The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (FEMEXFUT) announced the second edition of the Program of Referee Excellence, a joint effort to continue raising the standard of refereeing within the region. The program, conducted in the facilities of FEMEXFUT …
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Nagaland-based Kohima Town Club (KTC) is currently organising a Football Referee Clinic at the Local Ground in Kohima. The Nagaland Football Association (NFA) General Secretary K. Neibu Sekhose inaugurated the Clinic open on Saturday, April 7. Altogether 23 referees (18 males and 5 females) are taking part in the clinic. …
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The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 36 referees and 63 assistant referees, representing 46 different countries, for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Preparations for the road to Russia kicked off in September 2014 not only for the 32 participating teams, but also for the initial group of 53 FIFA …
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The AFC Project Future Referees Batch 2016 started their second development course in Japan on Wednesday and runs until later today. The main objective at this stage is to assess the 13 referees’ performance in real matches as part of the annual Sanix Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament. The event …
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The All India Football Federation Disciplinary Committee in a revised interim decision have provisionally withdrawn the suspension imposed on FC Pune City coach Ranko Popovic. Ushanath Banerjee, Chairman, Disciplinary Committee in a revised interim decision today said, “…in the interest of fair play and in particular forthcoming semi-final match of …
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The All India Football Federation Disciplinary Committee have suspended FC Pune City head coach Ranko Popovic with immediate effect pending further inquiry. Disciplinary Committee Chairman Ushanath Banerjee, while reviewing the latest public comments made by coach Ranko Popovic against Referee and Match Officials, issued the sanction order. In a communication …
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Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United FC have send out a press release to complain about referee decisions against them in the ISL – Season 4. In the closing minutes of the match on Saturday, February 17 between Northeast United FC and the Kerala Blasters FC at the Indira Gandhi …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presented eight referees and assistant referees the AFC Referees Memento Award in conjunction with the AFC Referee Instructors & Assessors Seminars on Thursday, February 8. The award is given to match officials who have served at least five years on the AFC Elite Panel and …
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Asia’s officials have gathered for the AFC Referee Instructors & Assessors Seminars which began on Monday, February 7 in the Malaysian capital. A total of 78 Instructors and Assessors are part of the four-day seminars which are divided into two-parts: The Instructors on Feb 5 followed by the Assessors from …
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FIFA has taken note of the motivated arbitral award of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirming the lifetime ban imposed by FIFA’s Disciplinary and Appeal Committees on Ghanaian match official Joseph Odartei Lamptey. FIFA’s judicial bodies had banned Mr Lamptey for life for breaching art. 69 par 1 …
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