On my blog’s Facebook page I got a comment from a Hungarian referee. In his game there was an awkward situation. He thought he saw the ball ON the line, but his AR thought is was a goal The quesion now is: Has the ball crossed the line or not? And what do you decide? […]
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Big referee news: Çakir to referee UEFA Champions League final between Barcelona and Bayern Munich. The game will be played in Berlin on June 6th. Another great appointment: the Europa League final will be officiated by Martin Atkinson. Çakir is an experienced referee from Turkey. He has officiated 70 games in European competitions. This season […]
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The FA Referees Department did a great thing on Twitter with Kevin Friend and Anthony Taylor answering questions. Below I’ve added the most interesting questions. All will give a wonderful insight in the world of Premier League refereeing. Share the best tip you’ve got as referee I was very happy that they also answered my […]
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NBC made a wonderful documentary about what it takes to become a Premier League referee. The program PL Download made “Behind the whistle” when they visited The FA’s Headquarters during a bi-monthly referee meeting with the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL). Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux give you a nice insight when they […]
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The referee of Uefa’s Women Champions League final is Esther Staubli. But who is the referee from Switzerland? She’s a former football player and “I am not proud of” the number of yellow and red cards I got in my career. Esther Staubli will lead an all-Swiss refereeing team at the #UWCLfinal in Berlin on […]
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Theory in the Laws Of The Game is not always clear. That’s why referees need examples to see what a situation really means. Title of this case study: no offside after deliberate play. The “new” offside rule is two years old. But not every referee or player is familiar with it. Check out the video […]
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Ella de Vries will visit Canada soon for a World Cup as assistant referee. In an interview with Dutch Referee Blog she talks about the upcoming tournament and starting as a women in the football world. Not everyone was so happy with a lady refereeing a men’s game. “But those situations gave me strength and […]
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Some appointments are too good to ignore. A friend got unfortunately injured and asked if I could replace him in a friendly game Jong ADO – Aruba. The first team is the u23 team from the professional club ADO Den Haag in the city I live in. Aruba came with the national team, and this […]
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My request for late night games worked because two rescheduled games appeared for the week. I accepted both game offers and prepared for a bit of travel. The first game was Monday night at a local school. I had already been there a few weeks ago so I knew what to expect in terms of […]
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Two weeks ago I enjoyed a wonderful holiday and I even got the chance of refereeing in Scotland. The semi-final of the Brambles Cup on Islay was my international debut. A great experience! Only one week before the holiday I tweeted that I was going to Scotland and that fast-forwarded everything toward my first match […]
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I was offered games in the Youth Premier League for the end of the week. This time in the U18 Boys division and it was for a triple-header! I was immediately wary. I knew I couldn’t handle three games in the middle in this weather. I knew that I would be able to manage to […]
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So as detailed on the About Me… page – I have been retraining to become a Football Official (for the sake of clarity – “American Football” will be referred from hereon in as “Football”. Association Football will be known as “Soccer”).
The whole process was extremely easy compared to what I experienced back in 1995 when I went through an intensive 8-10 weeks of classroom sessions to qualify as a soccer referee (under the tutelage of the legend that was Gerald Ashby).[..]
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I started early in the week playing some football. Doesn’t happen often but I like to think of it as part of my training. I joined a pick-up game and felt I had a great game. I came as a substitute to cover any playing time for the regulars that showed up. Ever since I […]
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The Women’s World Cup appointments are made by Fifa and I got the chance to speak to one of the selected officials: Lucie Ratajova. The female referee from the Czech Republic can’t describe her feelings. “And I did not expect the appointment.” Congratulations with your appointment for the 2015 World Cup. How does that feel? […]
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I met with the Youth Premier League assignor earlier in the week for the previous month’s payment. We had a chat about the league, how it had come together, who was running it and other details. Refereeing without a league’s context can leave one stranded or without confidence on the field when it comes to […]
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I think it’s important to be able to understand the mindset of an assignor to understand how referee appointments work which is useful knowledge for any referee. To start I will refer you to factors in international referee selection beautifully outlined by Jenna from Play the Advantage. http://playtheadvantage.com/2014/01/28/how-referees-are-selected/ http://playtheadvantage.com/2014/02/15/how-uefa-chooses-referees-for-champions-league/ For a direct plunge, here are […]
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Referees of the Women’s World Cup 2015 in Canada are appointed by Fifa. I’ve added all the names per continent in the overview below. AFC referees Rita Gani (Malaysia) Abirami Abpai Naidu (Singapore) Liang Qin (China) Hyang Ok Ri (Korea DPR) Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan) CAF referees Gladys Lengwe (Zambia) Theresa Raissa Neguel Damgoua (Cameroon) Ledya […]
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Ever had to ask yourself the question: am I fit enough to referee a sports game? This week that question buzzed in my head. I was not sick enough to stay in bed the whole day. I could even work with a few painkillers. Yes, lots of sneezing and coughing. It all started last Saturday […]
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There is always a way to become better as a referee. One of the things is reading interviews from other referees and see things you could use yourself. That’s why I started to reach out to referees from all over the world who have a goal to reach the top. The same applies for Antonio […]
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When a referee arrives at a club he get welcomed. Every club has organised that differently. Sometimes an 10-year-old kid who gives me a cup of tea, sometimes it’s a former referee who had to stop due to an injury. That got me thinking how professional clubs would do that. This is how referee liaison […]
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