These are the officials attending the FIFA course in Florence (Italy) on the road to 2018 World Cup. In addition to 53 preselected names for WC, there are 9 officials with VAR duties. AFC Abdulrahman Al Jassim - Qatar - 1987 (FIFA since 2013) Fahad Al Mirdasi - Saudi Arabia - 1985 (FIFA since 2011) Alireza Faghani - Iran - 1978 (FIFA since 2008) Ravshan Irmatov - Uzbekistan - 1977 (FIFA since
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How to deal with encroachment at penalty kicks? An interesting situation in the game between Newcastle and Burton. This case study is written as educational story to show referees how to handle in particular situations based on the Laws of the Game. The situation. Newcastle has been awarded a penalty kick. Matt Richie takes it and […]
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The following match officials have been selected to take control over the matches played in Europe's top leagues in Matchweek 13. Feel free to ... - ... share appointments with us (writing them as a comment in the manner below) - ... share appointments from your national leagues other than those listed below with us, specially if you consider the game as significant (e.g. a derby, a top clash or
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You probably are curious what kind of test Dutch amateur referees have to do every year. The meetings are all be held, so I can share the questions now. Quiz 31 contains the first 5 questions. Next week you can test the other 5 questions. Let me know your thoughts on the difficulty. I’d love […]
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Turkish referee Ali Palabiyik has been appointed to take charge of this season's UEFA Youth League final contested by the winners of the semifinals for which Latvian Andris Treimanis (FC Barcelona - FC Salzburg) and Poland's Bartosz Frankowski (Real Madrid - SL Benfica) have been chosen. Lithuanian Paulius Malzinskas will observe the semifinals. Semifinals 21 April 2017, 13:00 CET Centre
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Thank god it’s another 156 days to the next international break! With the tedium now over, we can concentrate on domestic matters
The post Runners and Riders: Premier League officials in Week 30 appeared first on You Are The Ref.
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IFAB has launched the Laws of the Game changes 2017-2018. Read the now and be prepared for the next season. Below you’ll find the summary. Check the full document with all changes for 2017-2017. Outline summary of Law changes 2017/18 Herewith a simple outline of the main changes /clarifications. ALL LAWS Replace ‘infringement/infringe’ etc. with […]
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After last December's rather ambivalent impressions of the Video Assistant Referee system at several Club World Cup Games, yesterday's friendly game between France and Spain offers further insights into the VAR experiment we can also expect at the coming World Cup. Embed from Getty Images German First Group official Felix Zwayer was assisted by VAR Tobias Stieler - UEFA First Group
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The following match officials have been selected to take control over the matches played in Europe's top leagues in Matchweek 12. Feel free to ... - ... share appointments with us (writing them as a comment in the manner below) - ... share appointments from your national leagues other than those listed below with us, specially if you consider the game as significant (e.g. a derby, a top clash or
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A referee timekeeping error might seem a little odd, but it recently happened in the Dutch top league. In this case study you’ll see an example how you can get wrong with your time-keeping, an explanation on how to handle and some tips to prevent you from making these mistakes. Firstly, a personal story. I […]
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An interesting topic this week. The questions all test your knowledge of a recent IFAB circular, that has clarifications on the Laws of the Game. Bezig met laden… Terms and conditions Please find the Terms and Conditions plus links to previous quizzes on the Quiz Page.
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Thank to our source Árbitro Internacional we know the referees appointed by FIFA for 2017 U20 World Cup which will be hosted by South Korea. The tournament will function as a preparation and basis for the referees' selection for 2018 FIFA World Cup. The tournament contemplates the presence of VAR, therefore some officials have been called to act exclusively in this role. AFC Referee:
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These officials have been appointed for the fifth matchday of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (UEFA Zone). Missing names will be added in due course. 24 March 2017 Group D, 20:45, Vienna (Austria) Austria - Moldova Referee: István Vad (Hungary)Assistant Referee 1: István Albert (Hungary)Assistant Referee 2: Péter Berettyán (Hungary)Fourth Official: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary) FIFA Referee
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These are some appointments for friendly games to be played on next days. If you know an appointment that is still missing in the list below, don't hesitate to inform us! 19/03 San Marino - Moldova Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy) Assistant Referee 1: Francesco Lunardon (San Marino) Assistant Referee 2: Salvatore Tuttifrutti (San Marino) Fourth Official: Marco Avoni (San Marino) 22/03
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Still get some questions on the IFAB Circular 7. There was a big revision of the Laws of the Game before the 2016-2017 season, but not everything was clear yet. The IFAB has launched a document clarifying the LOTG revisions. I’ve linked to it, but not shared the whole text in a blog post yet. […]
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Doing well with the March quizzes? Last week’s one was easy, this one is a bit more difficult. But please prove my wrong Good luck with the 29th edition of the LOTG Quiz. Bezig met laden… Terms and conditions Please find the Terms and Conditions plus links to previous quizzes on the Quiz Page.
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The following match officials have been selected to take control over the matches played in Europe's top leagues in Matchweek 11. Feel free to ... - ... share appointments with us (writing them as a comment in the manner below) - ... share appointments from your national leagues other than those listed below with us, specially if you consider the game as significant (e.g. a derby, a top clash or
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The following officials will be in charge of EL Round of 16 second legs. Among others, Mark Clattenburg will officiate the German derby Borussia Mönchengladbach - Schalke 04, despite of his announced retirement. 16 March 2017, 19:00 CET Vodafone Arena, Istanbul (TUR) Beşiktaş JK - Olympiacos Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG) Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Child (ENG) Assistant Referee 2: Stuart
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English Mark Clattenburg, who was announced to retire from national and international refereeing with immediate effect in February, has been appointed to take charge of the Europa League Round of 16 return game between Borussia M'gladbach and FC Schalke 04. Earlier this month, it was reported that Clattenburg had turned away from immediately leaving the Premier League panel before the end of
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Italy's Gianluca Rocchi has been chosen to take charge of the return game between AS Monaco and Manchester City following the Citizens' 5:3 win in the first leg. At the same time, Russian Sergei Karasev will officiate Atlético Madrid against Bayer Leverkusen. 15 March 2017, 20:45 CET (Stade Louis II, Monaco) AS Monaco - Manchester City Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA) Assistant Referee:
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