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Wanted in Denmark: 3000 football referees. Immediately. The referees in the lower/amateur leagues in Denmark are striking since the 11th of March because they want more appreciation from the Danish FA and they want a an increase of the match … Continue reading → The post 3000 striking referees: no amateur football in Denmark appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

A 29-year-old referee was kicked by a player after giving him a red card. He tells his story of the incident to football website Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal. Another sad chapter of violence against referees. Just one week after the Dutch … Continue reading → The post Beaten up referee tells his story of violence against him appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

It's been a blast Blogger. I've blogged here for more than 8 years but the time has come for us to go our separate ways. Times they are a-changing as Bob Dylan once said and my blogging will now be taking place at a blog linked to my new business over here. There will still be refereeing stuff on there as life without refereeing (or at least football) would be very quiet. Continue reading...

The Dutch FA has released a plan to decrease violence against referees in Dutch football and get more respect for referees. Check out the full plan in Dutch (pdf). The death of linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen was the main reason for … Continue reading → The post Dutch FA takes measures against violence against referees appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

I got a surprising and very nice email a few weeks ago. It invited me to referee the U12 semi final of the County FA's Junior Shield competition. Of course I didn't hesitate for a second and accepted the honour appointment in a heartbeat.The game is taking place at the County HQ and is on the field that England used to train on, when they were playing games in the north of England, before St George's Park was built. I've refereed on the field before, for a trials game between player hoping to make it to the County representative side. I was a lot lighter and fitter then BUT the pace took every ounce of strength out of me and I only did the last 60 minutes. So this time next week, I will have showered and be enjoying a quiet drink with...

Just a little something for those who don't normally work with neutral assistants. If you click here, you'll find an old blog post from 12 months ago which will help with your pre-match instructions to your assistants. Continue reading...

Referee Ali Sabbagh from Lebanon works hard to get to the World Cup in Brazil. Then he would become the first center referee from his country to achieve that. An interview with 33-year old referee Ali Sabbagh by the Dutch … Continue reading → The post Lebanese referee Ali Sabbagh wants to reach the World Cup appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

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Is this challenge on Ronaldinho one of the worst in the modern game. There is only one intent and it’s not to get the ball Filed under: Uncategorized Continue reading...

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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) Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Assistant referee (association football), Bradford, DailyMail, Facebook, Kevin Friend, Scott Ledger, Swansea, Twitter 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. Week 7 and 8. The FA has suspended Dean Mohareb … Continue reading → The post Dean Mohareb: the arrested referee (and 3 more stories) appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Body language is very important for a referee. It helps you control the match and you can show you authority. But there are things referees need to avoid. Just watch the video belown on YouTube. The referee is constantly walking … Continue reading → The post Referee’s body language: what (not) to do appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Michelangelo Minervini is a referee in the Venuzuelan capital Caracas, with a few million inhabitants and surrounded by poor neighbourhoods. “But violence against referees is very rare in Caracas.” An interview from the Dutch Referee Blog with an ambitious 19-year-old … Continue reading → The post “Violence against referees is rare in Caracas” appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Alessandro Matri scores the 2-0 for Juventus against Fiorentina. But he lost his shoe right before he kicks on goal. What does the referee have to decide if a a player scores a goal with after he lost his footwear? … Continue reading → The post What to do if a goalscorer has lost is shoe? appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. 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. Cape Verde was the smallest country ever going to the … Continue reading → The post Better referees will lead to better football (and 4 more stories) appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Just stumbled upon a video posted on YouTube by the Nothinhamshire FA. It shows that children copy behaviour of star players. The text the FA wrote below the video: “Do young players copy professional footballers? See the Premier Leagues advert … Continue reading → The post Get on with the game: respect the referee appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

We've all had players who could have their own highlights package made up of events during a game, whether it's the number of times they have made a telling pass, scored a hat trick or found themselves coming to the attention of the referee more than once. I saw one such player a few weeks ago and in the main, the referee dealt with him well, but when it came to a crucial decision he went for the easy option. So let's have a look at the player first of all ... He was a centre forward and a skillful one at that. He moved with pace and purpose but he also had that annoying trait that such players often have in that he had a streak of arrogance which led him to taunt his opponents. Now for those who have been involved in football for a...

An extra assistant referee in the Italian match between Juventus and Genua was standing on the backline and keeps the ball in play. Claudio Marchisio shoots the ball, but it missed the target completely. But it touches the extra assistant … Continue reading → The post Extra assistant referee keeps ball in play appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...