The All India Football Federation (AIFF) conducted the MG India Indian Super League (MG ISL) 2026-27 match officials workshop at Football House, New Delhi, on October 7 and 8, 2026. The workshop brought together a pool of 52 officials – 19 referees, 21 assistant referees and 12 referee assessors. AFC-accredited …
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The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) National Referee Assessor & Referee Instructor certification course concluded at The Sports School, Bengaluru, on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The four-day programme, held from September 23 to 26, was led and evaluated by AFC-accredited Technical Instructors and Referee Assessors Anthony D’Costa, Sankar Komaleeswaran, Purushothaman …
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The countdown to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ reached a significant milestone on Thursday with the confirmation of the largest-ever contingent of match officials in the competition’s history. The 76-strong line-up features 24 referees and 41 assistant referees, who will be joined by 11 Video Match Officials (VMOs). …
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The All India Football Federation conducted the AIFF Elite Referee Assessor and Referee Instructor Evaluation Programme at the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE) in Gwalior from June 28 to July 1, 2026, as part of its preparations for the upcoming 2026-27 season. The programme was conducted by FIFA …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s pursuit of nurturing elite refereeing talent has reached a significant milestone with the appointment of Asian officials to the upcoming UEFA Women’s U17 Championship and UEFA U17 Championship. These appointments follow the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two confederations, aimed at strengthening the …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) conducted a two-day workshop for the match officials of the Indian Football League (IFL) at the Football House in New Delhi on February 18 and 19, 2026. 25 match officials participated in the workshop, including 12 referees and 13 assistant referees. The sessions were …
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Five more Indian match officials have been added to the FIFA International List of Match Officials 2026. Ms. Rachana Kamani (Gujarat), along with Mr. Ashwin Kumar (Puducherry) and Mr. Aditya Purkayastha (Delhi) have been added to the FIFA list of women and men Referees, respectively. Meanwhile, Mr. Muralitharan Pandurangan (Puducherry) …
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The AIFF, in collaboration with Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS), conducted a three-day workshop for referees from October 24 to 26, 2025, in Mumbai, as part of their preparation for the Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2025-26 season. This workshop was led by instructors Maria Rebello and Uvena Fernandes and saw …
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For some, the first step into refereeing can come a little later in life, but Bulgarian Radoslav Gidzhenov’s rapid ascent up the ladder shows the benefit of an early start. Gidzhenov, 32, has already had some experience at a U17 EURO as a fourth official in Hungary in 2023, but …
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OFC Futsal referees Antony Riley and Chris Sinclair have been given the opportunity to officiate in the Argentina Futsal National Championship. The experienced OFC officials were invited by the AFA last week after impressing during last month’s OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League where two Argentine referees officiated. Both Riley and …
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