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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Day 2 Come morning, the Middle East brought its flavour to the International Super Cup. A sandstorm had enveloped the city. I looked out the window early in the morning. Visibility was poor and the health risks would be high as well going out in this weather. The previous sandstorm a month earlier lasted three […]
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All promoted referees posted happy things on Facebook after the end of the season. There was one positive message from a referee that has been relegated. His motto: don’t quit, but work even harder to get back on a higher level. “Giving up is the easy way”, says the relegated referee. “You can get back […]
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Yellow card for selfie with Zidane. Can you believe that? Modern technology creates quite interesting game situations. I can understand the referee gives a yellow card for that. You don’t want players to walk around with selfie sticks on your field of play. What happened?A former international player of the United Arab Emirates could not wait […]
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Fifa needs to update the Laws of the Game. Law 5 “The Referee” is insufficient. Based on Zenit St. Petersburgs friendly we can add a new task: removing ducks off the pitch. But is it something that a referee should do? As a referee you always want the game to be played, but do you […]
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Petr Blažej has a realistic vision on refereeing: “The problems are, were and will be. The important thing is to learn from them and not repeat them.” The Czech assistant referee is appointed for the u21 European Championships 2015 in Greece. Dutch Referee Blog interviewed him. Congratulations with your appointment as assistant referee for the u21 European […]
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Ricardo Fernandes Morais is a young assistant referee from Luxembourg and he is selected for the u19 European Championships in Greece. He has dreams of a bright future despite coming from a small country. “Considering the Luxemburg football is amateur (neither pro nor semi-pro) it is unfortunately difficult to improve as a referee. But mainly […]
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Aled Fellowes is a Welsh referee and he is going for the second time to the Ibercup in Estoril. On this story he writes about his past experiences (he has been there in 2014 as well) and reports his experiences as referee throughout the tournament. How Aled Fellows experienced the 2014 edition In order to […]
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Verbally abusing someone because of his race is not done, says Karin Blankenstein. “But homosexuals still have to cope with being abused.” As if that’s normal. Blankenstein fights for gay acceptance in sports in The Netherlands. I interviewed her during a meeting at The Hague’s Referee Association during last season. Big news this week with […]
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Week 14 and 15 were dominated by the Super Cup. The countdown was on as it was leading up to the end of March. I knew the tournament was getting closer but it was more exciting to know it was in my own backyard! A local international tournament. I don’t think an opportunity like this […]
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