Velasco Carballo with Dublin final

May 16, 2011

Carlos Velasco Carballo has been appointed to referee the Europa League final in Dublin on Wednesday. The Spanish referee has had a great international season and tops it by taking charge of the all-portuguese final in Ireland. Velasco Carballo was promoted to the Elite list in December and refereed five games in the Champions League, [...]

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Referees for U-20 World Cup in Colombia ready

May 14, 2011

According to the refereeing website WorldReferee.com, the following 19 referees has been selected to officiate during the U-20 World Championship in Colombia this summer: AFC Dong Jin Kim, Republic of Korea Abdulrahman Mohammed Abdou, Qatar Assistant referees Fares Alshammari, Kuwait Mohammad Dharman, Qatar Jungmin Lee, Republic of Korea Byoung Eun Yang, Republic of Korea CAF Noumandiez [...]

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Guess the referees: Champions League and Europa League final 2011

May 9, 2011

The referee for the Champions League final has been announced. The referee for the Europa League final has been announced. As has become a yearly ritual I will try to predict the referee selection of Uefa’s referees committee for the two European finals coming up, the Champions League final and the Europa League final. This [...]

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Europa League appointments, Thursday, Semi-finals, 2nd leg

May 3, 2011

5/5/2011 Villarreal – Porto Referee: Gianluca Rocchi, Italy Assistant referees: Cristiano Copelli, Elenito di Liberatore Additional assistant referees: Mauro Bergonzi, Antonio Damato Fourth official: Daniele Orsato Uefa delegate: Dennis Cruise, Ireland Uefa referee observer: Peter Mikkelsen, Denmark Braga – Benfica Referee: Martin Atkinson, England Assistant referees: Michael Mullarkey, Peter Kirkup Additional assistant referees: Michael Jones, [...]

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Champions League appointments, Wednesday, Semi-final, 2nd leg

May 1, 2011

4/5/2011 Manchester United – Schalke Referee: Pedro Proença, Portugal Assistant referees: José Tiago Garcias Bolinhas Trigo, Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Santos Additional assistant referees: João Carlos Santos Capela, João Francisco Lopes Ferreira Fourth official: Duarte Gomes Uefa delegate: Robert Sterckx, Belgium Uefa referee observer: Bo Karlsson, Sweden

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Champions League appointments, Tuesday, Semi-final, 2nd leg

May 1, 2011

3/5/2011 Barcelona – Real Madrid Referee: Frank De Bleeckere, Belgium Assistant referees: Mark Simons, Walter Vromans Additional assistant referees: Luc Wouters, Peter Vervecken Fourth official: Serge Gumienny Uefa delegate: Sergio Di Cesare, Italy Uefa referee observer: Pierluigi Collina, Italy

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Svein Oddvar Moen tatt ut til U17-VM i Mexico

April 27, 2011

Ifølge det Rwandiske fotballforbundet har Svein Oddvar Moen, Frank Andås, og Kim Tomas Haglund blitt tatt ut til å dømme i sommerens U17-VM i Mexico. Disse ungdomsmesterskapene brukes av Fifa for å vurdere dommere for fremtidige verdensmesterskap. Om den norske trioen gjør en god innsats vil de være hete kandidater for å delta i VM [...]

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Referees for U-17 World Cup in Mexico ready

April 27, 2011

The Rwandan football federation has published the list of match officials for the U-17 World Cup this summer. The tournament will be played in Mexico between 18th of June and 10th of July. These tournaments are used by Fifa to assess the candidates for the upcoming World Cup in 2014, and it is extremely rare [...]

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Europa League appointments, Thursday, Semifinals, 1st leg

April 27, 2011

28/4/2011 Benfica – Braga Referee: Craig Thomson, Scotland Assistant referees: Francis Andrews, Graham Chambers Additional assistant referees: Alan Muir, Calum Murray Fourth official: Bobby Madden Uefa delegate: Mark Blackbourne, England Uefa referee observer: Juan Antonio Fernandez Marin, Spain Porto – Villareal Referee:  Björn Kuipers, Netherlands Assistant referees: Sander van Roekel, Berry Simons Additional assistant referees: Richard Liesveld, Ed [...]

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Champions League appointments, Wednesday, Semi-final, 1st leg

April 25, 2011

27/4/2011 Real Madrid – Barcelona Referee: Wolfgang Stark, Germany Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver, Mike Pickel Additional assistant referees: Babak Rafati, Tobias Welz Fourth official: Thorsten Kinhofer Uefa delegate: Jānis Mežeckis, Latvia Uefa referee observer: Jaap Uilenberg, Netherlands

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Champions League appointments, Tuesday, Semi-final, 1st leg

April 24, 2011

26/4/2011 Schalke 04 – Manchester United Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo, Spain Assistant referees: Roberto Alonso Fernandez, Jesus Calvo Guadamuro Additional assistant referees: Carlos Clos Gomez, Antonio Rubinos Perez Fourth official: David Fernandez Borbalan Uefa delegate: Ainar Leppänen, Estonia Uefa referee observer: Sergey Zuev, Russia Carballo last refereed Manchester United in the round of 16 match against Marseille.

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Tony Chapron gets suspended ban after comments

April 19, 2011

Tony Chapron has been given a three month suspended ban after comments made about the French Football Federation in relation to the referees’ protest early in March. The French referee union, SAFE, wanted to start the games 15 minutes delayed as a protest against dissent from players and coaches. The FFF disagreed with the referees [...]

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U-17 Championship referees in Serbia ready

April 19, 2011

Uefa has published the list of six referees and eight assistant referees who will referee the championship in Serbia this summer. The list includes up and coming referees who will be closely monitored and guided throughout the tournament. They are all category 3 and 4 referees. Referees Sébastien Delferière, Belgium Liran Liany, Israel Steven McLean, [...]

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Referees for EURO U-21 finals in Denmark ready

April 19, 2011

A Polish website has published the referees for the U-21 European Championship finals this summer. Six referees with eight assistants will referee the games in Denmark. The referees selected are from category 2 and Premier Development, and they are currently testing their abilities in the early stages of Europa League and Champions League. Referees Robert [...]

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Christina Pedersen og Hege Steinlund uttatt til VM

April 19, 2011

Christina Pedersen og Hege Lanes Steinlund har begge blitt uttatt til sommerens verdensmesterskap for kvinner i Tyskland. Årets mesterskap spilles fra 26. juni til 17. juli. Pedersen og Steinlund vil jobbe i trio sammen med kroatiske Lada Rojc. Denne trioen dømte blant annet semifinalen i U-20-VM i fjor sommer. Christina Pedersen dømmer til vanlig i [...]

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Women’s World Cup referees ready

April 19, 2011

Fifa has announced 51 match officials for the Women’s World Cup in Germany this summer. From Fifa.com: “The FIFA Referees Committee, under the chairmanship of Ángel María Villar Llona, has appointed 16 referees, 32 Assistant Referees, and three referees who will serve exclusively as Fourth Officials during the competition between 26 June and 17 July.” [...]

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Europa League appointments, Thursday, Quarter-finals, 2nd leg

April 12, 2011

14/4/11 Spartak Moskva – Porto Referee: Viktor Kassai, Hungary Assistant referees: Gabor Eros, Gyorgy Ring Additional assistant referees: Mihaly Fabian, Tamás Bognar Fourth official: Istvan Vad Uefa delegate: William Hugh Wilson, Scotland Uefa referee observer: Kaj Østergaard, Denmark PSV Eindhoven – Benfica Referee: Wolfgang Stark, Germany Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver, Mike Pickel Additional assistant referees: Tobias Welz, Markus Wingenbach Fourth official: Babak [...]

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Champions League appointments, Wednesday, Quarter-finals, 2nd leg

April 11, 2011

13/4/11 Schalke 04 – Internazionale Referee: Damir Skomina, Slovenia Assistant referees: Primoz Arhar, Marco Stancin Additional assistant referees: Matej Jug, Roberto Ponis Fourth official: Slavko Vincic Uefa delegate: Adonis Procopiou, Cyprus Uefa referee observer: David R. Elleray, England Tottenham – Real Madrid Referee: Nicola Rizzoli, Italy Assistant referees: Luca Maggiani, Andrea Stefani Additional assistant referees: Daniele Orsato, [...]

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Alberto Undiano Mallenco to referee Copa del Rey final

April 11, 2011

Alberto Undiano Mallenco has been appointed as the referee of the Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Real Madrid on April 20th. The match will be played at the Mestalla in Valencia. The 37-year-old referee from Navarro has been a known face in European competitions since getting his Fifa status in 2004, and he [...]

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Champions League appointments, Tuesday, Quarter-finals, 2nd leg

April 10, 2011

12/4/11 Shakthar Donetsk – Barcelona Referee: Florian Meyer, Germany Assistant referees: Holger Henschel, Christoph Bornhorst Additional assistant referees: Christian Dingert, Marc Seemann Fourth official: Peter Sippel Uefa delegate: Svein Johannessen, Norway Uefa referee observer: Francesco Bianchi, Switzerland Manchester United – Chelsea Referee: Olegario Benquerença, Portugal Assistant referees: Bertino Miranda, Joao Santos Additional assistant referees: Artur [...]

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