The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s determined efforts to elevate the standards of women match officials in Asia was further outlined at the AFC Elite Women Referees & Assistant Referees Course 2023 which was hosted in the capital city of Malaysia from February 7 to 10, 2023. The four-day course comprised …
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The roads leading to FIFA World Cup competitions are long and winding for both teams and referees alike, especially when the competitions in question are held on the other side of the world. Launched in 2020, the Road to Australia and New Zealand project set out a road map for …
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‘A rigorous and focused preparation.’ Those were the words of FIFA Referees Committee Chairman Pierluigi Collina earlier this month when announcing the 33 female referees, 55 female assistant referees and 19 video match officials (VMO) selected to form ‘FIFA Team One’ for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment to enhance the talent pool of the Continent’s match officials was further strengthened on Thursday with the conclusion of three landmark development initiatives which were held concurrently. The three courses – the AFC Referees Recruitment 2023 for both Men’s Football and Futsal held from …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the first Centre of Referees’ Excellence (CORE) in India at the LNIPE campus in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. This is in line with the Strategic Roadmap announced …
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As XtraTime reports, ATK Mohun Bagan have complained to the AIFF about the refereeing in their ISL-9 encounter against Mumbai City FC on Sunday night. It is especially about referee Tejas Nagvenkar not giving a penalty against Mourtada Fall’s handball in the box.
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The FIFA Referees Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the forthcoming 2022 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco. A total of 26 match officials, including 6 referees, 12 assistant referees and 8 video match officials, have been chosen in close cooperation with FIFA’s six …
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More than four years on from the last edition of the tournament being held in September 2018, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OFC U-17 Championship returns. Held across venues in both Suva and Ba in Fiji, the tournament serves as the Oceania qualifier for the FIFA U-17 World Cup …
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In a first for Indian Football, the first batch of elite match officials (referees and assistant referees) have been inducted into the system with full-time contracts. A joint investment of the AIFF and the FSDL, the Elite Refereeing Development Plan (ERDP), in keeping with the outlines of ‘Vision 2047’, aims …
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The provisional squad lists for the OFC U-17 Championship 2023 have been confirmed ahead of the tournament kicking off this week. Ten Member Associations will contest the tournament between January 11-28, with the two finalists qualifying for FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru. OFC U-17 Championship 2023 – Provisional squads American …
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