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Earlier this year George Gansner went to Phoenix for the pre-season test for MLS referees and assistants. It was the first time in twenty years he did not have to do the test. “Being there is great, but I already miss it. It will be hard in the first few months of the season.” An […] Continue reading...

A bit late this time. Your chance to guess the referees who will take charge of the third matchday of UEFA Champions League - and to win a small prize sponsored by our partners Refsworld UK. UEFA Referee Observers: CSKA Moskva - AS Monaco: Nuno Castro (POR) Bayer Leverkusen - Tottenham: Haim Jakov (ISR) Sporting - Dortmund: Christos Skapoullis (CYP) Real Madrid - Legia Warszawa: Robert Continue reading...

Enjoy the new referee Quiz, week 11 already, published on the 11th day of the 11th month. This is probably your lucky day now What are your thoughts on the new quizzes? What are your thoughts of the difficulty? Get in touch with me via jan@dutchreferee.com Bezig met laden… Terms and conditions Please find […] Continue reading...

Was the ball over the goal line or not? That’s always the most important question during a football game. Especially when it has a huge impact on the result of the game or when a lot is at stake for both teams. That’s what I experienced myself during a recent match. Firstly, decide for yourself: […] Continue reading...

Fitness Friday is the new section on my referee blog. Lots of referees ask me for fitness plans, tips for their running or ways to train your physical ability. Fitness Friday is for you, because you are the referee who wants to get physically fitter, better positioned. You want to become a better referee. Football […] Continue reading...

Former referee Alan Snoddy has been at two World Cups, has helped and mentored a lot of referees at Uefa and CORE. He’s currently a referee consultant at the Latvia FF and grew up as referee in Belfast in the 70ies and 80ies. In this story he shares his experiences and tips with you. Who […] Continue reading...

Week 13 Laws of the Game Quiz 2021-2022. A best of with the most difficult questions from the first half of this season. Explanation The next quiz will be published on the 1st Tuesday of February. There’s a short winter break for the quizzes. If you have an interesting quiz question, let me know on […] Continue reading...

Referees from Utrecht are the Dutch Laws of the Game Champions 2013. The team won for the 4th time in a row the national championship for football rules specialists. Marco Ritmeester from Utrecht was the individual champion with 124 points … Continue reading → The post Utrecht Dutch Laws of the Game Champions 2013 appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. 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...

I spent the better part of Monday travelling. It was rather bulky carrying my Winter jacket throughout the journey but I knew it would perhaps be for the last time so I put up with it not fitting into my carry-on baggage. Was great to see family again after eight months away and back in […] Continue reading...

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? […] Continue reading...

I am hugely surprised by all the responses I got after the first quiz. Thanks all for participating. If interested, you can still take the quiz of week 1. There was an issue with the following question. I asked: “A penalty kick is awarded and a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick and […] Continue reading...

Gediminas Mažeika and Slavko Vinčič will make their debut in group A MD2 games. A, 19 June, 18:00 CET (Kielce) Slovakia - England Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU) Assistant Referees: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU), Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU) Additional Assistant Referees: Donatas Rumšas (LTU), Robertas Valikonis (LTU) Fourth Official: Joost van Zuilen (NED) UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack (LUX) UEFA Continue reading...

Deliberate handling or not? That is always an interesting discussion for tv pundits and players, but also for referees. What are the criteria for a deliberate handball? KNVB has made an interesting video with lots of examples, but I’d like you to do some homework first. Get a pen and paper. Write down as many […] Continue reading...

Björn Kuipers will officiate the Europa League final in Amsterdam, says KNVB (Dutch FA). The referee from The Netherlands will also go to the Confederations Cup. More about it and quotes from the referees (if they reply) this afternoon after … Continue reading → The post Bjorn Kuipers to referee Europa League final 2012/2013 appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

German football referees are getting more money next season. Top referees Wolfgang Stark and Felix Brych will earn 60.000 euro’s a year plus fees for the matches they officiate, say German media. That amount was 40.000 euro’s last year for … Continue reading → The post Salary German referees increases, match fees keep the same appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

I’ve been wanting to write this reflection post since September but promised to save it for the end of the year. My first year on the next level list of referees but so many things to learn from. Fitness I ran once a week in the off-season but it has made a massive impact in […] Continue reading...

What a difference: my match fee: £16,00 versus match fee of Premier League referee: £1.000. And that’s not it, they also get £65.000 (basic salary Premier League referee per year). The Premier League referees belong to the Select Group of referees. The National Group – Football League referees – earn about 380 pounds and work […] Continue reading...

UEFA Chief Referee Officer Pierluigi Collina of Italy has been appointed as FIFA's Referees' Commitee Chairman leading the following pool of committee members. Whether this has any effect on his UEFA duties is not known at the moment. source: wikimedia Chairman Pierluigi Collina (Italy) Members Amelio Andino (Paraguay), Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic), Brian Hall (USA), Shamsul Maidin ( Continue reading...

Thank god it’s another 156 days to the next international break! With the tedium now over, we can concentrate on domestic matters The post Runners and Riders: Premier League officials in Week 30 appeared first on You Are The Ref. Continue reading...