The All India Football Federation condoles the demise of Sumanta Ghosh, a former FIFA referee. Ghosh, who passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022, was 70. He is survived by his wife and two sons. One of the top referees of the country in the 1990s, Ghosh was known for …
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FIFA’s Head of Women’s Football Development Arijana Demirovic and AIFF Secretary General, Shaji Prabhakaran, inaugurated the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup legacy initiative, Referee Education Scholarship Programme at the Cooperage Football Ground on Saturday. Arijana, who is on a special visit to India ahead of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s …
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Futsal match officials from five Oceania Football Confederation Member Associations will be joined by two counterparts from Australia at the OFC Futsal Cup in Suva, Fiji this month. Solomon Islands trio Rex Kumusu, Philip Mana and Francis Roni join New Zealand duo Antony Riley and Chris Sinclair, along with New …
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The introduction of Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) in the UEFA Champions League group stage, clarified offside guidelines and instructions to protect football’s image mark the start of the 2022/23 season for Europe’s top referees. The match officials head into a packed season of European assignments with a clarion call from …
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Match officials from 10 of the Oceania Football Confederation’s 11 full Member Associations will take part in this month’s OFC U-19 Championship in Tahiti. The majority of the 27-strong group took part in either or both of the region’s two premier men’s competitions this year, the Oceania Qualifiers in Qatar …
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This Tuesday, the FIFA Referees Committee announced the match officials for the 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India, which is scheduled to take place October 11-30. Referees from the CONCACAF region will be well represented in India, with a total of 14 referees scheduled to serve as either …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s talented match officials will take centre stage at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India after 14 referees, assistant referees and video match officials from seven Member Associations (MAs) were appointed to the showpiece. Pansa Chaisanit of Thailand, Edita Mirabidova of Uzbekistan and …
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The FIFA Referees Committee officially announced the lists of the match officials who have been appointed to officiate at the forthcoming 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India. A total of 14 women referees, 28 women assistant referees, three support referees and 16 video match officials will take charge …
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Refereeing development for women continues to be a priority for the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA). Opportunities for women to develop fulfil pillars of the ALL IN: OFC Women’s Football Strategy 2027, such as increasing the capacity and capability of girls and women in football, raising the awareness of …
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Between May 31 and June 22, FIFA held three seminars to thoroughly prepare the 36 referees, 69 assistant referees and 24 video match officials from all six confederations chosen to officiate at the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. The three-day seminars enabled officials from each confederation to come …
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