Have you seen Mike Dean’s positioning as referee this weekend? Check the images below. I would like you to answer the following questions. Why would Mike Dean do this? What are the advantages or disadvantages? When you are watching your games, always be a critic of the referee in your own benefit. I do NOT say: […]
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IFAB was doing live tests with the video review in the United Soccer League. And then the need for the video assistant referee was necessary and it immediately proved to be fast and useful. Referee Ismail Elfath need to approach VAR Allen Chapman in the game between New York Red Bulls II and Orlando City […]
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Anna-Marie Keighley is having a great career. After refereeing at the World Cup in 2015 in Canada she now is appointed to the Olympics in Rio. On the 12th of August she will officiate a game in the quarterfinals between USA and Sweden. In this story you’ll find three useful tips from the referee from […]
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Dutch Referee Blog wants to bring you the latest referee news of the weekend with some photo’s or video’s. The 2016-2017 season has started again and this is the first edition of “referee news”. It contains a portrait of Heber Lopes, medics on the pitch and more. Have you seen an interesting story? Please share […]
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Barry Holderness retired as a Football League assistant referee last season. He talks about his career in the interview with Dutch Referee Blog. To reach the top level there is one important factor. “First and foremost you need the support and understanding of your family”, he says. “Sunday has always been used as family time […]
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New rules need real situations. During Euro 2016 I was waiting for a yellow card for DOGSO, denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. I even got messages on Twitter from other referees hoping to see this new rule, announced by IFAB, applied in a real match situation. The rule basically means – full details below – that […]
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The Premier League, English Football League and the FA have announced steps to improve behaviour in English football. This new rules must decrease the abuse of match officials. The aim of the measures is to reduce disrespectful conduct such as aggressively challenging decisions or running from distance to confront an official. “The English football authorities have […]
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Jakob Kehlet got promoted to Uefa’s first group at the start of 2016. “I think I achieved this level of refereeing because I am very consistent in my refereeing”, he says in an interview with Dutch Referee Blog. “What you see is what you get.” Will he become the next Danish Elite referee after well-known refs […]
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Found a great initiative online this week: The Whistle Stop Tour with Jon Moss and Martin Atkinson. The Premier League referees will cycle over a thousand miles to visit all the twenty clubs from the highest football level in England. All within nine days. Moss and Atkinson meet with club officials or do Q&A’s with […]
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The Euro 2016 has been a great one for refereeing. No huge mistakes and solid performances. BBC has spoken with Willie Collum about his performance, and more highlights of the last weeks of the Euro 2016 tournament. Winner of signed cards The winner of the signed cards by Dutch top referee Björn Kuipers are won by […]
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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 […]
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Goalkeepers who leave their goal-line too early at a penalty kick should get a yellow card and the kick needs to be retaken. That’s what Pierluigi Collina, Uefa’s head of refereeing said on a press conference. The Italian former referee is referring to the penalty in the game between Croatia and Spain. Sergio Ramos was […]
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“When I watched and analysed a game of Bjorn Kuipers, I am exhausted”, says John Balvers, he is making video analysis for referees in The Netherlands. It’s his full time job, almost 24-7. Competition weekends last from Friday to Monday. And if there’s no international football there are some cup games. “There is always football, […]
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The Euro 2016 Highlights part 2 is online. I want to start with a fantastic decision by referee Felix Brych from Germany. Everybody thought he was making a huge mistake. Then watch the whole situation in the video below: Yes, that was a defender heading the ball. A fantastic decision by referee Felix Brych. A […]
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The decisions of the assistant referees are crucial in football. Offside or no offside, means often also goal or no goal. Koen Put developed an online tool for assistant referees. The tool is also used by the assistant referees that are active during the European Championships in France. European referee boss Pierluigi Collina requested earlier […]
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“If want to get attention, don’t take the flag as referee”, says Sander van Roekel during an interview right before the start of Euro 2016. Erwin Zeinstra nods affirmative. Both are assistant referees of Bjorn Kuipers during the European Championships in France. “We call it Team Kuipers. He is the key player”, says Van Roekel. […]
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Some intersting clips and photo’s for referees or about the Laws of the Game from the first World Cup games. Morata tackles assistant referee, a kick-off with just one player and more interesting situations. Check them out below. Foul or smart move? Manuel Neuer: moving smart in front of his opponent or clear foul for […]
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Dutch professional referees Allard Lindhout and Martin van den Kerkhof climbed the Mont Ventoux mountain for a charity that helps people with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. “We were inspired by our refereeing colleague Reinold Wiedemeijer. His father had gotten this disease”, Lindhout says. This disease causes paralysis and people eventually die because […]
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Recently I got the chance to meet Bjorn Kuipers in person. It was a great chance to do an interview with this Dutch top referee, but I also thought about asking something extra. I brought some red and yellow cards with me and he wrote an autograph on it … and you can win a […]
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Bjorn Kuipers and his assistants worked very hard on their training session closely watched by the Dutch press. And by Hilco de Boer. In an interview with Dutch Referee Blog Hilco de Boer tells about the importance of physical training for referees. Hilco de Boer is the physical trainer of referees in the Dutch professional […]
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