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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Macron is increasingly taking a leadership position also in the technical sponsorship of the arbitration sectors of the European Federations. The Italian brand, already UEFA partner as “Official UEFA Referee Match Kit Supplier” and partner of the RFEF, Royal Spanish Football Federation, now announces the agreement with the Swiss Football …
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Former Mizoram footballer Laldinliana passed away today, September 24 at Chaltlang in Aizawl. He was also a qualified referee under the Mizoram Football Association. Fondly known as Laldina, he played for Mizoram at Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior team levels as well as the Subroto Cup. A vital defender for PWD …
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The three-day virtual FIFA MA course organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for women referees & assistant referees took place from August 27-29, 2020. A total of 46 participants were part of the course. The course was conducted by Yamagishi Sachiko – a Japanese international who is a …
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The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Esther Staubli will referee the 2020 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between VfL Wolfsburg and Olympique Lyonnais. The match will be played at the Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián on Sunday, August 30 at 20:00 CET. The 40-year-old Swiss, an international referee since …
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With restrictions around the world on in-person activities and programmes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAF Refereeing Department has scheduled series of online courses to support the development of match officials during this period. Despite the rescheduling of major competitions due to the pandemic, the Refereeing Department and Technical …
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The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Daniele Orsato will referee the 2020 UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Bayern München. The match will be played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon on Sunday, August 23 at 21:00 CET. The 44-year-old Italian, an …
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The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Danny Makkelie of the Netherlands will referee the 2020 UEFA Europa League final between FC Sevilla and Inter Milan, which kicks off at 21:00 CET on Friday, August 21 at the RheinEnergieStadion Köln in Cologne. The 37-year-old has been an international referee since …
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The All India Football Federation organised an online course for referees followed by another one for assistant referees from Friday, August 7 to Monday, August 10. As many as 47 referees and 52 assistant referees, of categories one and two, attended the course. Anthony John D’Costa, Rizwan Ul Haq, Dinesh …
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