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Hi everyone, Predicting the World Cup referees in December and January was kind of difficult. That Fifa picked less match officials than previous tournaments did not make it easier. Viktor Kassai, not chosen for this World Cup, was even picked … Continue reading → Continue reading...

A very interesting situation on the pitch: Jerry St. Juste is playing with lost footwear and scored a goal with one shoe. The Heerenveen player gets the ball on his own half, but looses one of his shoes right after his first touch. He dribbles towards the opponent’s goal and without being challenged he is […] Continue reading...

Guess the referees for next week's 4 UEFA Europa League matches. The user with the highest amount of points per matchday is rewarded with referee equipment. Moreover, you have the chance to thus participate in the run for the season-prize provided by our partners RefsworldUK! Deadline: 18/04/2017, 10:00 CET Loading... 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...

The Nike referee outfits for 2022-2024 are published on social media. The new brochure will be released soon. One of the new things: no colllar. Here are the colours: Black Volt green Green Blue The following images appear in the Nike catalogue for 2022, which was published online recently by local referee shops. Please comment […] Continue reading...

Assistant referee John Brooks has some advice for the Manchester City players shaking his hands after the match against Arsenal: Go to your fans, who paid a huge fee for a ticket, and thank them for coming. Fans of Manchester … Continue reading → The post Linesman advices City players to thank their fans appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

Referee news of week 5: A controversy about lies by referees about having judged match incidents. And an example where the video referee was used. But was it the correct call? Plus some stories about assistant referees on flip flops and “the big season” for Simon Haydon. Mark Halsey has started a big discussion about […] Continue reading...

The referee’s offside responsibility is something you might not think of. Offside is number one priority for assistant referees, but don’t for get referees have a role too. A case study. Before you watch the clips, think about the first paragraph. Figure out a few situations how the referee has to take responsibility. In the clip […] 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...

I visit the online referee appointment system a few times a day. Refresh it, or log in again. And again. Winter break has lasted long enough. I want my first match appointment of 2013. Especially because I’m coming back from … Continue reading → The post Winter break: waiting for my first 2013 match appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog. Continue reading...

The inimitable UK weather and the holiday period has put paid to quite a few of my appointments over the last few weeks to the extent that I have only been out on three assessments since my last blog post over six weeks ago. There has also been something else keeping me away from the keyboard and that has been the day job or to be more accurate, the secondment that was supposed to turn into the new day job. If working in medium to large companies over the last 31 years has taught me anything it is that change is the only thing that is permanent. In today's business world, the pace of change, often driven by technological advance, moves forward in hops, steps and jumps. On previous occasions, I have been lucky enough to be riding along...

As a referee it’s quite difficult to stay focused for 90 minutes. Just as you are watching a player being challenged, a coach yells, the crowd sings and you’ll hear another player shouting he got punched. Too much information all at once. But you still need to make the right call. Earlier on I explained the […] Continue reading...

The following officials will handle the second legs of 3rd Qualifying Round of 2017-18 UEFA Champions League. 01/08/2017 Stadionul Sheriff, Tiraspol (MDA), 19:00 CET FC Sheriff (MDA) - FK Qarabağ Ağdam (AZE) Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR) Assistant Referee 1: Amihay Yehoshua Mozes (ISR) Assistant Referee 2: Dan Ucenic (ISR) 4th Official: Daniel Bar Natan (ISR) UEFA Delegate: Continue reading...

Week 8 Laws of the Game Quiz 2021-2022. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

You got back from a a holiday and want to start training again: this is the perfect guide for first training week after a period of physical inactivity. Also check the 4 tips for pre-season referee training after a holiday. … Continue reading → The post Perfect referee guide for first training week after holiday appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...

I got the chance to meet online with Seth Galia, a young referee from Gibraltar. I asked him to answer a few questions for my blog on how it is to officiate in a small country like Gibraltar and how he stays focused during the games. Here is his story: “My name is Seth Galia. […] Continue reading...

Tyler Tschunitz did 193 games in less than one year of refereeing. How I did it? “I have no idea, I just showed up everyday and did my thing. I just tried to keep motivated and enjoy what I did.” Referee Tyler Tschunitz is 16 years old. He currently is a district referee from Québec, Canada. […] Continue reading...

How do you do a referee matchday primer session in the gym? On the Instagram of Martin Nugent Elite Performance I saw a nice exercise from English top referee Rebecca Welch. In this blog post you’ll get some great ideas to do a session the day before your game in the gym. If you want […] Continue reading...

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. Continue reading...

Some appointments are too good to ignore. A friend got unfortunately injured and asked if I could replace him in a friendly game Jong ADO – Aruba. The first team is the u23 team from the professional club ADO Den Haag in the city I live in. Aruba came with the national team, and this […] Continue reading...