![inbound7491330904809638006.jpg inbound7491330904809638006.jpg](https://refchat.co.uk/data/attachments/5/5108-4eea5958ebc4eb331b83e0b1e84e478d.jpg?hash=TupZWOvE6z)
UEFA Referees: no promotions, only retirements
The UEFA Referees Committee made some changes in the referee categories for the first half of the season 2021/2022.
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-ZMwM0hivQik%2FYRfz7KMTyhI%2FAAAAAAAAUus%2Ftk8To34yEmcler8QDPmjMtzxdcuV0mlUACLcBGAsYHQ%2Fs0%2Fkuipers6.jpg&hash=a5362e65ea9dbcc65c5599428bdf3b63)
Men
Retired from Elite: Björn Kuipers (NED, photo).
Retired from First Category: Javier Estrada Fernandez (ESP), Pawel Gil (POL).
Removed from Second Category: Sergei Lapochkin (RUS).
Women
Retired from Second Category: Barbara Poxhofer (AUT), Graziella Pirriatore (ITA).
Retired from Third Category: Dimitrina Milkova (BUL).
Futsal
Retired from Elite: Angelo Galante (ITA).
Retired from Third Category: Raquel Gonzalez Ruano (ESP).