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The members of the New York Soccer Referee Academy have got very nice equipment for referees and their trainers. Found the picture below on the Facebook page of the New York Soccer Referee Academy. I was wondering if this was … Continue reading → The post New York Soccer Referee’s equipment appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

Hi all, I've started a new blog. It is the first I've ever written so I'm still getting the hang of things! Here are my first couple of offerings: http://thefacebehindtheref.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/hello-im-james-and-ill-be-your-referee.html http://thefacebehindtheref.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/last-nights-game.html Enjoy. Comments welcome! :)

Jerome Damon was referee at the World Cup in 2010 in his country: South Africa. Just one year later he did not pass the fitness test for international referees. Damon talks about his injury, refereeing in South Africa and more … Continue reading → The post Jerome Damon: refereeing in South Africa appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

Referees in the media will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading: referee’s pants pulled down, Babak Rafati and more. Dewdat Rampadarath’s … Continue reading → The post Referee’s pants pulled down (and more stories) appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

During a memorial match in honour of killed linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen about 55 thousand euro’s were collected for the family of the killed linesman. Many companies and people helped voluntarily to organise a charity match between Buitenboys, Nieuwenhuizen’s club, and … Continue reading → The post Richard Nieuwenhuizen memorial match appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

Its fair to say some players never lose it. This is from a friends of Ronaldo vs friends of Bebeto match. Seen via 101 Great Goals Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Video Continue reading...

Sundays League Cup Final between Swansea and Bradford will be officiated by Kevin Friend. He will be assisted by Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt & Scott Ledger. Fourth official is M Oliver Related Articles Capital One Cup – Swansea v Bradford: Kevin Friend must hope for quieter game – GRAHAM POLL (dailymail.co.uk) Gary Jones dreaming of Europa League adventure with Bradford (goal.com) VIDEO: Bradford aiming to ‘ruffle feathers’ (bbc.co.uk) The post Leage Cup Final Officials appeared first on The Referee. Continue reading...

Sundays League Cup Final between Swansea and Bradford will be officiated by Kevin Friend. He will be assisted by Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt & Scott Ledger. Fourth official is M Oliver Related Articles Capital One Cup – Swansea v Bradford: Kevin Friend must hope for quieter game – GRAHAM POLL (dailymail.co.uk) Gary Jones dreaming of Europa League adventure with Bradford (goal.com) VIDEO: Bradford aiming to ‘ruffle feathers’ (bbc.co.uk) The post Leage Cup Final Officials appeared first on The Referee. Continue reading...

Sundays League Cup Final between Swansea and Bradford will be officiated by Kevin Friend. He will be assisted by Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt & Scott Ledger. Fourth official is M Oliver Related Articles Capital One Cup – Swansea v Bradford: Kevin Friend must hope for quieter game – GRAHAM POLL (dailymail.co.uk) Gary Jones dreaming of Europa League adventure with Bradford (goal.com) VIDEO: Bradford aiming to ‘ruffle feathers’ (bbc.co.uk) The post Leage Cup Final Officials appeared first on The Referee. Continue reading...

I don’t know ifs just more games seem to be recorded and these end up on youtube more. However there does seem to be an increase in the number of videos showing assaults on referees. Hopefully though it means more players like this are stopped from playing. This player in Indonesia has just seen his career ended hopefully. Seen via the Guardian Related articles Indonesian footballer in hot water after punching referee The post Indonesian Footballer Assaults Referee appeared first on The Referee. Continue reading...

If your fan of football you may have come across the you are the ref series that has been running for a few years. Usuually these focus on an incident (real or hypothetical) via a cartoon. There is a new book out from the creator called You are the Ref – A Guide to Good Refereeing. The post You are the Ref – Guide to Good Refereeing Book appeared first on The Referee. Continue reading...

FIFA have confirmed that this years confederations cup will use goal line technology provided by GoalControl-4D. This video shows how the technology will work. To be honest, not inspired at all. The examples shown in the clip dont need technology, what it should show is the ability to report on those really tight decisions. Related Articles FIFA picks German goal-line technology firm for Brazil (itv.com) FIFA Names GoalControl As Preferred Goal-Line Technology Ahead of World Cup 2014 (epltalk.com) Michel Platini insists goal-line technology ‘too expensive’ to use in Champions League (metro.co.uk) FIFA picks GoalControl goal-line technology for 2014 World Cup (cbc.ca) The post Goal Line Technology – Video showing its use appeared...

Sundays League Cup Final between Swansea and Bradford will be officiated by Kevin Friend. He will be assisted by Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt & Scott Ledger. Fourth official is M Oliver Related Articles Capital One Cup – Swansea v Bradford: Kevin Friend must hope for quieter game – GRAHAM POLL (dailymail.co.uk) Gary Jones dreaming of Europa League adventure with Bradford (goal.com) VIDEO: Bradford aiming to ‘ruffle feathers’ (bbc.co.uk) The post Leage Cup Final Officials appeared first on The Referee. Continue reading...

Dutch referee sponsor has some nice referee gadgets: the usb referee. The company has sometimes like and win actions on Facebook. Someone won a referee shirt with autographs of all Dutch professional referees, or a workshop by a top referee. … Continue reading → The post Referee gadgets: ARAG usb stick appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

The FA have today confirmed the officials for this years FA Cup Final between Wigan and Man CIty Referee Andre Marriner‘s Assistant Referees Stephen Child (London FA)‬ and Simon Long (Cornwall FA)‬ Fourth Official. Anthony Taylor (Cheshire FA)‬ Reserve Assistant Referee. Gary Beswick (Durham FA) Related Articles Andre Marriner to referee FA Cup final between Man City and Wigan (thesun.co.uk) Marriner to referee FA Cup final (bbc.co.uk) Marriner named as FA Cup final referee (espnfc.com) Whistle for it! Andre Marriner to referee FA Cup Final between Wigan and Man City (mirror.co.uk) Marriner to take charge of FA Cup final (manchestereveningnews.co.uk) Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Andre Marriner, Anthony Taylor, Assistant...

Referees in the media will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading: football referees as team, Alan Pardew and more. A quote … Continue reading → The post Football referees as team and FA Cup Final appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

Dortmund created a very exciting end of their Champions League match this week against CF Malaga with two goals in extra. From behind my tv screen I really enjoyed the atmosphere, but must admit: the last goal was scored by … Continue reading → The post The future of the Law 11: modernising offside rules appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

Referees in the media will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. It has been a while since the last one. From … Continue reading → The post Son of beaten up referee can’t sleep at night (plus more stories) appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

Bulgarian football coach Antoni Zdravkov steals the red and yellow card of the referee. The coach from FK Botev Vratsa in the highest Bulgarian league was mad at the referee after giving a penalty to CSKA Sofia. Zdravkov tries to … Continue reading → The post Bulgarian football coach steals referee’s cards appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

It’s the day after a public holiday and the office is just starting to switch into “second coffee of the day” level of productivity, you’re running through your to-do list and the phone rings. As you look up, you see that the desk near the door is empty and ... Continue reading...