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AIFF organises 4-day online course for referees & assistant referees!

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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FIFA MA course for India’s Assistant Referees concludes!

The two-day online FIFA MA course organised by the All India Football Federation for Assistant Referees ended on Friday, July 24, 2020. Fifty Assistant Referees including two female officials attended the course. Farkhad Abdullaev from Uzbekistan was as the course instructor and new amendments in the laws of the game, …

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AIFF organises online FIFA MA Course for Referees!

The All India Football Federation organised an online FIFA MA course for Referees from Tuesday, July 21 to Wednesday, July 22. Fifty referees attended the course. Farkhad Abdullaev from Uzbekistan was appointed as the course instructor for the same. New amendments in the laws of the game, handball interpretations, penalty …

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CAF Match officials brace up for resumption of competitions!

Following discussions on the resumption of continental competitions in the not distant future, match officials have been gearing up for the D-Day, after sporting activities were put on hold due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Continental competitions were suspended in March 2020, however the match officials – Referees and Assistant Referees …

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JOMA Sport and the RFEF launch a unique shoe for match officials!

The RFEF and Joma introduce a unique footwear line which will be worn by match referees at all levels for the upcoming 2020/21 season. This launch consists of two top of the line models that Joma offers, the first style is the popular Top Flex followed the Super Regate in …

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AIFF organises online FIFA MA Course for Referee Assessors!

The All India Football Federation organised an online FIFA MA course for Referee Assessors from Tuesday, July 14 to Thursday, July 16. 48 officials, including three women Referee Assessors, attended the course. Mr. Farkhad Abdullaev from Uzbekistan was appointed as the course instructor for the same. New amendments in the …

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FAO hold Odisha Referees Development Program webinar!

The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) has been conducting an online program for referees of Odisha state relating to the Laws of the Games and Trivia Tests, which are the integral part of Referee Development Program. This program had started from April 8, 2020 and is continuing till date in …

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Karnataka State FA to hold Referees Examination!

The Referees Committee of the Karnataka State Football Association is set to conduct the Annual Referees Entrance Examination sometime in August 2020. To register for the examination, go to the AIFF website under www.the-aiff.com. Interested person having the following mentioned qualifications to take part in the referee examinations. The applicants …

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Rowan Arumughan: A referee cannot afford to be star-struck!

As they say, officials are the third team playing on a football field whose contribution to run a successful match often gets unnoticed. It’s a thankless job indeed but they can’t afford to rejoice a successful match as they need to get into the preparation mode for the upcoming one. …

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Referees ‘toil harder’ to ‘get faster despite growing older’!

At a time when the entire football fraternity has been facing a severe never-seen-before precarious situation due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it has been “challenging” for the referees to keep themselves up and going during this period. “It has really been challenging for us to keep ourselves fit during …

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