The All India Football Federation has started online tutorial classes for referees across the country to keep them on their toes during the lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic in India. 60 referees of Category 3 and category 4 have been divided into two batches of 30 participants each and are …
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The Referees Committee of the Karnataka State Football Association is conducting the Annual Referees Entrance Examination on March 7, 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 would need …
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Another prestigious agreement for Macron has been signed following close on the heels of last years sponsorship of the UEFA referees. Starting from the 2020/21 season, the Italian sports company will become the official technical sponsor of the referees of the RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation). The announcement was made …
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The Indian Football Association (IFA), along with the Calcutta Referee’s Association, re-launched the Referee’s Academy, which was functional during Subrata Dutta’s tenure when he was the Hony. Secretary of IFA, in a function hosted at the CRA Tent in Kolkata on Saturday, January 18. Joydeep Mukherjee, Hony. Secretary, IFA; Subrata …
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Vinod Dhanraj works and lives in Germany, but his real love is football and once he came to Germany, he realised that playing was no option, so he became a referee and has officiated as high as the Bayernliga (fifth German division). But his dream has always been to officiate …
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62 match officials were appointed for the upcoming 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand which kicks-off on Wednesday, January 8. Each referee will be accompanied by two assistant referees, and receive support from the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, which is set to make its full tournament debut across all …
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Abdulrahman Al Jassim from Qatar will officiate tomorrow, December 21 match of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup between Liverpool FC and CR Flamengo at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha at 20:30 (local time). Taleb Al Marri and Saoud Almaqaleh, also from Qatar, will be the assistant referees for the …
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The All India Football Federation has received a formal complaint from Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC against Saudi Arabian referee Turki Mohammed Al Khudayr for making racist remarks against their player Serge Kevyn Angoue of Gabon in their ISL match against Bengaluru FC held on Sunday, December 15, …
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Incidents over the course of the current season of the Indian Super League have put the focus back on those officiating the sport. From questions related to their competence and ability, to almost shouldering the blame for the overall state of football in the country, referees seem to have a …
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The AFC Referee Academy programme continues to educate potential match officials, with the initiative benefitting more than 100 aspiring referees from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations since 2017. With the aim of producing more world-class match officials, participants undergo a structured programme focused on practical, theoretical, classroom sessions, …
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