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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MA Refereeing Courses under the guidance of FIFA kicked off today (July 25,) in Cochin, Kerala. The 7-day course has begun with 36 Referees, with 36 Assistant Referees and Referees Assessors joining in the following days. Course Instructors for the event are Technical Instructor, Ivanov Valentin from Russia and Fitness …
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Forty participants convened once again for the second stage of preparation for the AFC Additional Assistant Referees (AAR) system implementation that began on Tuesday in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The introduction of the AAR system was approved by the AFC Referees Committee on September, 2016, and will make its …
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The FIFA Fitness Course for Referees, organized by the All India Football Federation, concluded in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh today, June 28, 2017. 110 referees in two batches of 55 participated in the programme. FIFA Referees Fitness Instructor, Ganesh Maniam, who conducted the course shared his thoughts on the participants. “The …
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FIFA Chief Competitions & Events Officer Colin Smith and Local Organising Committee CEO Alexey Sorokin discussed the operational aspects of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup so far yesterday and were followed by FIFA Head of Refereeing Massimo Busacca, who offered insight on one of the milestone features of the 2017 …
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The FIFA Fitness Course for Referees, organized by the All India Football Federation, kicked-off in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh today, June 20. 110 referees in two batches of 55 are participating in the programme and the course is slated to concluded on June 28, 2017. Retd. Col. Goutam Kar, Head of …
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The newly implemented Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has taken crucial decisions in the first two days of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Every one of the three matches played so far has had the involvement of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Be it in the Portugal vs Mexico …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee held an urgent meeting on Thursday evening to deliberate matters which occurred in the AFC club competitions on May 31, 2017. The Committee emphasised that the physical integrity of match officials must be both respected and protected at all times. In …
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The AFC Referees Committee met on Thursday, April 20 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and approved the establishment of a new AFC Referee Academy. The AFC Referee Academy is scheduled to open later this year and it will be based at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. …
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