Referee Claudia Umpierrez from Uruguay will officiate the opening match at the Women’s World Cup 2019. She can’t wait to get involved in a this big tournament in France. “The 90 minutes of every match is what it all comes down to. You have all this preparation but that is the important part.” But how […]
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The need for more female referees in The Netherlands. An interview with Kevin Blom, who heads the female refereeing development programme. Our Orange Lionesses are due to leave for France to compete in the Women’s World Cup. Obviously, everybody’s hoping the Dutch will wage another successful campaign on the back of winning UEFA WEURO 2017, […]
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The IFAB Laws of the Game App is the new app for referees, players, coaches and fans. Because of this new app, you can keep the rules of football in your pocket. Another big advantage: you can make notes for yourself about the Laws of the Game. That gives you the chance to have another look […]
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It’s a best of this week. Plus it’s the last quiz of the current season. In september I am back. Don’t forget to subscribe to an e-mail notification in September when the new season starts. It’s just one e-mail and you’ll get notified when I start again. And about this week’s quiz: some questions were […]
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When the ball touches match official and the referee scores a goal. This is added to the 2019-2020 Laws of the Game, but why? Because it really happens sometimes, as you can see in Dutch amateur football. The referee has to allow the goal in this case, but what is the decision in 2019-2020? Read […]
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Week 32 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. The ball is in play and a player commits an offence inside the field of play against a fan who is running on the halfway line. What is the correct restart of play? The quiz questions Bezig met laden…
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Week 31 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. An attacker prevents a goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands and his kick got blocked. The goalkeeper is frustrated and strikes the attacker in the face with his fist, using excessive force. What does the referee decide? The quiz Bezig met laden…
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Anastasia Pustovoitova is the referee of the Women’s UCL final 2018-2019. “There’s a mixture of emotions – certainly happiness and excitement”, she tells Uefa.com. “I can’t wait to get to the match, and I’m sure that my heart rate will increase when I’m lining up with the teams.” In this blog post she shares 3 tips […]
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May quiz has a couple of curly ones.
https://form.jotform.co/90928341400855
As always, you will see your score once you submit. If you put a correct email address in, all questions, your answers, correct answers and LOTG references are auto-emailed to you. Your email is not used for anything else but if you don't want to use your email, message me the name you used and I can message you back with the content of your quiz result.
Answers may be discussed in the thread so best to do the quiz before reading the rest of the thread
Damir Skomina to referee 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League final. That is what Uefa has announced. Announcement by Uefa The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Damir Skomina will referee the 2019 UEFA Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. The match will be played at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday 1 June […]
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Gianluca Rocchi to referee 2018-2019 Europa League final. That’s what Uefa has announced. The UEFA Referees Committee has announced today that Gianluca Rocchi will referee the 2019 UEFA Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday 29 May (kick-off at 23.00 local time/21.00CET). Rocchi has been an international referee […]
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Week 30 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. I’ll focus on some penalty kick questions, as you may need this when officiating a play-off game or cup final. One of the questions: During kicks from the penalty mark a penalty kick is taken. There’s an offence by both the goalkeeper and the kicker. The kicker […]
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The Macron referee shirt will be introduced in the Uefa Champions League in 2019-2020. On Dutch Referee Blog you’ll get an exclusive preview. Below you’ll found the sketches first. Because the real kits are produced now, I can share you some details of that as well. The real colours The real colours of the shirt […]
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The referee plays advantage perfectly when you let the non-offending team build up an attack. But where do you apply the advantage? In this blog post you’ll see video examples, plus criteria to keep in mind when giving advantage. Because of a great example in the last UCL round, I thought about writing this blog […]
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Last quiz month of the year, so last chance to win goodies from RefsWorld UK. Good luck with Week 29 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. Bezig met laden…
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The 2019 Uefa Youth League referees have the pleasure of being mentored by Roberto Rosetti and Marc Batta. Three referee teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland and France will officiate the most important youth games. And not just the players are talents for the future. The referees too. Because of that they are being urged […]
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Week 28 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. I’ve tested a few of these questions at the Ibercup 2019. They were part of a quiz with refereeing questions, won by Jeremy Laroche from Canada. Some seemed to be very difficult, so I wish you good luck. And as always, you have a chance to win […]
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Stéphanie Frappart is the first female referee in Ligue 1. The 2019 World Cup referee from France will officiate the game between Amien SC against RC Strasbourg on the 28th of April. The French Football Federation (FFF) wants her to prepare the best way possible for the World Cup. Because the video referee will be […]
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The benefits of refereeing abroad. The experiences and lessons from 2019 Ibercup Referees in Portugal, where I was an observer. I personally loved the fact that every referee was eager to learn and develop themselves as a referee. And the tips and lessons they learned are shared for you in this blog post. Working with […]
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Right. Here is my April quiz.
https://form.jotform.co/90762625531861
Same deal. You will see your score once you submit. If you put a correct email address in, all questions, your answers, correct answers and LOTG references are auto-emailed to you. Your email is not used for anything else but if you don't want to use your email and message me the name you used, I can message you back with the content of your quiz result.
Answers are discussed in the thread so best to do the quiz before reading the rest of the thread :).