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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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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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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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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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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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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Angela Kyriakou has had a wonderful summer. She is usually refereeing in Cyprus, but this summer she was one of the assistant referees acting at the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada. She officiated during the games between France and England plus the game between Costa Rica and Brazil. “A fantastic experience”. Now she’s back […]
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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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The offside rule is still a difficult one for players, fans and even referees. As an assistant referee it’s sometimes difficult to see if a defender is touching the ball and if it’s a deliberate pass as well. In Saturday’s … Continue reading →
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What does it take to be a top flight rugby referee? In the video below you’ll see how top referees train for their games, so they’re able to run 7 to 10k per game. “And you also need to be robust”, says RFU referee JP Doyle. “Be able to go week after week after week. And […]
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Italian inflation in UEFA Champions League's Quarterfinals: With Gianluca Rocchi taking charge of Leicester City vs Atlético Madrid, UEFA has nominated the third all-Italian refereeing team to oversee a match in the Round of the last eight. Meanwhile, Hungary's Viktor Kassai has been assigned to control the return leg of Real Madrid vs Bayern München. 18 April 2017, 20:45 CET (Leicester
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Week 13 Laws of the Game Quiz 2022-2023. 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. Clip settings have been changed I can’t embed the video on my page. […]
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Uefa decided to pit a set of Benfica and Chelsea fans against one another in a series of challenges to win tickets for the Europa League Final, here is the results!
The post Uefa Europa League Final – The Race appeared first on The Referee.
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Verbally abusing someone because of his race is not done, says Karin Blankenstein. “But homosexuals still have to cope with being abused.” As if that’s normal. Blankenstein fights for gay acceptance in sports in The Netherlands. I interviewed her during a meeting at The Hague’s Referee Association during last season. Big news this week with […]
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The number of rough incidents in Dutch football has decreased with 15% during last season. The total number incidents like beating up a referee or kicking a player who’s lying on the ground is now 412 in the 2012/2013 season. … Continue reading →
The post Rough incidents decrease in The Netherlands appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials.
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The snow melted earlier in the week to my relief. Winter was here just temporarily but will be back. Since I was expecting a busy weekend and being busy on Saturday night, I decided to move the week’s run to Wednesday. Worked out well with my running partner because he was busy on Saturday too. […]
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The Premier League, English Football League and the FA have announced steps to improve behaviour in English football. This new rules must decrease the abuse of match officials. The aim of the measures is to reduce disrespectful conduct such as aggressively challenging decisions or running from distance to confront an official. “The English football authorities have […]
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Referee news (10): Referee unconscious after clash with player, the international appointments and Leicester City captain about changing tactics because of new rules. Kevin Johnson was officiating Sky Bet League Two match between Plymouth Argyle and Colchester United. He collided with a player while he was moving backwards. He has been stretchered off with a […]
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