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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 …
Read More »Referee team appointed for Friday’s UEFA Europa League final!
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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