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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Prior to kick-start the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, the pinnacle body of World Football has given a ‘first of its kind’ opportunity to 16 Indian match officials. The 16 AIFF match officials comprising of 8 referees and 8 assistant referees are given a lifetime opportunity to train …
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Seven participants of the AFC Project Future Referees Programme Batch 2015 have graduated after the two-year programme concluded on Monday, September 18. The referees from across Asia gathered in Malaysia for the final five-day development course, with the aim to conduct the final evaluation of the participants’ refereeing performances and …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) partnership took a huge step forward by activating the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Manama, Bahrain on May 9, 2017. Outlining the alliance, AFC referee Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Darwish of the …
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20 football and seven futsal referees convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the AFC Elite Referees Selection Course on Thursday, September 7. The four-day programme acts as the final step of a one year path, which aims to evaluate and select referees for the AFC Elite Panel. The programme began …
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The Mizoram Football Association Futsal Committee has successfully organised a Futsal Referee Workshop at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl this afternoon, September 2. Referees Lalthangliana and Lalhriatliana, who both attended the recently conducted AFC Futsal Workshop in New Delhi and MFA Technical Officer Danny Lalduhawma gave comprehensive lectures on Futsal …
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With only two months to go before the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India kicks off, the FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 21 trios of match officials, representing all six confederations. For FIFA, it is essential to ensure that the best match officials from all around the world are …
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I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the Day its about the Spanish Supercopa first-leg which Real Madrid won 3-1 at archrivals FC Barcelona, but lost Cristiano Ronaldo due to a double booking and then he even …
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