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Långholmen FC‘s fans were bored with their recent match so decided to have a go at being an assistant referee. Seen via http://www.dutchreferee.com Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Assistant Referee, Långholmen FC Continue reading...

I’m always surprised by the ball control of the blind football players – what a technique. Look how this man holds the ball to his feet and scores. Funny too: he can’t see his teammates, so tries to hug the referee. I bet none of you got a hug from a player in your match. Continue reading...

Having completed my reports for this afternoon's game and I sat back in the glow of my slightly reduced sunburn (thanks to you Nivea Factor 30) and considered just how much I'd gotten through in the last 7 days. Sunday saw me open my 10th season on my local Sunday League. Monday I attended the Respect meeting for referees on a local Junior Football League. Also at the meeting was one of the County's RDOs and he not only talked about the progress made by the league in terms of Respect, but also dangled the tantalising carrot of a new Referee Academy based at one of the County's 3 professional clubs. It's a similar programme/setup to the one which used to operate at another of the County's professional clubs but was discontinued a...

Långholmen FC lost with 9-0 from IFK Göteborg, but the fans didn’t mind. They had lots of fun with the assistant referee. Something simalar happened when supporters of Cadiz CF followed the AR along the stands. Continue reading...

Football referees on national top level will all appear in their new outfit the next weeks. Brands made all some new referee kits for the 2012/2013 season. Spanish referees are also wearing Adidas kits, sponsored by Würth. “We are happy with this because the brand is inside the field in every game of the Spanish League no matter what teams are playing”, says a spokesperson from the sponsor. “[Sponsoring referees] is good for a premium brand as we are.” Jose Antonio Teixeira in the new 2012/2013 referee kit from Adidas. Continue reading...

Pretty heavy showers caused a football field with waves of grass in Dutch Eredivisie. Referee Pieter Vink was about to cancel the match between Heracles and Feyenoord, but came back to this decision after the field was ‘repaired’. “It’s fascinating to see”, says an unhappy referee before the match to Dutch national tv (NOS). “It looks like the golf green.” He told the reporter the club is getting the artificial turf specialist in as soon as possible to find a solution. Just in time there was a solution: the scissor. People from the home team made holes with it in the articial turf to release the air out. Then a tractor driving over the pitch and game on! Video is in Dutch, but the images show you enough about Sunday’s troubles in...

Saturday 1st September West Ham United v Fulham Referee: A Taylor Assistants: S Long, M McDonough Fourth Official: L Mason Swansea City v Sunderland Referee: R East Assistants: P Kirkup, A Garratt Fourth Official: A Marriner Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City Referee: M Halsey Assistants: S Ledger, R Ganfield Fourth Official: T Kettle West Bromwich Albion v Everton Referee: J Moss Assistants: S Child, D England Fourth Official: P Dowd Wigan Athletic v Stoke City Referee: M Atkinson Assistants: S Burt, R West Fourth Official: I Williamson Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers Referee: C Foy Assistants: D C Richards, H Lennard Fourth Official: M Oliver Sunday 2nd September Liverpool v Arsenal Referee: H Webb Assistants: M Mullarkey, D...

From yesterday’s Man City Liverpool gane. Thanks to @willpare for sending it over r Filed under: Uncategorized Continue reading...

A closed season consisting of a holiday on Kos, some sporadic training sessions, a little weight loss and a wedding came to an end with the opening game in my 10th season on the local Sunday League. The game was being played on a field financed by the Football Foundation and it was used to host our local Sunday League Cup semi finals last season. It was flat, smooth and despite the recent wet weather, dry. I'd considered applying sun cream before heading out but couldn't find it. Probably just as well I was wearing my new Umbro Wembley kit with a white collar. I had tried to get an Umbro Respect kit but A&H sold out (after I had placed my order) and offered me an Umbro Diamond kit in place of it. I specifically hadn't ordered a...

‘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. MBWN6ZY4JZVP “But if they want to have referees in big European competitions we will give priority to those coming from associations who are implementing the system so that there is understanding among the team of five referees.” Michel Platini’s advice (‘not a threat’) to European countries about using extra assistants in national leagues. When I was about 22, they told me I could play again but it was too late – I stayed as a referee!” Doctors gave Slovenian referee the good news that he could play football again after a six-year break, but he just found...

The third referee in ‘Life after refereeing’ is Edward Lennie from Australia. Edward Lennie was named referee of the year in the National Soccer League in Australia for several years. He also got the Medal of the Order of Australia. Edward ‘Eddie’ Lennie, soccer referee from Australia. Provided by referee. What do you do now for a living? “I am the Referee Development manager for referees in Western Australia, I am also an elite assessor and instructor for both AFC and FIFA. I retired in 2004 and took up assessing and instructing immediately first of all with OFC (Australia was still a member then) and later with AFC, when Australia joined in 2005.” How do you look back on your career and what is your best experience? “Best experience...

Anastasios Kakos created a goal-scoring opportunity during last weekend’s match in Greek top league between OFI Kreta and Xanthi. Luckily for him the player missed. I’ve to admit, the referee has more skills than some players. Continue reading...

Referees need to drink too during the match, but that ain’t so easy. For Felix Brych during last weekend’s Bundesliga match for example. Continue reading...

Turkish competition is now two weeks on it’s way. Before the season all referees came together for a seminar with Uefa’s instructors. I spoke with Ahmet Çağatay Gür, a talented regional assistant referee and sales manager from Ankara about refereeing in Turkey, the country ‘where everybody is a referee’. A short introduction in photo series. Or text: “When I was a young, I was a footballer, I played for the best club in Turkey and also my father was a Super League footballer, for clubs such as Gençlerbirliği, Kayseri Spor, Hacettepe, Beşiktaş. I mean that my family comes from the football. But after my education life I have started refereeing.” Photo of Uilenberg at Turkish referee seminar. Photo by TFF and via interviewed referee...

‘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. “Back to Aberdeen to unpack etc and get ready for my game tomorrow in Peterhead, fingers crossed my luggage arrives in one piece in Aberdeen!” Morag Pirie, Scottish female referee, just came back from a mini-tournament for women’s Champions League, and has a game the next day. Good diary (also about the things referees do beside officiating) about her seven days in Slovakia. “We noticed Abirami’s potential to develop further when she attended the AFC Project Future training and we once again thank FIFA for the continuing trust they have in Asian referees by...

I was on the radio to talk about refereeing in The Netherlands. Got in touch with Bill Eaton, Referee Secretary of Bolton Bury & District Football League, via Twitter. He’s also a sports show presenter on 96.5 Bolton FM and asked me if I could tell something about refereeing in The Netherlands. Logo 96.5 Bolton FM After last weekend’s hot (just the weather) match I called the show. Here’s te audio file. You can hear me after 18 minutes. Or download the mp3 via the website of the radio (direct link, 54 MB). I’ll try to create a audio player with just me. Continue reading...

When I got this fixture I was very chuffed and excited. My 1st game in the Kent Invicta League is a premier league game - wow!! The week building up to game I was trying to fit in as many ways to keep fit as possible. I've done a few 12min sprints ready for the fitness test I plan on taking next summer. Not quite hit the 2.5k, the closest I got was 30metres short. I have no doubt I will be able to do it with no problems by the summer. On Tuesday I went back to British Military Fitness after having about a month off due to work commitments and the Olympics. I throw myself into the deep end and do a double session of circuits, well that was very hard. Unfortunately picked a few sore back and the inside of my left leg was hurting for a...

Post in the comments what match your involved in this weekend and if your player, referee, assistant, fourth official or even spectator Filed under: Uncategorized Continue reading...

This video is on the Official MLS Youtube channel and is a round up of various incidents that took place in the latest round of games. A few thoughts, its great that they produce such a video but does it under mine the officials, can you inaging the FA Producing such a video? Second Pete Walton has a lot of work to do! Filed under: MLS, Season 2012/13 Tagged: Major League Soccer, United States, Vancouver, Vancouver Whitecaps, youtube Continue reading...

Football referees on national top level will all appear in their new outfit the next weeks. Brands made all some new referee kits for the 2012/2013 season. The Scottish referees will use the Adidas Euro 2012 referee kits, like the German Schiedsrichter. German referees posed with the traditional black kit, but I kind of like the yellow and silver ones from the Scottish FA, sponsored by Specsavers. Photo with permission of www.scottishfootballdirect.com. Continue reading...