Ravishankar J, Referees Director, All India Football Federation (AIFF), feels Indian women referees have improved significantly of late and in an interview with AIFF TV, the former FIFA referee expressed that the benchmark has been set for female referees to undergo the fitness tests for male referees and conduct I-League …
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Eminent referee Rowan Arumughan and Ravishankar J, Director Referees, AIFF, join AIFF TV for an engaging conversation as they speak about the development of referees in Indian football over the years and share a number of unique insights.
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UEFA will deliver an unprecedented insight into one of the toughest jobs in football with next week’s release of an original documentary series showing up close and personal what it takes to be a UEFA Champions League referee. ‘Man in the Middle’, a weekly four-part series due to premiere on UEFA.tv on …
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As Indian football continues to move forward together, efforts are being made by all stakeholders to keep progressing and constantly improving – with one of them being the Indian referees. In a novel initiative by the All India Football Federation, specialized coaches have been appointed for the nation’s top referees …
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As Parallel Sports reports, Kanika Burman has become one of four Indian women referee’s to join the FIFA Elite Referee panel. Speaking to Parallel Sports, Kanika said that she is proud of her achievement but aims for more!
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referees Committee praised the progress of Asian refereeing and reinforced its commitment to ensure the continued development of AFC match officials at its second meeting today, November 5. In a virtual meeting, chaired by Du Zhaocai, the AFC Referees Committee hailed the successful implementation of …
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A four-day-long online FIFA Futsal Referee Instructor course organised by the All India Football Federation concluded on Saturday, October 17. 36 instructors from 20 states across the country attended the course. Two candidates from Mizoram – Lalbiakdika Ngente, Bungkawn and VL Rinpuia, Durtlang Leitan took part in the course. Seyed …
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A four-day-long online FIFA Futsal Referee Instructor course organised by the All India Football Federation concluded on Saturday, October 17. 36 instructors from 20 states across the country attended the course. Seyed Moosavi from Iran was the course instructor and the rules of futsal, differences between futsal and football rules …
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The ‘new normal’ of football has set in with the I-League Qualifiers 2020. Following the strict COVID-19 safety guidelines, those operating in and around the tournament have already conducted four successful matches, two each in Kolkata and Kalyani respectively. While all the five teams – Garhwal FC, ARA FC, Bhawanipore …
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A total of 33 match officials, made of 17 referees and 16 assistant referees are set to undergo a preparatory course from October 11-15, 2020 in Cairo, Egypt, ahead of the resumption of the Interclubs competitions. The five-day course is to gauge the readiness of the match officials for the …
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