Football referees on national top level will all appear in their new outfit the next weeks. Brands made all some new referee kits for the 2012/2013 season.
Earlier this week Expedia announced a new deal as sponsor for several UK soccer competitions. “We’re proud to be the new sponsors of match officials”, said Andrew Warner, senior marketing director of Expedia EMEA, to sportspromedia.com. “As the world’s largest online travel agent it seemed logical to associate with a sport that has a truly global audience.”
Referees will use the Umbro Diamond kit. The British Premier League starts next weekend.
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The season is about to start and I’ve not yet blogged about the new interpretation of offside rule. IFAB issued some additional guidance about Law 11 in a recent circular. The new interpretation of offside rule is basically a change in how to look at “interfering with an opponent”. IFAB wrote: “In addition to the […]
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Belgian referees drilled for the next football season. Wonderful promo at the start of the new football season: ‘No whistle, no game!’
See video below, with English subtitles.
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Check out the new Adidas Champions League referee kits 2013-2014. Do you like them? RefereeWorld.com says this: “This exclusive shirt is only manufactured in a very small quantity.” The material is 100% polyester. The Adidas Champions League referee kits 2013-2014 … Continue reading →
The post New Adidas Champions League referee kits 2013-2014 appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials.
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Referee Nathan Verboomen is carried by a positive flow: FIFA referee, officiating Belgium’s top-billing matches… “It appears I have not reached my ceiling yet,” he muses in an interview with Dutch Referee Blog. In addition to offering a glimpse into Nathan’s career, this interview will spill the details of the weekly training regimen of an […]
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My road to become a referee teacher has started today. Yes, I am already teaching and helping new referees via my referee website. But now I am also selected to become referee teacher at KNVB. This is something I really want to do. My goal is not just to improve as a referee, but also […]
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I enjoyed a great holiday in West-Canada during my summer break, but I must admit that I do miss refereeing now. I’m really looking forward to the start of the season. No more “whistle stop”, let’s start with the (football … Continue reading →
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Sulley Muntari steals yellow card from referee Antonio Damato and shows it to Mario Balotelli, the AC Milan player who took off his shirt after scoring the 1-0 against FC Turin in the 85th of the match. Referee Antonio Damato, … Continue reading →
The post Muntari steals yellow card and books Balotelli appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials.
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Earlier this year George Gansner went to Phoenix for the pre-season test for MLS referees and assistants. It was the first time in twenty years he did not have to do the test. “Being there is great, but I already miss it. It will be hard in the first few months of the season.” An […]
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I’ll try to show you more stories of young talented referees on my blog. That’s why I asked some questions to Mitchell Terry, 17 years old and living in Wootton Bassett, Swindon. He is a level 7 referee currently affiliated … Continue reading →
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Seen Despicable me? These minions are from the movie and someone made a great clip with them about diving and football refereeing. A short clip to enjoy about the minion referee.
The post Minion referee – fun to watch appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials.
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Milorad Mažić to referee Champions League final 2018. Björn Kuipers will officiate the Europa League final and Jana Adámková referees the Women’s Champions League decider. Champions League final 2018 The Champions League final will be played between Real Madrid and Liverpool on Saturday 26 May. The games will take place at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv. Referee: […]
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Have you seen Mike Dean’s positioning as referee this weekend? Check the images below. I would like you to answer the following questions. Why would Mike Dean do this? What are the advantages or disadvantages? When you are watching your games, always be a critic of the referee in your own benefit. I do NOT say: […]
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Mika Lamppu from Finland gets appointed for the u17 European Championship in 2017, but has never worked with the center referee before. He shares his experiences of the tournament and how important it is to build a relation with referees outside the games while abroad for a tournament. “Without chemistry the team can’t work to it’s […]
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Michelle O’Neill will be involved in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final. She’s the assistant referee of Stéphanie Frappart. They first worked together at O’Neil’s first main Uefa tournament, the u19 Euro’s. “Where I was very succesfull and got all the way the final.” Seven years later they will add another pinnacle to their cooperation […]
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Michele Scarpino is expert in sport business management and also officiates in San Marino and Italy at national level. The Calabria-born Scarpino lives in Bologna, where he started refereeing during his studies in 2007. It’s also the area where Italian top referees Pierluigi Collina and Nicola Rizzoli come from. In this interview you’ll learn how […]
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“Use every challenge and disappointment as a spring board to future success”. A great lesson from Michael Ryan. He is a 24 years old from England currently registered with the Sussex County FA and operating as a Level 3 National List Contributory League Referee. He got some great news last week: “I have recently been […]
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I blogged about Irmatov who whistled for a foul and then still allows the goal which was scored afterwards. There’s a same situation back in the nineties in Germany: it costed referee Michael Malbranc his career. We need to go … Continue reading →
The post Michael Malbranc: a mistake that costed him his referee career appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials.
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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.
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Please introduce yourself. “Matt Leary, 28, from Farnham, Surrey. I’m a Level 6 referee, so I referee on the County and Local men’s leagues, and I’m an assistant referee at Supply League level. I also referee on the County and Regional Women’s leagues on Sundays.” “I love the feeling of waking up on a Saturday […]
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