Stéphanie Frappart will referee next week’s Women’s Finalissima between England and Brazil at Wembley Stadium in London – another landmark appointment for the French official. The 39-year-old became the first woman to referee in the UEFA Super Cup (2019), Champions League (2020) and FIFA World Cup (2022) and will now …
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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 the Frontmen XI season five with the special Assault the referee challenge.
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The two-day Women Match Officials’ Workshop, organised by the All India Football Federation and the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS), concluded in Kolkata on Saturday, March 25, 2023. A first of its kind, the RFYS-AIFF Women Match Official Workshop was attended by 32 female officials, who were given key on-field …
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The match officials for the 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup – Thailand that kicks off tomorrow are ready to go after successfully completing the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Beach Soccer Referees Course on Wednesday. Held for the first time since 2019, the five-day course took place from March 11 …
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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand promises to be a tournament of highs. The recent Play-Off Tournament in New Zealand once again underscored the growing depth and quality of women’s football in all corners of the world. While the players are readying themselves to be …
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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand which is only months away, will feature the largest cast of Asian women officials, promising a new age for women in Asian football. In this exclusive interview with AFC Media, Kari Seitz, FIFA Head of Refereeing, Women, reflects on …
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If you can see it, you can be it – and for brothers Bhupinder and Sunny Singh Gill, their father, Jarnail, has been a prime example of how important visibility is. Bhupinder and Sunny are officials in the Premier League and EFL respectively but needed to look no further than …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s determined efforts to elevate the standards of women match officials in Asia was further outlined at the AFC Elite Women Referees & Assistant Referees Course 2023 which was hosted in the capital city of Malaysia from February 7 to 10, 2023. The four-day course comprised …
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The roads leading to FIFA World Cup competitions are long and winding for both teams and referees alike, especially when the competitions in question are held on the other side of the world. Launched in 2020, the Road to Australia and New Zealand project set out a road map for …
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‘A rigorous and focused preparation.’ Those were the words of FIFA Referees Committee Chairman Pierluigi Collina earlier this month when announcing the 33 female referees, 55 female assistant referees and 19 video match officials (VMO) selected to form ‘FIFA Team One’ for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia …
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