UEFA has selected the following eight officiating teams to take control over Wednesday's Champions League Matchday 3 ties. Artur Soares Dias of Portugal will make his debut in the biggest European football competition. A| 19.10.2016, 20:45 CET Arsenal Stadium, London (ENG) Arsenal FC - Ludogorets Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR) Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR) Assistant Referee 2
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UEFA has selected the following eight officiating teams from seven different nations to take charge next Tuesday's Champions League Matchday 3 matches. Among others, Ruddy Buquet of France will return to CL turf. E| 18.10.2016, 20:45 CET Stadion CSKA Moskva, Moscow (RUS) CSKA Moskva - AS Monaco Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (SWE) Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Gustavsson (SWE) Assistant
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A bit late this time. Your chance to guess the referees who will take charge of the third matchday of UEFA Champions League - and to win a small prize sponsored by our partners Refsworld UK. UEFA Referee Observers: CSKA Moskva - AS Monaco: Nuno Castro (POR) Bayer Leverkusen - Tottenham: Haim Jakov (ISR) Sporting - Dortmund: Christos Skapoullis (CYP) Real Madrid - Legia Warszawa: Robert
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The first quiz of October was made quite well by all of you. I’ve added a screenshot somewhere during last week where you can see the most difficult question with 15% of you giving the wrong answer (at that moment). The answer is in the Laws of the Game on page 46. “The referee stops, […]
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UEFA has appointed the following match officials to referee the second legs of Youth League Domestic champions path's first round. 19.10.2016, 13:30 CET (Pogdorica) FK Mladost Podgorica - AC Sparta Praha Referee: Alexandru Tean (MDA) Assistant Referee 1: Andrei Bodean (MDA) Assistant Referee 2: Vadim Vicol (MDA) Fourth Official: Milovan Milačić (MNE) UEFA Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević
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UEFA has appointed the following match officials to referee next week's Youth League Matchday 3. The assignments for the domestic champions path will be posted tomorrow. E| 18.10.2016, 13:00 CET (Moscow) CSKA Moskva - AS Monaco Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (ARM) Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan (ARM) Assistant Referee 2: Vanik Simonyan (ARM) Fourth Official: TBD UEFA Referee Observer:
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Referee news (8): some stories I missed during my holidays, but that are still worth reading. For example that the applications Tournaments Abroad are open Applications for Tournaments Abroad open Also good to know for you all. A foreign experiences is very useful for every referee and Tournaments Abroad can give you that as amateur […]
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These are the officials appointed by UEFA to handle the 2017 U21 Qualifiers played on October 2016. 05/10/2016 Iceland - Scotland Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (Germany) Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Christ (Germany) Fourth Official: Robert Kampka (Germany) UEFA Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen (Faroe Islands) UEFA Delegate: Léon Schelings (
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How were the referee quizzes in September? I hope you enjoyed them. I’ll announce the winner of the goodies as soon as possible. I’m just back from my holidays so it probably will be next week. There’s one new thing this month. In September everybody had the chance to fill in the questions during the […]
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These officials have been appointed for the third matchday of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (UEFA Zone). 09 October 2016 Group D, 18:00, Cardiff (WAL) Wales - Georgia Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni (ITA) Assistant Referee 1: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) Fourth Official: Daniele Orsato (ITA) FIFA Referee Assessor: FIFA Match Commissioner: Group I,
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Thank to some federations, we already know the names of several referees appointed for the second Matchday of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (UEFA Zone). The missing names, including observers, will be added in due course. 06 October 2016 Group I, 20:45, Konya (TUR) Turkey - Ukraine Referee: Manuel Gräfe (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Holger Henschel
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Week 5 of the Laws of the Game Quiz. The last test of September. The 7th October at 12pm (cet) is the last moment to finish the quizzes of September. From October all quizz will be open for the monthly competition until the next quiz will get online. Then you’ll have exactly one week for […]
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At the end of August, Daniele Curcio gave our readers valuable insights into his organization called Tournaments Abroad - an opportunity to "become a more complete referee" in foreign refereeing tournaments. For the case that your interest has been awaken - applications for the 2017 competitions are open since last Monday. Application Opportunities Apply now!
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“Challenge yourself at different levels”, says Björn Kuipers. Did you know he is not only a referee at top level, but also a businessman. He owns a supermarket and hair salon and has sold two supermarkets as well. Kuipers owns a salary as referee of “75.000 – 85.000 euro’s a year”, said Kuipers during a meeting where […]
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UEFA Referees Committee has decided to appoint the following officials for 2016-17 Europa League Group Stage Matchday 2. Group B, 29 September 2016, 17:00 CET Astana Arena, Astana (KAZ) FC Astana - BSC Young Boys Referee: Simon Lee Evans (WAL) Assistant Referee 1: Philip Thomas (WAL) Assistant Referee 2: Lewiss Ross Edwards (WAL) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Bryn Markham-Jones (WAL)
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These referees will be in charge of Wednesday's CL MD2 games. Among others, Polish Szymon Marciniak will handle the clash between Atlético Madrid and Bayern. A| 28.09.2016, 20:45 CET Arsenal Stadium, London (ENG) Arsenal FC - FC Basel Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED) Assistant Referee 1: Assistant Referee 2: Additional Assistant Referee 1: Additional Assistant Referee 2: Fourth Official: UEFA
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UEFA has appointed the following officials to handle Tuesday's Champions League Matchday 2 games. Among others, English Michael Oliver will make his debut in the highest club competition. E| 27.09.2016, 20:45 CET Stadion CSKA Moskva, Moscow (RUS) CSKA Moskva - Tottenham Hotspur Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devis (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Díaz
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It’s time for Week 4 of the Laws of the Game Quiz. Because there are 5 Friday’s this month you’ll have to complete all 5 quizzes to be a contender for the competition to win some nice prizes from Refsworld UK. The most difficult question of last week was: 4. A referee drops the ball […]
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Bjorn Kuipers says you always need a referee wallet with two cards in it. Always! A practical tip for referees at all levels. Why do you think this is useful? (You’ll get the advice from Bjorn Kuipers below the picture, but please think about it yourself first.) In Bjorn Kuipers’ right shorts pocket is his […]
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UEFA has appointed the following match officials to referee Youth League Domestic champions path's first round. 21.09.2016, 17:00 CET (Qəbələ) Qəbələ FK - FC Dynamo Moskow Referee: Alper Ulusoy (TUR)Assistant Referee 1: İbrahim Bozbey (TUR)Assistant Referee 2: İlker Takpak (TUR)Fourth Official: Ömər Paşayev (AZE)UEFA Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev (AZE)UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze (GEO)
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