter feels honoured to be a referee appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

The Belgian FA has started the campaign “I like referees” earlier this season. Uefa referee boss Pierluigi Collina likes referees too. “I think it’s important to support, help and assist the referees, so any action to promote refereeing is very … Continue reading → The post Pierluigi Collina likes referees appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Referees in the media will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. The first quotes section of referees in the media in … Continue reading → The post Referees in the media 2013 (week 1 and 2) appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Dutch tv program Bureau Sport made a nice documentary in Suriname. TV host Frank Evenblij visits referee Enrico Wijngaarde. The tv show presenter stresses that Dutch referees have been active on the most important international tournaments. Dick Jol and Mario … Continue reading → The post Enrico Wijngaarde: top referee in the Caribean appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Assistant referee John Brooks has some advice for the Manchester City players shaking his hands after the match against Arsenal: Go to your fans, who paid a huge fee for a ticket, and thank them for coming. Fans of Manchester … Continue reading → The post Linesman advices City players to thank their fans appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

This week I completed my first full training session after my broken ankle. One day later: no ankle pain, only sore legs. It feels great. Sharing this happy news on Facebook I got asked what kind of training session I … Continue reading → The post Referee training session: the pyramid run appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

2012 was a good year for DutchReferee.com. The site got more interesting articles and more people have read them. Thank you all for reading, commenting, sharing or liking! If you have any suggestions, just let me know. Already got some … Continue reading → The post DutchReferee.com in 2012 appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...