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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The 2017 Referee Development Course jointly organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Mizoram Football Association (MFA) was opened today, August 14 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl. This course, which will last six days was opened my H. Thangchungnunga, Sports Promotion Officer, Mizoram State Sports Council. …
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The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was used for the first time in FC Bayern München’s penalty-shootout Supercup win over Borussia Dortmund, but the new technology’s debut in the competition was not all plain sailing. “The calibrated line, which is usually there to help with offside decisions, wasn’t available in the …
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Forty Member Associations (MA) from across Asia participated in the bi-annual AFC MA Referee Directors’ Workshop which commenced on Tuesday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Organised by the AFC Referees Department, the workshop is aimed to strengthen its relation with the MAs, as well as providing a platform for …
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