Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) delivered two refereeing workshops in Auckland in November 2023, focusing on both fitness instructor development and women pre-elite referees. The three-day workshops – which ran concurrently at the AUT Millennium facility in Auckland – saw 20 officials participate in a number of practical and theoretical sessions, …
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Match officials will wear unique shirts during this week’s UEFA Champions League group stage matches to promote the new ‘Be a Referee!’ campaign. The campaign, launched at the end of August, is UEFA’s first-ever refereeing recruitment drive, and is designed to inspire young people across Europe to take up officiating. …
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The Match Officials nominated for the I-League 2023-24 season, underwent a dedicated pre-season training programme for the first time, which was designed to improve performance standards and consistency. The programme was conducted in New Delhi, on October 3 and 4. Present at the workshop were AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, Secretary …
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In a bid to equip Asia’s match officials with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel both on and off the field, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted a five-day onsite module for Batch 5 of the AFC Referee Academy in September 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Taking place between …
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The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 18 referees and 36 assistant referees for the forthcoming 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup – Indonesia. In addition, 18 video match officials have been appointed for this tournament. “We are looking forward to the first-ever FIFA tournament to be played in Indonesia as this …
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The Referees Committee of the All India Football Federation met at the Football House, in New Delhi, on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, to discuss different ways of development for the referees in India. The meeting was chaired by K Sankar, a former referee, who was the only Indian to officiate …
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Top match officials from all over from Europe gathered in Switzerland this week to prepare for the 2023/24 season, which will culminate with UEFA EURO 2024. More than 100 male and female referees were invited to join UEFA’s team of experts and trainers, led by chief refereeing officer Roberto Rosetti, …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s unwavering commitment to producing world-class referees was further underlined at the AFC Elite Futsal Referee Instructors Seminar 2023 which took place from August 17 to 19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Spanning over three days, the seminar saw 11 participants from across the AFC’s Member Associations …
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The All India Football Federation’s Referees Committee met over video conferencing on Friday, August 11, 2023. The meeting was chaired by Mr Sankar Komaleeswaran and was attended by Deputy Chairperson Mr SM Balu, and Committee Members Chaitali Paul, Srikrishna Coimbatore Ramaswamy, Mohammed Kamil, Sethumadhavan Chozhakkad and Subrata Sarkar. AIFF Secretary …
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The All India Football Federation on Friday, August 4, 2023, announced the Referees committee. While Sankar Komaleeswaran, a former FIFA referee, has been named the Chairperson, Mr Sundarraj Balu will be the Deputy Chairperson. The AIFF Referees Committee Chairperson – Sankar Komaleeswaran Dy Chairperson – Sundarraj Balu Member – Chaitali …
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