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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Earlier this year George Gansner went to Phoenix for the pre-season test for MLS referees and assistants. It was the first time in twenty years he did not have to do the test. “Being there is great, but I already miss it. It will be hard in the first few months of the season.” An […]
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Floodlights fail during a penalty shoot-out in a football game. It’s 11 pm and at that moment the football players were taking penalty kicks. The score is 7 vs 7 and the lights stop automatically due to a programmed timer for the lighting. “Everything that can happen during a game, has happened”, the winning coach […]
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“Use every challenge and disappointment as a spring board to future success”. A great lesson from Michael Ryan. He is a 24 years old from England currently registered with the Sussex County FA and operating as a Level 3 National List Contributory League Referee. He got some great news last week: “I have recently been […]
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Hi all,
Finally had time to post another entry, this one on the 1954 memoirs of former top amateur football player and subsequent sports writer/journalist Ivan Sharpe. Not the most modern of reads, but Sharpe had some very good ideas about football, some of which didn't get picked up on until much later. That's why I found the book relevant enough to write about anyway. Read more here.
The game between West Ham United and Everton was analysed during an IFAB workshop about video technology in Amsterdam. The example below shows you precisely what the value of the video assistant referee is. Make a guess first. The video assistant referee makes the call in 6 seconds. How long does it take the referee […]
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The Dutch national team has failed to qualify for Euro 2016, refereeing team Kuipers will go to France in the summer. “I hope to grow as a team during the tournament”, says Bjorn Kuipers in an interview with Dutch Referee Blog. “And in the end I dream of refereeing the final”. The Dutch refereeing team […]
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Leicester City have crowned themselves as winner of the Premier League. They are also masters in the counter attack. They get the ball and pass forward fast and their strikers are very effective. Are you able as referee to anticipate to that? Check out these lessons for Referee positioning at counter-attacks. Have quick view at the video below […]
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On the 10th of May 2016 the last game at Boleyn, the official name of Upton Park will be played by West Ham United. Some very interesting match situations for referees happened there. This is a referee’s farewell to Boleyn. You’ll find statistics and key incidents here, but also some good reads from referees about […]
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Mark Clattenburg to Referee Champions League Final 2016. That’s what Uefa has confirmed. Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson, 42, will be the man in the middle for the 2016 UEFA Europa League final between Liverpool and Sevilla in Basel next Wednesday. 2016 UEFA Champions League final refereeing team is: Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG) Assistants: Simon Beck, […]
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Every game on the Primeira Liga started with one minute of silence after the death of Paulo Paraty, a Portugese referee who officiated for Uefa and in highest league of Portugal. The moment in the game Boavista and Uniao da Madeira was the most special. Referee João Capela wrote RIP on the pitch with his […]
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