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A match-simulation session for referees is way to replicate the physical demands referees need for a game. Werner Helsen was so kind to share an example of a session, which he created for Uefa referees at Euro 2020. Read the full interview with Werner Helsen, Sports Scientist & Training Expert at UEFA and professor and […] Continue reading...
Match preparation for referees. Some great examples from top referee Clément Turpin, who’ll officiate this week’s World Cup Qualifier between The Netherlands and Norway. You’ll read how a top referee prepares for a game. Clément Turpin organises the match prepration around 4 topics. He shares his experiences in the documentary Men in the Middle by […] Continue reading...
Match officials Women’s World Cup 2023 are announced. The tournament will be held in Australia and New Zealand. A total of 33 referees, 55 assistant referees and 19 video match officials (VMOs) will be present. Pierluigi Collina says about the selection: “As always, the criteria we have used is ‘quality first’ and the selected on-field […] Continue reading...
Lebanese football referee referee Ali Sabbagh was sentenced with a six months’ improsonment today for match fixing. His assistant referees were sentenced with three months jail time, says Channel News Asia. The referees all pled guilty on the first day … Continue reading → The post Match fixing: ref Ali Sabbagh and assisstants get jailed appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...
Football match fixing scandal in Europe: investigation proves that the price for a referee to let him manipulate a football match is £20,000′, says a fixer to The Telegraph. This claim is also examined by the National Crime Agency. The … Continue reading → The post Match fixing scandal: price for a referee is £20,000 appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...
The match-decision-making exercise for referees is highlighted in the story with Werner Helsen on a professional referee training programme. “This type of exercise is not physically challenging, but important for team-decision making. Hereby, both referees and assistant referees have to fulfill their role”. How the match decision-making exercise goes Referees do a speed and agility […] Continue reading...
A referee of a Dutch ladies match abandoned a match due to streaking students. The referee had to stop the match Knickerbockers 2 – Oranje Nassau 2 three times because naked students walked on the pitch. He also had to … Continue reading → The post Match abandoned due to streaking students appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...
Referees in the media will be published randonly on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading: Martin Hansson, Paul MacArtney. Martin Hansson quits his job as full-time professional referee. He will … Continue reading → The post Martin Hansson quits as professional referee appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...
Mark Clattenburg to referee Euro 2016 final. He will be assisted by Simon Beck, Jake Collins, Anthony Taylor and Andre Marriner. Viktor Kassai from Hungary will be his fourth official, reserve assistant referee is György Ring. This is officially confirmed by Uefa. It must have been an exciting week for Englishman Clattenburg because he’d probably not […] Continue reading...
Mark Clattenburg to Referee Champions League Final 2016. That’s what Uefa has confirmed. Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson, 42, will be the man in the middle for the 2016 UEFA Europa League final between Liverpool and Sevilla in Basel next Wednesday. 2016 UEFA Champions League final refereeing team is: Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG) Assistants: Simon Beck, […] Continue reading...
German referee Manuel Gräfe let a penalty kick being retaken in a penalty serie. Twice! The cup match between Fortuna Düsseldorf and Borussia Dortmund ended goalless after 120 minutes. In the penalty serie Blaszykowski from Dortmund thought he made the 2:2 (after 4), but Gräfe was resolutely pointing to his whistle, demanding the Polish player from Dortmund to re-take the penalty kick. Immediately after that Andreas Lambertz from Düsseldorf misses. He walks away, head in his hands. But what he did not realize is again the call for a re-kick by the referee. Goalie Weidenfeller and a field player who came running from the middle line heavily protested and got both a yellow card. But I think the referee’s decision was correct (no replay...
Stumbled upon this video of a friendly match between Fortuna Düsseldorf and Benfica via some referees on Facebook. It’s crazy! So sad that Luisão from the Portuguese team knocks down referee Christian Fischer at the moment he tries to give a second yellow card for a Benfica player at last five mintues of the first half. Or was it a headbutt? In the beginning someone is moving in front of the camera, but if you take a look at the last thirty seconds of the video it really looks like it. I hope Uefa or Portuguese FA will give him a long ban, eventhough it was a friendly and not an official match. (Does someone know what rules are with those pre-season friendlies?) I’m very happy my friendlies were much more sportive. Even got a huge...
Luckily I’m not a referee in Tajikistan. Found the video below via Footballnus and he says he has seen more matches like this one. A brawl with players versus eachother and the referee ends in a pitch invasion. Some info about the match according to the person who uploaded the video: Match: Istaravshan FK vs. Energetik Dushanbe League: Tajikistan Premier League Venue: Istaravshan Stadion (Capacity: 20,000) Date: 08/11/2012 And how did it end? “The fight between football players and subsequent pitch invasion after the Energetik goalkeeper attempted to kick the referee after conceding a goal for which he thought shouldn’t have stood (sic). After the players fled the pitch, the pitch was cleared by police and the Istaravshan players came...
Seen lot’s of discussions about the Ukrainian goal that didn’t count. But the decision from the extra assisant is not the first mistake. Got this picture via BBC journalist Jacqui Oatley, which showed that Viktor Kassai’s AR missed an offside first. Artem Milevskiy (center) got the ball from the Ukrainian left back, and the image below shows that he is probably (can’t see full pitch) is offside. Most newspapers in Holland missed that. What about that in your country? Photo via Twitter of BBC Journalist @JacquiOatley I’m wondering if this will influence which referee teams are going home today. I bet so. Who do you think will stay in Poland and Ukraine for the final rounds? And why? Continue reading...
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