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Canadian Carol Anne Chenard has been appointed to oversee Olympic Games final between Sweden and Germany. A FIFA referee since 2006, in recent years Chenard has gained a notable experience, officiating games at 2011 Women World Cup, 2012 Olympics and 2015 Women World Cup. Women's Gold Medal Final (19 August) Rio de Janeiro, 22:30 CET Sweden - Germany Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) Continue reading...
Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU) and Néstor Pitana (ARG) are the selected officials for men's semifinals. Men's Semifinals (17 August) Rio de Janeiro, 18:00 CET Brazil - Honduras Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Şovre (Romania) Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania) 4th Official: Fahad Al Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) Reserve AR: Abdulah Alshalwai (Saudi Arabia) Continue reading...
UEFA has appointed the following officials to handle the first legs of Europa League's Play-off Round that will be held on 17 and 18 August 2016. 17 August 2016 Jerusalem, 18:00 CET Beitar Jerusalem FC (ISR) - AS Saint-Étienne (FRA) Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG) Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG) Assistant Referee 2: Gary Beswick (ENG) Fourth Official: Paul Tierney (ENG) UEFA Continue reading...
The following match officials will be in charge of next Wednesday's play-offs for Champions League 2016/2017. Ludogorets Razgrad -:- FC Viktoria Plzeň UCL Play-Off, 1st Leg, 17/08/2016, 20:45 CET – Sofia (BUL) Match Officials Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG) Assistant Referees: Jake Collin (ENG), Simon Bennett (ENG) Additional Assistant Referees: Andre Marriner (ENG), Lee Continue reading...
Hyang Ok Ri from Korea DPR and Lucila Venegas from Mexico are the selected officials for women's semifinals. Women's Semifinals (16 August) Rio de Janeiro, 18:00 CET Brazil - Sweden Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) Assistant Referee 1: Mayte Chavez (Mexico) Assistant Referee 2: Enedina Caudillo (Mexico) 4th Official: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) Reserve AR: Mariana de Almeida (Argentina) Continue reading...
UEFA Referees Committe has appointed the following match officials to take charge of next Tuesday's play-offs for Champions League 2016/2017. FC København -:- APOEL Nicosia UCL Play-Off, 1st Leg, 16/08/2016, 20:45 CET – Copenhagen (DEN) Match Officials Referee: Pavel Královec (CZE) Assistant Referees: Roman Slyško (SVK), Ivo Nadvorník (CZE) Additional Assistant Referees Continue reading...
The following referees will officiate the quarterfinals of Men's Tournament. Men's Quarterfinals (13 August) Brasilia, 18:00 CET Portugal - Germany Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala) Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Otoniel López Castellanos (Guatemala) 4th Official: Fahad Al Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) FIFA Referee Assessor: Lee Harmon (Cook Continue reading...
I am hugely surprised by all the responses I got after the first quiz. Thanks all for participating. If interested, you can still take the quiz of week 1. There was an issue with the following question. I asked: “A penalty kick is awarded and a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick and […] Continue reading...
Referee news of week 4 has some interesting stories. You can become a more complete referee at foreign tournaments. There’s also an update about a new smartwatch for referees and I’ve added a video of last weekend’s Premier League game from Manchester City. Tournament’s abroad and The3rdTeam partner Tournament’s abroad and The3rdTeam partner to make YOU […] Continue reading...
An interview with Stephanie Forde. When and why did you become a referee? Stephanie Forde: “When I was six years old, I started playing football for VK White-Boys, the local club my brother had joined earlier. Unfortunately, I had to stop when I turned 12 because the club didn’t have an all-girls team. At the time […] Continue reading...
Referee news of week 3 has some interesting situations for you. Is Costa rightfully complaining about a deliberate back-pass? You’ll also get this week’s international appointments. An interview with Australia’s top futsal referee and an interesting handball situation in the box. If you have suggestions for the weekly “referee news” send an e-mail to jan@dutchreferee.com. […] Continue reading...
The last days at the Olympics are very exciting. The last gold medals to win, the last finals to play. “Referees need to have the ability to focus under pressure”, says Aidan Moran. That’s one of the most important characteristics for mental toughness to become a top referee according to him. The former psychologist of the […] Continue reading...
The referee news of this week has a few interesting story. I liked the idea of David Meier in his blog story “The cheating is back”. Below you’ll find more stories plus the international appointments of this week. David Meier: The cheating is back An interesting plea from David Meier on his blog. The idea: if a club appeals to […] Continue reading...
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