The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment to enhance the talent pool of the Continent’s match officials was further strengthened on Thursday with the conclusion of three landmark development initiatives which were held concurrently. The three courses – the AFC Referees Recruitment 2023 for both Men’s Football and Futsal held from …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the first Centre of Referees’ Excellence (CORE) in India at the LNIPE campus in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. This is in line with the Strategic Roadmap announced …
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As XtraTime reports, ATK Mohun Bagan have complained to the AIFF about the refereeing in their ISL-9 encounter against Mumbai City FC on Sunday night. It is especially about referee Tejas Nagvenkar not giving a penalty against Mourtada Fall’s handball in the box.
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The FIFA Referees Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the forthcoming 2022 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco. A total of 26 match officials, including 6 referees, 12 assistant referees and 8 video match officials, have been chosen in close cooperation with FIFA’s six …
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More than four years on from the last edition of the tournament being held in September 2018, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OFC U-17 Championship returns. Held across venues in both Suva and Ba in Fiji, the tournament serves as the Oceania qualifier for the FIFA U-17 World Cup …
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In a first for Indian Football, the first batch of elite match officials (referees and assistant referees) have been inducted into the system with full-time contracts. A joint investment of the AIFF and the FSDL, the Elite Refereeing Development Plan (ERDP), in keeping with the outlines of ‘Vision 2047’, aims …
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The provisional squad lists for the OFC U-17 Championship 2023 have been confirmed ahead of the tournament kicking off this week. Ten Member Associations will contest the tournament between January 11-28, with the two finalists qualifying for FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru. OFC U-17 Championship 2023 – Provisional squads American …
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Today, the FIFA Referees Committee announced the names of the match officials selected for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand. A total of 33 referees, 55 assistant referees and 19 video match officials (VMOs) will form FIFA Team One and have been chosen in close …
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The Nigeria Football Federation have inaugurated Faith Irabor as the head of the referees’ committee of the Nigerian FF, making her the first woman to occupy that position. Prior to her appointment, Irabor, is a retired FIFA referee, former CAF Referee Instructor, the first Vice President of the Nigeria Referees …
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Premier League history was made at Southampton on Wednesday, January 4 when Bhupinder Singh Gill became the first Sikh-Punjabi to serve as an assistant referee. Singh Gill, who ran the line in Nottingham Forest’s win at St Mary’s Stadium, now hopes to inspire young and aspiring Black, Asian and Minority …
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