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I apologise for leaving readers hanging after my post about warming up posted more than 4 weeks ago but there has been some football to watch and comment on (Euro 2012) with games on TV for the last 11 nights. In addition, both my wife and son have suffered injuries incurred while horse riding and although their injuries weren't serious, my wife is still experiencing some discomfort after nearly two weeks. It caused a bit of disruption to our usual routine as you can imagine. So hopefully you haven't all been training and then suffering from DOMS (Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness) for want of an effective warm down! My warm down is intended to ease your muscles back towards a rested state as well as trying to drive any lactic acid...

The new referee shirts for the 2012/2013 Champions League season have been released. I’d prefer previous editions. What do you think of them? Photo’s by RefereeWorld. Prices: 36,95 euro (short sleeve), 40,65 euro (long sleeve), 29,95 euro (short) and 8,95 euro (socks). Continue reading...

Hello! I decided during the 2011-12 season that I wanted to start a blog. The blog is going to be mainly about refereeing (football), both my own games/experiences and what I witness on TV. Please leave your suggestions/comments and if there's anything you'd like me to comment on. I am a Level 4 referee, which means I referee in the Supply Leagues (Spartan South Midlands) and I am on the Contributory List of Assistant Referee's. This season, 2012-13, will be my first as a Level 4 and it's something I'm greatly excited about! The referee's level system is different to coaches with Level 1 being the top and Level 9 being a referee who's recently qualified and is completing their process. (Level 10 is a qualified but inactive referee)...

Right, having decided that I'd do it, it's now up and running! First 'introductory' post up, first main blog to follow next week! Excited for it! www.yelloworred.blogspot.com

This made me smile: an assistant referee in match between Corinthians and Santos in action spraying paint on the pitch. Look at that ‘circle’. Continue reading...

Seen lot’s of discussions about the Ukrainian goal that didn’t count. But the decision from the extra assisant is not the first mistake. Got this picture via BBC journalist Jacqui Oatley, which showed that Viktor Kassai’s AR missed an offside first. Artem Milevskiy (center) got the ball from the Ukrainian left back, and the image below shows that he is probably (can’t see full pitch) is offside. Most newspapers in Holland missed that. What about that in your country? Photo via Twitter of BBC Journalist @JacquiOatley I’m wondering if this will influence which referee teams are going home today. I bet so. Who do you think will stay in Poland and Ukraine for the final rounds? And why? 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. The first winners of the European Championship football are set: the referees. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an analysis after one third of all matches during Euro 2012. “I’ve always loved watching football, but never got involved in playing it. When I went on a course to learn how to become a referee it was terrifying, but also the most amazing thing I’ve ever done.” Lorraine Deschamps is appointed MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. ‘The mother-of-two became one of only two women to qualify as a level four tutor for football referees, around 14...

Saturday 16th Czech Republic vs Poland Referee Craig Thomson (SCO) Assistant referees Alasdair Ross (SCO), Derek Rose (SCO) Additional assistant referees William Collum (SCO), Euan Norris (SCO) Fourth official Fredy Fautrel (FRA) Reserve official Frédéric Cano (FRA) Thomson has worked at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, although his career highlights remain his ‘Old Firm’ games between Celtic FC and Rangers FC, the 2007, 2010 and 2011 Scottish League Cup finals and the 2009 Scottish Cup final. He officiated the Denmark vs Portugal thriller during matchday 2. Greece vs Russia Referee Jonas Eriksson (SWE) Assistant referees Stefan Wittberg (SWE), Mathias Klasenius (SWE) Additional assistant referees Markus Strömbergsson (SWE), Stefan...

The lucky people who get to be blamed for Englands performance tonight against Sweden are Referee Damir Skomina (SVN) Assistant referees Primož Arhar (SVN), Matej Žunič (SVN) Additional assistant referees Matej Jug (SVN), Slavko Vinčić (SVN) Fourth official Florian Meyer (GER) Reserve official Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER) Damir is 36 years old and Referee’d the Denmark vs Holland game earlier in the tournament. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Assistant referee (association football), England, Euro2012, referee, UEFA Continue reading...

The match officials for todays Ukraine vs France match at Euro 2012 are Referee Björn Kuipers (NED) Assistant referees Sander van Roekel (NED), Erwin Zeinstra (NED) Additional assistant referees Pol van Boekel (NED), Richard Liesveld (NED) Fourth official Tom Harald Hagen (NOR) Reserve official Damien MacGraith (IRL) Björn Kuipers has been a FIFA referee since 2006 and refereed the Croatia vs Ireland match earlier in the tournament. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Assistant referee (association football), England, Euro2012, France, referee, Sports, UEFA, Ukraine Continue reading...

Italy vs Croatia Referee Howard Webb (ENG) Assistant referees Michael Mullarkey (ENG), Peter Kirkup (ENG) Additional assistant referees Martin Atkinson (ENG), Mark Clattenburg (ENG) Fourth official Pavel Kralovec (CZE) Reserve official Roman Slyško (SVK) UEFA Delegate Adonis Procopiou (CYP) UEFA Referee observer Kyros Vassaras (GRE) Spain vs Ireland Referee Pedro Proença (POR) Assistant referees Bertino Miranda (POR), Ricardo Santos (POR) Additional assistant referees Manuel De Sousa (POR), Duarte Gomes (POR) Fourth official Marcin Borski (POL) Reserve official Marcin Borkowski (POL) UEFA Delegate Christian Schmöelzer (AUT) UEFA Referee observer David R. Elleray (ENG) Filed under: Uncategorized Continue reading...

Denmark vs Portugal Referee Craig Thomson (SCO) Assistant referees Alasdair Ross (SCO), Derek Rose (SCO) Additional assistant referees William Collum (SCO), Euan Norris (SCO) Fourth official Viktor Shvetsov (UKR) Reserve official Oleksandr Voytyuk (UKR) UEFA Delegate Jozef Kliment (SVK) UEFA Referee observer Jaap Uilenberg (NED) Holland vs Germany Referee Jonas Eriksson (SWE) Assistant referees Stefan Wittberg (SWE), Mathias Klasenius (SWE) Additional assistant referees Markus Strömbergsson (SWE), Stefan Johannesson (SWE) Fourth official Tom Harald Hagen (NOR) Reserve official Damien MacGraith (IRL) UEFA Delegate Ainar Leppänen (EST) UEFA Referee observer Marc Batta (FRA) Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Assistant referee...

Greece vs Czech Republic Match officials Referee Stéphane Lannoy (FRA) Assistant referees Frédéric Cano (FRA), Michael Annonier (FRA) Additional assistant referees Fredy Fautrel (FRA), Ruddy Buquet (FRA) Fourth official Matej Jug (SVN) Reserve official Primož Arhar (SVN) UEFA Delegate Nodar Akhalkatsi (GEO) UEFA Referee observer Bo Karlsson (SWE) Polland vs Russia Referee Wolfgang Stark (GER) Assistant referees Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER), Mike Pickel (GER) Additional assistant referees Florian Meyer (GER), Deniz Aytekin (GER) Fourth official István Vad (HUN) Reserve official Gabor Erös (HUN) UEFA Delegate Geir Thorsteinsson (ISL) UEFA Referee observer Hugh Dallas (SCO) Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Assistant referee (association...

Netherlands has a good chance to beat Germany at tonight’s Euro 2012 clash in group B. At least, if we base our conclusions on referee’s hair stats of previous matches between the two teams. Dutch graphic design student Bart Corré analysed all previous 38 matches between the two teams for his graduation thesis (pdf). Germany scored 56 points in them, Holland 44. The Netherlands will also not win based on the nationality of the referee: both teams scored totally 7 points each with a Swedish referee. Tonight’s referee is Jonas Eriksson and this important clash in group B is his first match of the tournament. It’s also not the colour of the referee’s shirt which makes Holland win. Actually, the Germans have won more games (out of 35) with...

Good luck if your taking your Supply/Contrib fitness test this sunday. Hopefully this weather will ease up for the morning to allow you to pass. It may hurt but just think you can enjoy the euros knowing that you’ve passed. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Fitness 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. Sorry for the delay, guys. I’m going to marry later this month and it takes some time to arrange things. Will provide you with some interviews and blogs later on, also on a more regular basis. Here are some quotes of the last weeks for you. I hope you’ll enjoy. “The referee has become someone who applies the rules. I rarely see real authorities, referees with charisma.” Charles Corver, referee at the 1980 World Cup in Italy, dislikes Uefa’s decision that referees may not explain their decisions to the media. He also wishes that referee could give just a...

On Saturday, Google went along to Wembley to capture it to add to Street View. Cant help to think would have been more fun to ahve done it while there was a match actually on at the same time. Filed under: youtube Tagged: Google, googlestreetview Continue reading...

With the Euro’s kicking off tomoorow ive just been having a bit of a browse around and came across this little gem on youtube. Particularly love the Gazza from Euro 96 bit. Filed under: Euro2012 Continue reading...

Just discovered this site via twitter and some of them are just brilliant. I like the one of the sub caught at the burger van. One that just caught my eye is No. 449 – Campaigns to stop swearing that use swear words! Check out http://500reasonstolovefootball.blogspot.co.uk Filed under: Blogroll Continue reading...

Michel Platini has stated that if the Referee‘s feel appropriate they have the powers to stop games if there is racism during the Euro’s. The BBC is reporting this as following the panorama programme last week they have been on a bit of a mission (rightly so) to highlight the issues with fans in Poland and Ukraine and the racist chants from them. Platini insists officials will book any player who walks off the pitch without permission – even if they are a victim of racial abuse. “It’s a yellow card. It’s not a player – Mr Balotelli – who’s in charge of refereeing. It’s the referee who takes these decisions. “So the referee has been given advice and he can stop the game if there are problems.” I had a conversation at work with someone...