“Refereeing in Greece is sometimes an extreme sport”, says Thalia Mitsi in an interview with this refereeing blog. The Greek referee will use that experiences during the 2014 Algarve Cup. The tournament in Portugal which has just started is important … Continue reading →
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You had enough of refereeing football matches? But want to be involved in a sport as match official? Become a rowing referee. Just stumbled upon this promo video from the US rowing organisation. Refereeing matches on a boat in the … Continue reading →
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The story of Saime Akar is the story of how a woman from conservative southeast Turkey became the first professional referee from her region. The 25-year-old referee is ambitious and wants to reach the Turkish Super League as a referee. … Continue reading →
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Uefa considering move to let TV audiences listen to player conversations with referee, says Mail Online. A Uefa spokesperson told the newspaper nothing has been confirmed yet. “This is an idea which has been discussed, but nothing has been planned … Continue reading →
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It took Wendy Fisher from the Cayman Islands only four years to become an international referee. She’ll be heading to Portugal for the Algarve Cup later this week. “I expect to gain a lot of experience in the internationals scene, … Continue reading →
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Feyenoord captain Graziano Pelle went nuts after his team didn’t win against FC Twente. He was very unhappy with the referee’s decisions and made a scene when he walked to the dressing room. What do you think of his behaviour … Continue reading →
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There were some hilarious situations during the Olympic Games in Russia. Unexpected winners, missing roads and unfinished hotel rooms. Here’s a blog post with what referees can learn from Sochi 2014. Be fully prepared The winter Olympics has proven that … Continue reading →
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The story of a Swiss football player who had to choose between selling hot dogs or officiating children’s matches. He chose the latter and now is Adrien Jaccottet an international football referee. First, I’d like to congratulate you with your … Continue reading →
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The scores from all your first round predictions for the World Cup Referees are counted. Sorry for the delay, it took much longer counting all the scores manually. The referee with the most points is Chefren, who predicted 23 referees … Continue reading →
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Goalscorer gets a red card from the referee for headbutting dugout in football match on Italian amateur level between Ponticelli – Riolo Terme. Result: Ponticelli – Riolo Terme 1-3 SINTESI Competition: Campionato 2°Categoria Girone P 2013-2014 Match date: 09-02-2014 Location: … Continue reading →
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The video below shows why Howard Webb is a football referee and not a player. Not well taken penalty kick from the English referee in a Legends match at Oakwell. Watch the penalty kick of referee Howard Webb.
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Fifa has announced the Algarve Cup referees. The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for women’s national teams. The cup is organised by the Portuguese Football Federation and according to Fifa an important tournament in preparation of the Fifa … Continue reading →
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Yellow card relinguished by Argentine referee Carlos Maglio. He gave it to the fourth official so everyone could see it. Maglio already booked eight players at that moment in a friendly between Argentine rivals Estudiantes and Gimnasia. The players were … Continue reading →
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Candidate Fifa president Jérôme Champagne launched his future plans to make Fifa an organisation of the 21st century. He wants to introduce an orange card and a sin bin for players. Champagne got backed up for his candidacy by Brazilian … Continue reading →
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New for football match officials: the Nike 2014-2015 referee kit. You can find them already in the Nike brochure for the 2014-2015 season. The kits have different colours compared to the previous Nike referee kits. Black, yellow and grey will … Continue reading →
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As referees, we have a tough ride in general; particularly those operating at the top level with English Premier League officials being perhaps the most ‘scrutinised’ of all. Some parts of the tough ride we bring upon ourselves, it has … Continue reading →
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Fifa has selected 25 refereeing trio’s for the World Cup. The names are: From Europe: Brych, Cakir, Eriksson, Kuipers, Mazic, Proenca, Rizzoli, Carballo and Webb. From Africa: Doue, Gassama, Haimoudi. From Oceania: O’Leary From South-America: Osses, Pitana, Roldan, Ricci, Vera … Continue reading →
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Björn Kuipers’2013 was very special. He had some very good matches and officiated the 2013 Confederations Cup final, a Champions League semi-final and the Europa League final. He also made a very brave call in the World Cup Qualifying match … Continue reading →
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Fifa referees are receiving their badges for 2014. Below you can find a Twitter photo collection of photo’s from refs with their new badge. Referees from Italy: Valentina Garoffolo and Graziella Pirraiatore and Carina Vitulano. Graziella Pirriatore confermata per il … Continue reading →
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The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has chosen Howard Webb from England als world’s best referee of 2013. Experts from 70 countries and from all the football continents took part in the 2013 annual election for the … Continue reading →
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