Irmatov with third game in eleven days

June 21, 2010

Ravshan Irmatov has been appointed to his third game of the tournament with the final game in group B between Greece and Argentina on Tuesday. The Uzbek referee was appointed to the game after impressive performances in the opening match between South Africa and Mexico, and the England – Algeria match in group C. Jorge [...]

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Pozo back with group G clash

June 18, 2010

Chilean referee Pablo Pozo is back after having been injured during the first round of matches. He will get his World Cup debut with the game Portugal – North Korea on Monday. The rest of the referees have all been in action previously in the World Cup and have been trusted with a second game. [...]

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Baldassi and Larrionda with 2nd match

June 18, 2010

Argentinian referee Hector Baldassi and Uruguayian referee Jorge Larrionda has been appointed to their second match of the tournament today. Baldassi will be in charge of Netherlands – Japan, with Larrionda on Cameroon – Denmark. Both matches are being played Saturday. Larrionda was earlier this week referee for Ivory Coast vs. Portugal, a match where [...]

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Fifa with faith in Irmatov

June 14, 2010

Ravshan Irmatov has been appointed to his second game of this World Cup, and he will be in charge of the England – Algeria match on Friday. The rest of the appointments include big shot European referees Roberto Rosetti and Massimo Busacca. The Uzbek referee had an impressive opening game, and Fifa has put their [...]

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Pozo injury not serious

June 9, 2010

Pablo Pozo’s injury is not as serious as first reported, and he will stay in the World Cup camp with the rest of the referees throughout the tournament. Pozo twisted his ankle during training and this Sunday’s match came too soon for him to referee. If he recovers, he will most likely be assigned a [...]

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Pablo Pozo injured

June 9, 2010

Update: The injury is not as serious as first reported. Chilean referee Pablo Pozo has been forced out of the World Cup due to an injury. Fifa announced yesterday that Carlos Batres will be in charge of Sunday’s match between Algeria and Slovenia, a match originally designated to the Chilean trio. The severity of the [...]

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Ravshan Irmatov with World Cup opening match

June 5, 2010

Uzbek referee Ravshan Irmatov has been assigned the opening match between South Africa and Mexico June 11th. He will be followed by Yuichi Nishimura from Japan who has been assigned the second match of the opening day, Uruguay v France. In the 2006 World Cup, Argentine Horacio Elizondo refereed the opening match between hosts Germany [...]

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Additional assistants to be implemented in Champions League and Euro 2012

May 27, 2010

Uefa’s executive committee today decided that the experiment with additional assistant referees will be implemented in the upcoming season of the Champions League and all the qualification matches for the 2012 European Championship. The experiment will also continue in the Europa League. Champions League will see the additional assistants in the last qualifying phase as [...]

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Mohamed Benouza misses World Cup

May 27, 2010

The Algerian referee team headed by Mohamed Benouza will miss the upcoming World Cup after one of the assistants failed the fitness test. Previously the Paraguayan referee team has had to withdraw due to an assistant failing the test. Fifa has in tournaments after the 2002 World Cup operated with referee teams instead of individual [...]

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Paraguayan trio out of the World Cup

May 23, 2010

The Paraguayan trio consisting of Carlos Amarilla and his two assistant referees Emigdio Ruiz Roa and Nicolás Adolfo Yegros will not be present in South Africa this summer, after Emigdio Ruiz Roa failed his fitness test this morning. Emigdio Ruiz Roa was scheduled to re-take his fitness test after having injured himself during the previous [...]

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Salvadoran trio saved by the bell

May 23, 2010

Reuters is reporting that the suspension of the Salvadoran Football Association has been lifted by Fifa. The government has recognised a commission set up by Fifa to run the football association. This news come after Fifa announced last week that government interference was the reason for the suspension, and set a June 8 deadline for [...]

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Herbert Fandel in charge of German referees

May 21, 2010

Herbert Fandel has been appointed the head of the referees committee in Germany. He succeeds former top referee Volker Roth who has been in charge of the committee the last 15 years. The former Fifa referee Fandel retired last year after 11 years on the international list, with the 2006 Uefa Cup final and 2007 Champions League [...]

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Tom Henning Øvrebø retires from international refereeing

May 21, 2010

Tom Henning Øvrebø has announced that he is retiring from international refereeing after this current season. Born in 1966, Øvrebø would have been eligible to referee internationally to the end of 2011. He will continue to referee domestically, a task he may continue until he reaches the age limit in 2016. Øvrebø has had a [...]

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Howard Webb to referee showpiece final

May 20, 2010

English referee Howard Webb has been selected by Uefa’s referees committee to handle Saturday’s match between Internazionale and Bayern München in Madrid. Webb will be assisted by Mike Mullarkey and Darren Cann, with Martin Atkinson working as the fourth official. The trio will also be going to South Africa for the World Cup next month, [...]

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IFAB allow two-year AAR trial, fourth official to get increased powers

May 18, 2010

In a meeting of the International Football Association Board (Ifab), the board discussed various refereeing issues. The main issue was whether to continue the trial of additional assistant referees. Ifab has announced that the trial with additional assistant referees will continue as a pilot programme over the next two years, and that any association may [...]

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Monica Løkkeberg til J19 EM

May 15, 2010

Monica Løkkeberg deltar som assistentdommer i europamesterskapet for jenter-19 som sparkes i gang 24. mai. Sammen med sju andre assistentdommere og seks hoveddommere vil Løkkeberg være delaktig i mesterskapet som varer til 5. juni. Av de 14 aktive dommerne under mesterskapet er Løkkeberg yngst med sine 25 år. Hun ble Fifa-assistent i 2009, og dømmer [...]

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World Cup referee hurt by Fifa suspension

May 12, 2010

Fifa announced Wednesday that the Salvadoran Football Association is suspended due to government interference. If the authorities do not revise their position by June 8th, the Fifa Executive Committee will propose to extend the suspension. This suspension makes it impossible for members of the Salvadoran Football Association to represent their country in any regional or [...]

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Nicola Rizzoli to handle Hamburg spectacle

May 10, 2010

Nicola Rizzoli from Italy has been appointed to the Europa League final by Uefa’s referees committee. He will take charge of the final game of the tournament between Atletico Madrid and Fulham on Wednesday. The Italian has had an impressive Champions League season after having been promoted to the Elite category in June. He was [...]

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Norske dommere i talentgruppe

May 3, 2010

Dommer Tom Harald Hagen og assistentdommer Svein Inge Wiken har begge blitt tatt opp i Uefa talentgruppe melder Uefa på sine nettsider. Dette innebærer at unge og lovende dommertalenter vil bli delta i en fadderordning hvor eldre og mer erfarne dommere vil bidra med tips og hjelp for videre utvikling. Uefa skriver videre at “av [...]

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Guess the referee: Champions League final 2010

April 30, 2010

The Europa League final referee has now been announced. The Champions League final referee has now been announced. I have done this a couple of times before, so have a look at my previous predictions: 2006, 2008, 2009. I guessed both referees correctly last year (Busacca and Cantalejo), and they both had excellent games. Who [...]

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