This Sunday, the RefCam celebrates its Bundesliga-Premiere. In the encounter between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg (from 3.30pm, live on DAZN), the small special camera is attached to the referee’s headset and films the game from his perspective. The occasion is a production of the DFL’s international product portfolio, in …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s drive to ensure its match officials continue to maintain their world-class standards reached a significant milestone when it conducted the AFC Women Referees & Assistant Referees Selection 2024 course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The course, which took place from February 19 to 22, saw 18 …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s determination to provide tailor-made support for its match officials to reach the highest level marked a significant milestone when the AFC Referees Recruitment 2024 courses were conducted for the Confederation’s men’s football and futsal referees in Kuala Lumpur, from February 19 to 21. The three-day …
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In light of the ongoing labor negotiations between the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) and the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PRSA), Major League Soccer announced it will postpone the implementation of the following rules and procedures: Timed Substitutions Rule Off-Field Treatment Rule In-Stadium VAR Announcements MLS will implement the new Return …
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The path to FIFA status has become that much clearer for OFC referees with the introduction of new badges for the region. At the OFC Men’s Champions League – Qualifier in Tonga, a new system has been put in place highlighting the referee development pathway with OFC. The badges are …
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Dahane Beida from Mauritania will be the centre referee for the final of the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, set to be played in Abidjan on Sunday. The highly anticipated final will see hosts Cote d’Ivoire face off against …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that Ma Ning from China will take charge of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Final on Saturday, which will be staged at the iconic Lusail Stadium. Ma will become the first match official from China to oversee an AFC Asian Cup Final …
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This past month the CONCACAF Refereeing Department completed a series of important development initiatives in Toluca, Mexico. There were four development initiatives in total: CONCACAF First Year FIFA Referees Seminar, CONCACAF Instructor Academy Introductory Course, CONCACAF Referee Academy Introductory Course and the CONCACAF Refereeing Winter Seminar. The second edition of …
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It’s a significant milestone for Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) with eight referees receiving their FIFA accreditation for 2024, in a ceremony held last week. The group includes two centre referees, three assistant referees, two futsal referees and a beach soccer referee. Among the list of referees, presented by FIFA, …
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The AFC strongly condemns any type of unruly and aggressive behaviour and takes a zero-tolerance stance against such actions. We believe in fostering an environment where journalists can engage in their important work of covering Asian football with professionalism and mutual respect. The AFC is deeply disappointed by the actions …
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