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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Participants benefited from the AFC Refereeing Conference which came to a close on Wednesday, November 27 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The two-day event, the biggest-ever held, saw the participation of 65 referee assessors and 304 referees and assistant referees, was aimed at providing the Asian refereeing community with an overview …
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The Football Asociation of Odisha (FAO) together with the AIFF and the DAA – Sambalpur held a Referee Refresher Course in Sambalpur on Friday, November 15. Durga Madhab Naik was the instructor of this course. 81 referee candidates from various parts of our state participated in the Referee Refresher Course. …
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The FIFA Referees Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the forthcoming 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Five refereeing trios and one support referee will officiate the matches. FIFA has also selected six more match officials to operate as video assistant referees (VARs) …
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FIFA has announced the names of the match officials who will officiate at the forthcoming 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay. A total of 24 FIFA beach soccer referees from 24 different countries will take charge of the matches. The competition will take place in the Estadio Mundialista …
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Conditioning stays an integral part of any sport – be it physical or mental, because often it proves to be the difference between winning and losing between two evenly matched teams. With the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India more than a year away, All India Football Federation, …
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With less than three months to go before the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil kicks off, the FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 20 trios of match officials, five Support Referees and 17 Video Assistant Referees (VARs), representing all six confederations. This competition in Brazil will give ambitious FIFA …
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As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, Southern Samity’s Shyam Mondal after the end of their CFL match against Mohammedan Sporting slapped the match referee. Southern Samity was annoyed with the referee as the match went on for a record 11 minutes injury time.
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A challenging season awaits Europe’s leading male and female referees in UEFA’s club and national team competitions – and UEFA’s message to them for the coming months is simple: “Work hard, be courageous … and enjoy what you do.” A total of 123 officials – 72 from UEFA’s men’s elite …
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