The AFC Futsal Referees and AFC Futsal Instructors Seminars kicked-off in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, January 10. The seminars will see participation from 43 referees and 15 instructors – with the aim to prepare them for the 2018 AFC Futsal Competitions. The seminar is divided into …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday, January 10 presented the AFC Referees Special Award to Uzbekistan’s Bakhtiyor Namazov at the AFC Futsal Referees and Instructors Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 43-year-old capped off another remarkable year for Asian refereeing in 2017 when he became the first AFC referee to …
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FC Pune City head coach Ranko Popovic has been suspended for four matches and fined INR 500,000 (5 Lakhs) with immediate effect for the club’s upcoming games in the Indian Super League 2017-18. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Disciplinary Committee found FC Pune City coach Popovic in breach of …
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Road to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France is proceeding with great strides for the teams aiming to qualify, but also for the match officials. FIFA in cooperation with the confederations recently developed a revised list of 35 referee and 69 assistant referee candidates – representing all six …
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2017 ends on a high for Indian Referees as 16 Indian Referees and Assistant Referees have been approved by the FIFA Referees Committee in the FIFA panel to officiate in International matches in 2018. The list includes seven referees inclusive of one Women Referee and nine Assistant Referees inclusive of …
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During his career, Pierluigi Collina officiated so diligently and competently that he was voted the world’s best referee for six consecutive years between 1998 and 2003. The Italian redefined the role and became the first star referee. Collina set great store by working hard and meticulously preparing himself for games. …
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The AFC elite referees and assistant referees have begun preparing for AFC Competitions in 2018 by attending a seminar which began on Monday in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates. 144 participants are gathered in Kuala Lumpur and 139 in Dubai for the five-day seminar. The participants are divided into …
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FIFA’s Referees Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the forthcoming 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the UAE. Six refereeing trios, one from each confederation, will officiate the matches. FIFA has also selected eight more referees to operate as video assistant referees (VARs) during …
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In a shocking incident, a referee was attacked by players of Dalhousie AC in their Calcutta Football League match against Taltala Dipti Sangha at the Barasat Stadium. The match was abandoned and referee Robin Biswas after receiving first aid at the ground registered an FIR against three Dalhousie footballers. The …
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Refereeing development in Asia continues to progress as 41 football and 21 futsal referees gather in Malaysia on Tuesday, October 3 for the 2017 AFC Referees Recruitment courses happening concurrently. As the earliest phase of the path leading to the AFC Elite Panel, the three-day course aims to evaluate referees …
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