Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain) will take charge of the Champions League final and Clément Turpin (France) will officiate at the Europa League final. The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz will referee the 2021 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC. …
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Tanzania Football Federation hosted the “Refereeing Educational & Learning Platform”, a project adopted by CAF Refereeing Department. Tanzania became the first county to install this initiative. Fifteen participants from the Tanzanian Football Federation (TFF) took part in the workshop that lasted from 3 – 7 May 2021 and was moderated …
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After a year-long wait, June 11 will finally mark the official start of the final phase of the UEFA European Football Championship – 16th Edition. One referee amongst the 18 engaged in the championship will be selected to blow the whistle of the opening game, Italy vs Turkey, and will …
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The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that German official Riem Hussein will take charge of the 2021 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona. The 40-year-old has been an international referee since 2009 and was fourth official for the 2017 decider between Olympique Lyon and Paris …
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15 match officials from Asia have been selected to officiate the Men’s and Women’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics football tournaments. Referees Chris Beath and Kate Jacewicz, along with assistant referees Ashley Beecham and Shchetinin Anton, have been named from Australia. Jordan’s Adham Makhadmeh will be joined by compatriots Mohammad Alkalaf and …
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The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 99 match officials (25 referees, 50 assistant referees, 20 video match officials and four support referees) from 51 countries to officiate the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020. The women’s tournament opens on July 21, 2021 with Great Britain facing Chile at the Sapporo Dome, …
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The UEFA Referees’ Committee has appointed 18 referees and their referee assistant teams who will take charge of the 51 matches at UEFA EURO 2020. The full list of referees who have been selected (in alphabetical order): Felix Brych (Germany) Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Spain) Andreas Ekberg …
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CAF has noted with shock the unacceptable news of the assault of match officials in Ghana during a First Division match between Might Royals and Tano Bofoakwa in Wamafo a few days ago. CAF General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba strongly condemned the assault on the match officials and called for a …
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As Indian football continues to move forward together, four FIFA/Elite AFC Referees and Assistant Referees from India have been invited by the Japan Football Association (JFA) to officiate in two of their International Friendly matches to be held on March 25 and March 29 respectively. These matches will take place …
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Macron further enhances its portfolio in the technical sponsorship of the refereeing sectors of European Federations by announcing a four-year partnership with the referees of Irish Football Association by supplying technical sportswear and leisure. This is a new prestigious acquisition following the “Official UEFA Referee Match Kit Supplier”, the Royal …
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