In Match of the Day Tony Pulis made my day wiht a surprising positive comment on referee performance. During football games the reaction of managers is quite emotional. But I’ve rarely seen managers explaining on camera that the referee made the right call. That’s why it surprised me what West Bromwich Albion coach Tony Pulis […]
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Baird gets two unusual yellow cards in the game of Northern Ireland against Hungary. He makes an offence, referee Cakir gives advantage. In the attack Baird makes another offence. Referee Cakir gives him a yellow card for both of the offences. Is that technically correct? What are your thoughts on it? Check the situation here: […]
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Hi, hope you're in for a longer read, as Jan Vorstenbosch, a Dutch philosopher who happens to be crazy about football, extends his views on the introduction of goal-line technology in football. The original article is from 2013, which is why, at my request, he recently added a postscriptum. Jan is working on a book that will include a chapter on referees, so your views will be most welcome:
http://refereeingbooks.eu/ill-have-a-ref-thank-you-by-jan-vorstenbosch/
Check the image aboven on this blog post. Would you flag for offside? There’s been a lot of offside discussions recently. Is a player making attempt to play the ball? Is it a deliberate play or a save? Offside is the main task of the assistant referee, but it’s also quite difficult. Not just the […]
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In a brochure the new Adidas referee kits for the 2015 Champions League were announced. No grey referee shorts which caused a lot of confusion last year. What do you think of the new outfits?
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When you will climb the refereeing ladder, you can also expect more opinions and views on the decisions you make. More reporters will be there and your games will be video-taped. Rugby referee Craig Joubert says you should not be afraid of it. “Embrace scrutiny on refereeing decisions. Accept it for what it is.” The […]
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The best way to get a good feeling for the new interpretation of the offside rule is seeing video examples of it. Here’s Liverpool’s offside goal or was it correctly allowed? In the 2015-2016 Premier League game between Bournemouth, Benteke makes his first goal for Liverpool. He was not in an offside position, but should […]
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It’s not often that IFAB comes out with a clarification on something from the Laws of the Game but when it’s something as special as Law 11, they can make an exception. We’ve talked about amendments in the past which generally happen on an annual basis as the sport evolves and things are being introduced. […]
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Check out these interesting articles in the refereeing world of last week. We got a red card quiz, a Swedish referee page and latest Champions League appointments. But first I want to notify you on a recently started blog by Matt Leary. He blogs as the AldershotRef and publishes his referee ramblings and an interesting […]
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Check out these interesting articles in the refereeing world of last week. We got a red card quiz, a Swedish referee page and latest Champions League appointments. But first I want to notify you on a recently started blog by Matt Leary. He blogs as the AldershotRef and publishes his referee ramblings and an interesting […]
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The season is about to start and I’ve not yet blogged about the new interpretation of offside rule. IFAB issued some additional guidance about Law 11 in a recent circular. The new interpretation of offside rule is basically a change in how to look at “interfering with an opponent”. IFAB wrote: “In addition to the […]
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The new season has started. Have you ever thought about how you want to grow as referee? It’s good to have a mentor who helps you. Actually you need more than one. Read more about the 4 types of mentors you need as referee. Kim Kaupe brought me on Inc.com on the idea for writing […]
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Got some referee news for you again. Case study with a dangerous bicycle kick, a match between teams from Gaza and the West Bank. Plus I also wanted to show you a new badge in my collection. Dangerous bicycle kick Referee Simon Hooper was 100 percent sure when he disallowed Cameron Jerome’s goal. His judgement: […]
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This referee gave the assist of the year. After a player took the corner kick it deflects on the referee and gives a striker the perfect opportunity to shoot. The ball went straight into the goal. Could he have prevented that? Tips for referee positioning at corner kick situations. But check out the video of […]
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Angela Kyriakou has had a wonderful summer. She is usually refereeing in Cyprus, but this summer she was one of the assistant referees acting at the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada. She officiated during the games between France and England plus the game between Costa Rica and Brazil. “A fantastic experience”. Now she’s back […]
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Months ago I published “Referees in the media”. I am going to pick that up with a section called “Referee news”. You’ll get the best news, video’s, articles about refereeing from other websites in a news message on my blog. First message will be about Schwab’s red card (+ 3 more reds) and I’ll share some video’s […]
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The u20 World Cup in New Zealand was a great experience for Zakhele Thusi Siwela. “It’s always a pleasure to meet referees from other parts of the world , we make new friendships and learn a lot in terms of how they control matches and learn from their style and approach of refereeing . Congratulations with your […]
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European football competitions have started their preliminary rounds. During this weeks Champions League round I noticed some weird thing via Twitter. Özcan Akyol tweeted a photo of two Rapid Wien players that wore shirts with differents sponsors in their game against AFC Ajax. Would you allow a player with a different shirt sponsor? Photo credit: […]
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The Cetara FAF, referee association of Andalusia, published a few nice photographs on their Twitter account and they gave me permission to use them. Check out the series “Referees Primera Division 2015-2016″. Watch a video about a day in the life of Spanish referee Xavier Estrada Fernadez Source: Twitter Cetara FAF Want to see more: Watch […]
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Daniel Curcio is the referee director at the Ibercup and other big international tournaments. He tells you how you can become an international referee yourself. “Referees can learn a lot from refereeing international teams”, Curcio says in an interview with Dutch Referee Blog. It is a great way to develop yourself as a referee. Referees can […]
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