The following officials will complete the appointments for 2016-17 UEFA Champions League's Play Off Stage. Two surprises are among the appointees: First Group officials Pawel Gil of Poland and Andre Marriner of England will take charge of a match each. APOEL Nicosia -:- FC København UCL Play-Off, 2nd Leg, 24/08/2016, 20:45 CET – Nicosia (CYP) Match Officials Referee:
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UEFA's Referee Committee has appointed the following match officials to take charge of Tuesday's play-offs return legs for Champions League 2016/2017. Hapoel Beer Sheva FC -:- Celtic FC UCL Play-Off, 2nd Leg, 23/08/2016, 20:45 CET – Beer Sheva (ISR) Match Officials Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED) Assistant Referees: Rob van de Ven (NED), Charles Schaap (NED) Additional
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Alireza Faghani has been appointed to oversee the final act of 2016 Olympic Men's Football Tournament. A FIFA referee since 2008, the Iranian, after having attended 2014 WC as reserve, has already officiated a final in a FIFA tournament: he was in charge of 2015 Club World Cup final between River Plate and Barcelona. He was also selected for 2015 Asian Cup final. He will be assisted by his
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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It’s Week 3 of the Laws of the Game Quiz. How did you perform on the last two quizzes? In the stats I see many referees who scored better in the second test. I think the third test is a little more difficult than the second one. Can you get that 5 out of 5 […]
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“Always communicate as refereeing team” – Bjorn Kuipers Last week I went to the book launch of Bjorn Kuipers. He also gave a lecture about managing a game as referee. I thought it would be useful to share these tips with you on a weekly basis. One tip every week. I’ll start off with an […]
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From refugee to referee. A personal story from Ammar Sahar. He is a 27-year-old referee from Syria and came to Germany only ten months ago. In Syria and Lebanon he was a top level referee, but he had to flee the country. He wants to become a professional Bundesliga referee. In the documentary below he […]
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Referee news of week 6. I went to the Bjorn Kuipers book launch last week. He gave a college in theatre, which gave me some awesome insights. I’ll share the tips from Bjorn in a weekly post on Thursday. These simple tips might help you become a better referee. Other news in this section are […]
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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 […]
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Referee news of week 5: A controversy about lies by referees about having judged match incidents. And an example where the video referee was used. But was it the correct call? Plus some stories about assistant referees on flip flops and “the big season” for Simon Haydon. Mark Halsey has started a big discussion about […]
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Dutch Referee Blog will give you the opportunity to practice the Laws of the Game in a weekly Quiz. These will be released every Friday at 12pm (CET). It is possible to only do the quizzes for personal practice, but it’s also possible to win some referee goodies. Refsworld UK has made these available for […]
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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 […]
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When referee Jeroen Manschot goes to his games there’s always one fan for him on the stands. His dad. Even if his son is fourth official. His father is not a KNVB referee, but had followed the referee course. “Based on my dad’s demeanour in the car back home I can see if it was […]
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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 […]
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