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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UEFA has appointed the following match officials to referee next week's Youth League Matchday 3. The assignments for the domestic champions path will be posted tomorrow. E| 18.10.2016, 13:00 CET (Moscow) CSKA Moskva - AS Monaco Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (ARM) Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan (ARM) Assistant Referee 2: Vanik Simonyan (ARM) Fourth Official: TBD UEFA Referee Observer:
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UEFA has appointed the following officials to handle the play-offs for the access to 2016-17 UEFA Youth League KO stage. Match will be played on 7 and 8 February 2017. 07.02.2017, 16:00 CET (Herning) FC Midtjylland - SL Benfica Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen (NOR) Assistant Referee 1: Magnus Lundberg (NOR) Assistant Referee 2: Jan Erik Engan (NOR) Fourth Official: Sandi Putros (DEN) UEFA
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An interesting exercise for assistant referees. I get questions about fitness tips a lot, but I am not a fitness instructor. Luckily I got the chance to speak with some international referees and they share their tips. Because of that, you can become better and train like some of the pro’s. FIFA assistant referee Ian Bird […]
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Some great assistant referee offside exercises by PRO. Because the Professional Referee Organisation in the US and Canada wants to help referees from a distance, they published this video on their YouTube channel. 25 clips in quick succession and it’s up to you to make the right call. How the offside test works The assistant […]
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Two head stamps by football players last weekend. How do you think of those situations? On purpose or just an accident? Please let me know your thoughts. The first situation is at the Spanish derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona … Continue reading →
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Few news stories this week: South-American referee gets police protection, video of Dutch dj’s who tried to referee a game (which was quite challenging) and few more interesting links. South-American temper … I am happy I’m not a referee there. Doesn’t get better after reading headlines like: “Soccer-Referee gets police protection as Boca win Copa […]
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This is week 28 of the Laws of the Game Quiz. Good luck! I’d love to know from you which topics in the LOTG you find difficult, which will be useful for me. I will try to make some questions about these topics in future quizzes this season. Feel free to share your thoughts below […]
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Guess the referees for next week's 4 UEFA Champions League games as well as for all 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: 09/04/2017, 10:00 CET Loading...
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Referee Clay Ruperti talks about his career during a meeting I’ve visited earlier this season. Because he is recognized as a young talent from the start, he dreams about reaching professional football as referee. But can you stay true to yourself or will you change your style because of what others want you to do? […]
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How does referee Alan Kelly stay fit during the Covid 19 crisis? Alan Kelly talks about this on a webinar by Silbo, a company that automates sports officiating administration. The MLS referee has a daily morning routine – Covid 19 or not. He wears a Polar watch that measures his fitness and sleep. “First thing […]
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Johan Cruijff and refereeing, not always the best combination. The Dutch football legend, who died on March the 24th 2016, was critical about referees and their decisions. He discussed a few in his newspaper stories. Some interesting views about en from Johan Cruijff about key “situations” with referees. And finally the minute of applause in […]
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In week 12 of the Laws of the Game Quiz it’s all about throwing objects. From inside the field of play, from outside the field of play, by players, substitutes and objects that even miss the opponent. But do you know how play needs to be restarted in those situations? Please try that out and […]
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Found the picture below on Twitter about 10 rules of football as a kid. I have good memories about playing football when I was young. I played a lot. There was always some time left to play football. On the … Continue reading →
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Shouting at referee, which player hasn’t done it? Yes, I was commenting a lot on the referee as well. Not aggressively, but I knew the rules better – at least that’s what I thought. This season I was in a dressing room with a fellow referee who asked me: If a player moans three times […]
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Referee Pieter Vink had to make two different calls this weekend. “Both I and my assistant had not seen that the ball was over the line”, he admitted. “And if there is doubt, I can’t allow the goal when then. I can’t explain then to players why I allowed the goal.” But he still signaled […]
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The referee of Uefa’s Women Champions League final is Esther Staubli. But who is the referee from Switzerland? She’s a former football player and “I am not proud of” the number of yellow and red cards I got in my career. Esther Staubli will lead an all-Swiss refereeing team at the #UWCLfinal in Berlin on […]
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These are some appointments for friendly games to be played on next days. If you know an appointment that is still missing in the list below, don't hesitate to inform us! 19/03 San Marino - Moldova Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy) Assistant Referee 1: Francesco Lunardon (San Marino) Assistant Referee 2: Salvatore Tuttifrutti (San Marino) Fourth Official: Marco Avoni (San Marino) 22/03
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UEFA has chosen the following eight officiating teams to take control over next Tuesday's Champions League ties in Groups A - D. Group A, 1 November 2016, Sofia (BUL) Ludogorets - Arsenal FC Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED) Assistant Referee 1: Rob van de Ven (NED) Assistant Referee 2: Charles John Schaap (NED) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED) Additional Assistant Referee 2
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These are the officials appointed by UEFA for the play-off matches of U-21 EURO 2017 qualifiers. Second legs to be played on 15 November 2016. 15 November 2016, 18:00 CET Carlos Belmonte, Albacete (ESP) Spain - Austria Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED) Assistant Referee 1: Dave Goossens (NED) Assistant Referee 2: Bas van Dongen (NED) Fourth Official: Pol van Boekel (NED) UEFA Delegate: Olivier
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