The AFC Project Future Referees Course Batch 2015 concluded their third development course in Japan on Monday, March 20. The programme returned to Fukuoka for its third development course, as it was held in conjunction with the ongoing Sanix Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament 2017, where the referees officiated U-17 …
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Premier Skills, a partnership between the British Council and the Premier League, launched its hugely successful Referee Development initiative in Mumbai in partnership with the Indian Super League and All India Football Federation on Monday, February 27. The training will continue until March 1, 2017. Premier Skills uses football as …
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Komaleeswaran Shankar who stays the sole Indian Assistant Referee to have officiated in a FIFA World Cup says that he has been closely following Indian referees and that “Indian Referees are doing an excellent job.” In an interview with AIFF Media, Shankar speaks at length about Indian referees, their achievements, …
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Video replay technology has been used in the awarding of a penalty for Japan’s Kashima Antlers during their FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 semi-final win over South American club champions Atletico Nacional in Osaka, Japan. On the half-hour mark, after receiving information about a missed incident from Video Assistant …
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North America’s Major League Soccer (MLS) is hoping to implement video-assisted refereeing as early as the upcoming 2017 season, according to MLS Commissioner Don Garber. Video Assistant Referee (VAR) experiments have been conducted in select leagues around the world over recent months, including this past summer during competitive matches in …
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An important piece of history will be made at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup from December 8‑18 in Yokohama and Osaka, Japan with video assistance being used to support referees with “match-changing” decisions for the first time in a FIFA competition. “This represents a big step forward in terms …
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World football’s top referee instructors are imparting their skills and knowledge to Asia’s best officials in the first-ever combined men and women Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Elite Referees and Assistant Referees Seminars which are taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, concurrently. Pierluigi Collina, widely …
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In a historic development for Indian Refereeing, Woman Assistant Referee Uvena Fernandes was awarded the AFC Referees Special Award at a glittering function in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, November 20, 2016. Uvena received the Award from Hani Balan, Deputy Chairman, AFC Referees Committee for her outstanding supervision the final of …
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World football governing body FIFA has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. Six referee trios, one from each confederation, will officiate the matches. Additionally, FIFA selected six referees to conduct some tests as video assistant referees (VARs) throughout …
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The first Indian Woman Assistant Referee ever to officiate in a FIFA World Cup, Uvena Fernandes, will be awarded with the AFC Referees Special Award 2016 in recognition of her officiating in the final match of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan between Japan and North Korea. …
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