Week 25 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. NB: you can always find the quiz archive on this specific quiz page. Laden…
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Lebanese football referee referee Ali Sabbagh was sentenced with a six months’ improsonment today for match fixing. His assistant referees were sentenced with three months jail time, says Channel News Asia. The referees all pled guilty on the first day … Continue reading →
The post Match fixing: ref Ali Sabbagh and assisstants get jailed appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials.
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I think it’s important to be able to understand the mindset of an assignor to understand how referee appointments work which is useful knowledge for any referee. To start I will refer you to factors in international referee selection beautifully outlined by Jenna from Play the Advantage. http://playtheadvantage.com/2014/01/28/how-referees-are-selected/ http://playtheadvantage.com/2014/02/15/how-uefa-chooses-referees-for-champions-league/ For a direct plunge, here are […]
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Referee Clément Turpin officiates the Europa League final in 2021 and will go to the next European Championships. In this blog post you’ll get a look into his career, plus some great insights in his fitness routines and match preparation. The quotes in this story come from the wonderful Uefa documentary Man in the Middle. You […]
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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: football referees as team, Alan Pardew and more. A quote … Continue reading →
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Very interesting game situation in this German Bundesliga game. What would you decide: Goal? Yellow or red card? Or would you whistle for offside? You might think why offside? Have a look at the replay at the end of the … Continue reading →
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The first quiz of October was made quite well by all of you. I’ve added a screenshot somewhere during last week where you can see the most difficult question with 15% of you giving the wrong answer (at that moment). The answer is in the Laws of the Game on page 46. “The referee stops, […]
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Germany's no.1 Felix Brych has been selected to take charge of FC Porto vs Juventus Turin on Wednesday. At the same time, French Clément Turpin will take control over Sevilla's home match against Leicester City. 22 February 2017, 20:45 CET (Estádio do Dragao) FC Porto - Juventus Turin Referee: Felix Brych (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
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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. Mike Riley, the general manager of the Professional Game Match … Continue reading →
The post Referee is the boss in the stadium (+4 more stories) appeared first on Dutch Referee Blog.
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Two brothers on the line during an Uefa match. Yes, that actually happened. In last week’s Europa League match in Macedonia between FK Turnovo and Hajduk Split Richard Storey and David Anderson were the assistant referees of Arnold Hunter. Different … Continue reading →
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UEFA Referees Committee has appointed Dutch Björn Kuipers to handle the second leg between Barcelona and Juventus. At the same time, Slovenian Damir Skomina will be in charge of AS Monaco - Borussia Dortmund, observed by Hugh Dallas. 19 April 2017, 20:45 CET (Stade Louis II, Monaco) AS Monaco - Borussia Dortmund Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN) Assistant Referee: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
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Week 38. After this quiz only one more left before I’ll take a quiz summer break. I hope you’ve enjoyed the quizzes. Good luck with quiz 38! Do you have any wishes or suggestions for the weekly quizzes? Contact me at jan@dutchreferee.com. If you already want to make sure you don’t miss the start of […]
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A training camp for referees. We see it very often these days, both in summer and winter. Before the 2018-2019 season I’ve seen an interesting video clip from Spain plus interviews from a FIFA training camp. This will give you an impression what a training camp for referees looks like. Spanish referees in Valencia In […]
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The dead Dutch linesman trial started today in court. Suspects could speak in court today. Some did, but their stories didn’t always match. The situation Back to the 2nd of December 2012. Youth teams of Buitenboys and Nieuw Sloten were … Continue reading →
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English Elite Referee Martin Atkinson has been appointed to oversee next Tuesday's Spanish derby between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. He will be assisted by Stephen Child and Stuart Burt at the sidelines, while Anthony Taylor and Michael Oliver will serve as Additional Assistant Referees. Jake Collin - Mark Clattenburg's AR1 - will function as Fourth Official. 19 April 2017, 20:45 CET
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Inside No. 9 – The Referee’s a w***er. Just some fun to watch, aired on the BBC in 2020. But although it’s not a real-life documentary, it gives you some interesting insights. You’ll see experienced refs who keeps talking about his heyday, interesting match preparation and appearance and referees who have difficulties keeping his authority. […]
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The goalie’s knee when he’s coming out of the goal trying to grab the ball out of the air. The football referee need to decide whether he is protecting himself or endangering the opponent. Bending the knee forward as a … Continue reading →
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Dutch professional referees will wear black armbands this weekend in memory of Leo van der Kroft. The former referee at the top level in The Netherlands and a FIFA referee passed away on November 24th of 2016. Leo van der Kroft was the first referee in The Netherlands who issued a yellow card. After his career […]
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Wall management at ceremonial free kicks. How to avoid problems with players trying to come closer than 9.15 metres or players to take the ball to fast? Most important advice: always keep an eye on the ball. Good example where … Continue reading →
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