Europe’s top female referees convened in Portuguese capital Lisbon this week to prepare for a demanding second half of the season. UEFA gathers leading officials twice each season, once at the beginning and once around the halfway stage, to deliver training sessions, tests and workshops to ensure they are in …
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Referee Sunny Singh Gill is set to make Premier League history this weekend when he takes charge of Crystal Palace vs Luton Town. He will become the first British South Asian to referee a match in the competition. Sunny will be the seventh referee outside of PGMOL’s (Professional Game Match …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s match officials moved closer to achieving their goal of officiating at the biggest stages in world football when the AFC Referee Academy’s Batch 2019 concluded their ninth and final Advanced Onsite Module on Friday. The Onsite Module, held from February 26 to March 1, saw …
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On matchday 23 of the current season, a RefCam was used in a Bundesliga match for the first time. The small special camera was attached to the referee’s headset during the match between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg and filmed the match from his perspective. A sound link was also …
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This Sunday, the RefCam celebrates its Bundesliga-Premiere. In the encounter between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg (from 3.30pm, live on DAZN), the small special camera is attached to the referee’s headset and films the game from his perspective. The occasion is a production of the DFL’s international product portfolio, in …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s drive to ensure its match officials continue to maintain their world-class standards reached a significant milestone when it conducted the AFC Women Referees & Assistant Referees Selection 2024 course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The course, which took place from February 19 to 22, saw 18 …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s determination to provide tailor-made support for its match officials to reach the highest level marked a significant milestone when the AFC Referees Recruitment 2024 courses were conducted for the Confederation’s men’s football and futsal referees in Kuala Lumpur, from February 19 to 21. The three-day …
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In light of the ongoing labor negotiations between the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) and the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PRSA), Major League Soccer announced it will postpone the implementation of the following rules and procedures: Timed Substitutions Rule Off-Field Treatment Rule In-Stadium VAR Announcements MLS will implement the new Return …
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The path to FIFA status has become that much clearer for OFC referees with the introduction of new badges for the region. At the OFC Men’s Champions League – Qualifier in Tonga, a new system has been put in place highlighting the referee development pathway with OFC. The badges are …
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Dahane Beida from Mauritania will be the centre referee for the final of the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, set to be played in Abidjan on Sunday. The highly anticipated final will see hosts Cote d’Ivoire face off against …
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