Great news: Referee kits 2018 World Cup revealed. Not by Adidas yet, but @hendocfc on Twitter found the pictures online. Referees will wear the new referee kits during the World Cup in Russia. Referees from countries sponsored by Adidas will also wear them during the 2018-2019 season. The pictures I found online are blue, yellow and […]
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Abuse towards referees seems normal in football. The working environment of referees and the climate they operate in isn’t always looking bright. “And if people keep seeing abuse, nobody says: I want to referee”, says Dr Tom Webb, who started the Referee and Match Official Research Network in 2017 and has just published his book […]
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The following officials have been appointed by FIFA for 2017 U20 WC Quarterfinals. 04/06/17 Venezuela - United States Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (Sweden) Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden) Fourth Official: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Video Assistant Referee 1: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) Video Assistant Referee 2: Jerson Emiliano dos Santos
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Felix Brych and his team will take charge of tonight's UEFA Champions League final between Juventus Turin and Real Madrid in Cardiff. The 41-year old Dr. in law from Munich, Germany, has already taken charge of the UEFA Europa League final between Sevilla FC and SL Benfica in 2014. Check his statistics and some background information on his refereeing style in the referee portrait we
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Colombian international Juan Cuadrado has become the first player sent off in a UEFA Champions League final since Jens Lehmann was controversially dismissed by Norway's Terje Hauge iin 2006 and the first ever following a second yellow card. During the 83rd minute of yesterday's 1:4 loss against Real Madrid, he behaved unsportingly against Real's Sergio Ramos in the eyes of referee Felix Brych.
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The following officials have been appointed by FIFA for 2017 U20 WC Semifinals. 08/06/17 Uruguay - Venezuela Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (Poland) Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland) Fourth Official: Ghead Grisha (Egypt) Video Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Video Assistant Referee 2: Redouane Achik (Morocco) Assistant
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These officials have been appointed for the sixth matchday of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (UEFA Zone). Missing names will be added in due course. 9 June 2017 Group B, 20:45, Andorra La Vella (Andorra) Andorra - Hungary Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece) Assistant Referee 1: Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece) Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros Dimitriadis (Greece) Fourth Official: Giorgios
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These are the final results of our 2016/17 Guess The Referee Prediction Game. Our follower "FormerRefCvS" has reached the highest amount of points throughout the entire season and thus wins the season price: An "Awesome Foursome" Referee Bag Package provided by RefsworldUK! A special thanks go to all participants! Congratulations! User Name Points 1
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Thousands of quiz forms were completed during the season. However there is a summer break now, I’ll be back in September with some new quizzes. But I didn’t do all these quizzes by myself. I made the questions, but I sometimes ticked a wrong answer box, used odd terms in the answers or the explanations […]
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Dutch referee Björn Kuipers has been appointed by FIFA to take charge of 2017 U20 WC Final, to be played on 11 June 2017 between Venezuela and England in Suwon. He will be assisted by his countrymen Sander van Roekel as AR1 and Erwin Zeinstra as AR2. Julio Bascuñán from Chile will be the fourth official. Italian Daniele Orsato will act as VAR 1, assisted by New Zealand's Simon Lount
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Interesting for all of you: LOTG in French, German and Spanish available now. An English version was already available. IFAB has published these documents on their website. You can download them via the links below. Laws of the Game (English) Lois de jeu (French) Spielregeln (German) Reglas de Juego (Spanish)
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UEFA's Referee Committee have decided the changes to their referee category system for the first half of the following 2017/18 campaign. Among others, EURO 2016 referee Svein Oddvar Moen of Norway has been demoted to First Group. At the same time, Dutch Danny Makkelie replaces his countryman Bas Nijhuis in the highest European referee group, while Felix Zwayer has become the third German Elite
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UEFA has appointed German Tobias Stieler and Dutch Serdar Gözübüyük to handle MD1 games in group A at UEFA U21 EURO 2017. The Dutch crew will officiate the home national team against Slovakia, will the German will be in charge of Sweden - England, the opener of the tournament. A, 16 June, 18:00 CET (Kielce) Sweden - England Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER) Assistant Referees:
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Colombia's Wilmar Roldán has been chosen to referee the opening game of 2017 Confederations Cup between hosts Russia and New Zealand. He will be assisted by Alexander de Guzmán and Cristian de la Cruz - both also from Colombia - and Fourth Official Mark Geiger from the United States. The referee team will be supported by a trio of Video Assistant Referees (VARs) consisting of Brazil's Sandro
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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
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Italian Gianluca Rocchi has been selected by FIFA to officiate the only European group stage duel at the Confederations Cup between Russia and Portugal. At the same day, Gambia's Bakary Gassama will be in charge of Mexico vs New Zealand. 21 June 2017, 17:00 CET Spartak Stadium, Moscow (Russia) Russia - Portugal Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (
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Appointments for MD3 at UEFA U21 EURO 2017 tournament. A, 22 June, 20:45 CET (Lublin) Slovakia - Sweden Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP) Assistant Referees: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP), Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP) Additional Assistant Referees: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP), Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP) Fourth Official: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU) UEFA Delegate: Kris Bellon (BEL) UEFA Referee
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These are the officials appointed by UEFA's Referee Committee for the Final Tournament of UEFA U19 Championship which will take place in Georgia from 2 to 15 July. Referees (6) Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (DEN, 1983) Davide Massa (ITA, 1981) Ola Hobber Nilsen (NOR, 1986) Sergey Lapochkin (RUS, 1981) Srdjan Jovanović (SRB, 1986) Ali Palabiyik (TUR, 1981) Assistant Referees (8) Igor
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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: […]
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These are the officials appointed by FIFA for Matchday 3 at Confederations Cup 2017. Mark Geiger, Gianluca Rocchi and Wilmar Roldán will handle their second game, while Saudi Fahad Al Mirdasi will officiate his first match in this competition, having been appointed for the very crucial tie Mexico - Russia. 24 June 2017, 17:00 CET Kazan Arena, Kazan (Russia) Mexico - Russia Referee: Fahad
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