The final whistle blown by Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers at the end of the UEFA Euro 2020 final at Wembley in July still echoes in the ears of many triumphant Italian fans. It was a magical night – and one that Macron, the Hero company, is proud to have been …
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The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Sergei Karasev (Russia) will take charge of the UEFA Super Cup match between Chelsea FC and Villarreal CF, which takes place on Wednesday 11 August at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Karasev, who is 42, has been …
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The FA, Premier League, English Football League, FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, PFA, LMA, FSA, PGMOL and Kick it Out will collectively support all players, managers and individuals who wish to take the knee ahead of matches this season. Since last June, many players have chosen to perform this simple …
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The All India Football Federation has come up with a policy a create a support system for football players and technical staff who have served Indian National Teams and may require support related to hospitalisation costs, or grants to their families in case of the footballer’s death – all with …
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The AIFF Awards are a special occasion, and even more so for the referees, who play a key role in taking Indian Football forward together. The two awards that have been reserved for match officials went to Tejas Nagvenkar (AIFF Award for the Best Referee 2020-21) and Sumanta Dutta (AIFF …
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FIFA has announced the names of the match officials who will officiate at the forthcoming FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia. A total of 24 FIFA beach soccer referees from 24 different countries will take charge of the matches. For the first time in FIFA’s history the selection of …
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The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) in association with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has successfully completed the AIFF Online Futsal Referee Course. A total of 71 candidates of Odisha state participated in this Online Refereeing Program. The AIFF Online Futsal Referee Course was a three day long program …
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Parallel Sports spoke with national level referee Pranjal Banerjee about the upcoming 2021 Calcutta Football League – Premier Division A, which could be held without SC East Bengal. For Pranjal Banerjee missing SC East Bengal would be a loss for the local Bengali referees, who can’t referee then at the …
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The All India Football Federation has come up with a COVID-19 relief grant to support the Category 1 and 2 active Referees, and Assistant Referees who have been adversely affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant is a one-time financial assistance for match officials who are managed by the …
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The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) is mourning the death of the country’s first indigenous FIFA referee Bennet Simfukwe. Simfukwe, 81 died in Kitwe on July 2 after an illness. He earned his FIFA referee badge three years after Zambia’s independence in 1967 and was CAF Match Commissioner from 1991 …
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