Saturday, 18 June 2022

2022 UEFA Under-19 Championship - Referee Appointments for Group Stage

Referee appointments at 2022 UEFA Under-19 Championship.



Matchday 1

Saturday 18 June 2022

Group A
17:30 CET - Trnava (City Aréna - Štadión Antona Malatinského)
SLOVAKIA - FRANCE
Referee: Morten Krogh (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Steffen Beck Bramsen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Joonas Valjakka (FIN)
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó (HUN)

Group A
20:00 CET - Dunajská Streda (MOL Aréna)
ITALY - ROMANIA
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Deniz Sokolov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos (GRE)

Sunday 19 June 2022

Group B
17:30 CET - Žiar nad Hronom (Mestský štadión)
SERBIA - ISRAEL
Referee: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia (GEO)
Fourth Official: Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Jean-Paul Mievis (BEL)

Group B
20:00 CET - Banská Bystrica (Národný atletický štadión)
ENGLAND - AUSTRIA
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Edgaras Bučinskas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Luke Portelli (MLT)
Fourth Official: Matthew De Gabriele (MLT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jørn West Larsen (DEN)
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson (FIN)

Matchday 2

Tuesday 21 June 2022

Group A
17:30 CET - Trnava (City Aréna - Štadión Antona Malatinského)
SLOVAKIA - ITALY
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Gabisonia (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Edgaras Bučinskas (LTU)
Fourth Official: Manfredas Lukjančukas (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos (GRE)

Group A
20:00 CET - Dunajská Streda (MOL Aréna)
ROMANIA - FRANCE
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins (POR)
Fourth Official: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jørn West Larsen (DEN)
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó (HUN)

Wednesday 22 June 2022

Group B
17:30 CET - Žiar nad Hronom (Mestský štadión)
ISRAEL - AUSTRIA
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Joonas Valjakka (FIN)
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson (FIN)

Group B
20:00 CET - Banská Bystrica (Národný atletický štadión)
ENGLAND - SERBIA
Referee: Morten Krogh (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Steffen Beck Bramsen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Deniz Sokolov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Jean-Paul Mievis (BEL)

Matchday 3

Friday 24 June 2022

Group A
17:30 CET - Trnava (City Aréna - Štadión Antona Malatinského)
ROMANIA - SLOVAKIA 
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Edgaras Bučinskas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mathias Hillaert (LTU)
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó (HUN)

Group A
17:30 CET - Dunajská Streda (MOL Aréna)
FRANCE - ITALY 
Referee: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Morten Krogh (DEN) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Jørn West Larsen (DEN)
UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos (GRE)

Saturday 25 June 2022

Group B
20:00 CET - Žiar nad Hronom (Mestský štadión)
ISRAEL - ENGLAND
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Gabisonia (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Deniz Sokolov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Jean-Paul Mievis (BEL)

Group B
20:00 CET - Banská Bystrica (Národný atletický štadión)
AUSTRIA - SERBIA
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Joonas Valjakka (FIN)
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson (FIN)
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121 comments:

  1. Chefren17 June 2022 at 11:42

    So, assistant referes list so far is: Steffen Beck Bramsen (DEN), Mathias Hillaert (BEL), Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins (POR), Edgaras Bučinskas (LTU), Luke Portelli (MLT), Davit Gabisonia (GEO), Turkka Joonas Valjakka (FIN), Deniz Sokolov (BUL).
    The Finnish and the Bulgarian not paired, called as single officials.

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  2. Davidcrammond17 June 2022 at 16:15

    Robert Madden has actually left the Scottish refereeing scene and transferred over to England. He will be starting 1 level lower then what Jarred Gillett did when he transfered over. National group compared to Select Group 2.

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    1. VictoriaGooner17 June 2022 at 16:29

      Bobby Madden announced a few weeks ago that the Malta v Estonia UEFA Nations league was his last match on the FIFA list. Madden had to relinquish his FIFA status to make the move to England National Group list (SkyBet League One and Two).

      As will be aware everyone has football ambitions and the financial benefits of football in England for refs at his elite level exceed those on offer in Scotland. Plus there was some stories being passed around Scottish media that Madden and his family were receiving death threats. This is huge move for Madden.

      As for his age, he is 43 right now and the chances of making the FIFA list could be small. Best of luck with him in England.

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    2. Davidcrammond17 June 2022 at 17:56

      I don't think he'll make the fifa list but if he has a few good seasons the Premier league is beckoning

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    3. Anonymous18 June 2022 at 09:13

      I’m surprised he’s not straight into SG2, but good luck to him

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    4. Anonymous18 June 2022 at 09:31

      Does this show how big the gap in terms of quality of Scottish and English referees?

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    5. Anonymous18 June 2022 at 10:40

      Or maybe the treats by Scottish fans?

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    6. TJ. Oss18 June 2022 at 23:55

      To those wondering why not SG1 or SG2, both require referees to be full-time, with very few exceptions, mainly those who can provide the commitment alongside a previously held role.

      Given that Madden is moving for work purposes, he may have been unable to provide that full-time commitment, which is fair enough although it is a loss for English reffing as he is a top referee and would benefit either group enormously with his experience in Scotland and Europe.

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    7. VictoriaGooner19 June 2022 at 01:58

      That is so true TJ. Good to see Madden will involved in FL1, FL2 at the moment as he is a strong referee which has proven his long standing record as a previous FIFA list referee and over 1,000 Scottish competition matches. Who knows if his work situation will change which will allow him to possibly move up to SG2.

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    8. Anonymous19 June 2022 at 18:35

      Madden was full time ref in Scotland so moving for “work purposes” is exactly what he is doing

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    9. ScotRef21 June 2022 at 11:52

      No, he wasn't. There are NO full-time Referees in Scotland.

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    10. Anonymous21 June 2022 at 15:55

      According to media, his new job is with The FA.

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    11. ScotRef21 June 2022 at 17:14

      No, he will be doing games under the umbrella of the FA, just as previously he was under the umbrella of the SFA.

      In any event, your statement above that he "was full time ref in Scotland" is what I was saying was wrong. He was never a full-time Referee, and no one is in Scotland.

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  3. Chefren19 June 2022 at 11:13

    Nathan Verboomen (BEL) in Italy - Romania.
    Surely a fair game: I think that the most interesting topic of this game was the management of throw-in, as you will watch in the next videos. Four yellow cards issued, all correct decisions (one for protests). More interaction with players.

    13' - Warning
    https://streamff.com/v/6abf9a

    27' - Penalty area incident - Whistle in favor of keeper
    https://streamff.com/v/1c2f1f
    I think this decision is OK, I would have considered it as normal collision, with keeper on the ball, never penalty, whistling foul by attacker is a bit forced, you can read maybe a careless action, but it was impossible to avoid, for me best decision was play on, but still quite good to underline the fact that he didn't whistle penalty, he could have been deceived by a wrong perception. Possible cooperation by AR2, but watching the video, I think all was decided by the Belgian.

    62' and 63' - two YCs in a row
    https://streamff.com/v/4c58e0
    https://streamff.com/v/dff337
    Both correct, first one blatant holding, UB according to RAP, no SPA.
    Second for a reckless challenge. Maybe one small observation: the management in the first case could have been better, he asked player for coming in order to show card, player didn't do that, he showed then the card from that distance. Ok, but bordeline to a small loss of acceptance, in case of further reaction by player.

    67' - Spotted goal, not difficult but still to be mentioned, maybe in cooperation with AR1.
    https://streamff.com/v/973db6

    89' - YC for reckless challenge
    https://streamff.com/v/644d2f
    Very clear, maybe even borderline to SFP? Frontal tackle that appears to be really dangerous, however in a "modern" view, YC is already excellent, as we know..

    And then.. the most interesting topic as I said.. two clips, 83' and 90'+2:
    https://streamff.com/v/2f7970
    https://streamff.com/v/da6d5c
    The same player from Romania is involved, in the first incident, throw-in in favor of Romania, unlucky broadcaster missed the incident, referee decided for an infringment and he assigned the throw-in to opponents. It is more than interesting the management of the Belgian, even quite particular, you can see him trying to make his decision accepted by player, until the "OK gestures" he made with both hands, looking for acceptance by player in a relatively minor situation. Well, it seems as this didn't work because about ten minutes later, in the added time, the same player did it again and referee took the same decision, switching throw-in. Then, protests and YC. I don't understand (please help me if you have ideas about that) if the gesture the player made with both hands close to face meant something against referee, my idea is something like "are you sleeping?", but I'm not sure, maybe he was punished for some words referee heard. However, his attempts to convince player didn't work and this was quite clear. Optimal solution would have been to explain how to execute a throw-in the first case, without being too much vague.
    Still, I think, an expected level performance.

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    1. Quilava19 June 2022 at 11:49

      With better or worse results, in an era where all new UEFA referees look like clones, it's kinda refreshing to see a referee with a little 'unorthodox'/personal management style...

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    2. Chefren19 June 2022 at 12:06

      Yes, good point Quilava, I have to agree. At least we have something different to observe, in some cases, let's say it in this way. But this is becoming even more and more rare...

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  4. Matei19 June 2022 at 12:07

    My oppinion for the penalty area incident is that the better is to whistle for a free kick, because the referee can not be sure if the GK is not staying on the ground. About the throw in, maybe the referee can avoid this YC with a strong personality ( the throw in in 83 min it is better not to change it-nobody understand it-he can only warn the player when he pass next to him)

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  5. Anonymous19 June 2022 at 16:58

    OT:

    Watching now AFC U23 Final played by Uzbekistan and S.Arabia.

    I cant but not write what a poor performance from Qatar ref,SALMAN AHMAD FALAHI.

    Bad match control,too much leniency,not accepted by players and in dying minutes bad managament of big conflict between two teams.

    Overall no crucial mistakes,bit average performance,typical AFC.

    Uefa and Conmebol are so so far away in terms of referees that rest of the world.

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    1. Anonymous19 June 2022 at 19:38

      If your analysis was correct, like what I said yesterday in this blog about the appointment of Qatari referee in this final, I'm quite sure appointment for that final was influenced by Mr. Qatar's politics.

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  6. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 00:22

    OT:
    Brazilian Serie A

    Internacional-Botafogo

    Penalty and RC given in 7th min.,ball bounced off Botafogo's player chest and then onto his arm,ref made VAR check and then he whistled RC and PK.

    IMo,very controversial and wrong decision,if someone has seen it also it would be nice to other's thoughts.

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 01:23

      There is situation,if still is not removed ,you can check it:
      https://youtu.be/8vIVvBOv5Ug


      Crazy game,Botafogo won and Internacional player's lost their heads.
      Massive brawl was at the dying minutes and after the final whistle,I'm sure both teams will be punished and their players suspended.

      As for ref,Pereira Sampiao,yeah he had difficult match ,but altough teams played their part,he for sure played his part with decision in first minutes of the match that made Botafogo players question his skills as ref and being angry with every decision he made.
      Then when he maybe tried to compensate,Internacional players were mad and also result was not anymore at their favour.

      Not consistent enough,letting Botafogo get away with ridiculous time wasting,not punishing both teams equally and plent, VAR checks which resulted in plenty of stoppage time.

      10 minutes for 1st half and 15 for 2nd half.

      11 YC's and 2 RC's.

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    2. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 03:04

      https://youtu.be/4vUQQVc5NGk

      https://youtu.be/JcU1vYTppS4

      https://youtu.be/UCZlJbv4FPM

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    3. Euro Soccer Ref20 June 2022 at 11:43

      Penalty decision is correct. The disciplinary sanction depends on whether the ball, after deflection from chest, is still moving towards the empty goal. I think not, therefore penalty and either YC or no card at all should be the decision.

      We had a similar incident with Zwayer's penalty in Chelsea - Rennes (UCL, November 2020) where he decided PK + 2YC after OFR and it was explained by UEFA in RAP that the decision should be PK only as the ball was no longer moving in the direction of the goal after deflection from the leg.
      See: https://streamable.com/jsdyw2

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    4. Anthony20 June 2022 at 15:18

      +1

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  7. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 16:23

    Referee appointments for UCL Second qualifing round
    Match/1.match referee/2.match referee
    Maribor (SVN) vs Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) Anastasios Papapetrou GRE/Enea Jorgji ALB (!)
    Diddeleng (LUX) vs Tirana (ALB) Rohit Saggi NOR/Cesar Soto Grado ESP
    Tobol (KAZ) vs Ferencváros (HUN) Dario Bel CRO/?
    Ballkani (KOS) vs Žalgiris (LIT) Rob Harvey IRL/Espen Eskås NOR
    Bodø/Glimt (NOR) vs KÍ (FRO) ?/ Horatiu Fesnic ROU
    The New Saints (WAL) vs Linfield (NIR) Andrei Chivulete ROU/ ?
    Shamrock Rovers (IRL) vs Hibernians (MLT) ?/Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
    Lech Poznań (POL) vs Qarabağ (AZE) José Luis Munuera ESP / ?
    Shkupi (MKD) vs Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) ? / Filip Glova SVK












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    1. Jacques20 June 2022 at 17:11

      IMO, this must be UCL First qualifying round (not 2nd)

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    2. matei1420 June 2022 at 20:32

      Why an exclamation mark at Enea Jorgji ?

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  8. Davidcrammond20 June 2022 at 17:22

    Bobby Madley (EX fifa and PL referee) has been promoted back to SG2. At 34 he could be back in the Premier league and maybe even fifa soon. Alongside his brother and current fifa referee Andy. Has there been any brothers or family members who have been fifa referees at the same time.

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 17:59

      He's 36, isn't it?

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    2. Davidcrammond21 June 2022 at 10:35

      Unless I'm mistaken I thought he was 34.

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    3. Anonymous23 June 2022 at 14:22

      Many years ago in Scotland, brothers Kenny Hope and Douglas Hope were both FIFA referees at the same time

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  9. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 18:33

    off topic,

    For experts especially from Spain, after Mateu Lahoz and DCG retire who will become Spain No.1 for major tournaments (Euro '24 and WC '26) where they will be at their golden age. Sanchez Martinez or Gil Manzano? Are there another names that can surpass both of them (although different maybe we can try to include case like Daniel Siebert's fast track)?

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref20 June 2022 at 18:40

      I think there is already an ongoing competition between Gil Manzano and Sánchez Martínez. Hernández Hernández could be immediately promoted then with de Burgos Bengoetxea fighting for fourth place in the elite. I think they should promote Cuadra Fernández to First Category, he deserves that, imo.

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    2. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 21:10

      Today has been published by Spanish CTA that De Burgos finished at 1st position, so best rated referee last season for Spanish comitee.

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  10. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 18:58

    UECL appointments so far:

    Alashkert - Hamrun: Fotias (GRE) / Savovic (MNE)
    Inter Turku - Drita: Petrik (CZE) / Doyle (IRL)
    Dinamo Tbilisi - Paide: ? / Moen (NOR)
    Panevėžys - Milsami: Zebec (CRO) / Dimitriou (CYP)
    Laci - Iskra: Durieux (LUX) / ?
    Gjilani - Liepaja: Jenkins (WAL) / Hansen (NOR)
    Sfintul Gheorghe - Mura: Spasjonnikovs (LVA) / Kooij (NED)
    Ruzomberok - Kauno Zalgiris: ? / Manouchos (GRE)
    Gzira - Athletic Escaldes: Hovhannisyan (ARM) / Romanov (UKR)
    Borac - B36: Jabarov (AZE) / ?
    Olimpija - Differdange: Balakin (UKR) / ?
    St Joseph's - Larne: Papadopoulos (GRE) / Ocenas (SVK)
    Santa Coloma - Breidablik: ? / Hyytia (FIN)
    Dunajska Streda - Cliftonville: ? / Arnason (ISL)
    Vikingur - Europa: Karlsson (SWE) / Munukka (FIN)
    Bala - Sligo: ? / Kamphuis (NED)
    Fola Esch - Tre Fiori: ? / Kopiievskyi (UKR)
    Dinamo Minsk - Decic: ? / Draganov (BUL)
    Tre Penne - Tuzla: Dzmitryieu (BLR) / ?
    Saburtalo - Partizani: Al-Emara (FIN) / ?
    Floriana - Petrocub: Orel (CZE) / ?
    Pogon - KR: Hamiti (ALB) / Davey (NIR)
    HB - Newtown: Valikonis (LTU) / ?
    Magpies - Crusaders: Jonasson (ISL) / Hamalainen (FIN)
    Flora - Seinajoki: Lukic (BIH) / ?
    Derry City - Riga: Thorarinsson (ISL) / Machalek (CZE)

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 19:35

      Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR) after 3 years absence?

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    2. BiHRef20 June 2022 at 19:39

      Lazar Lukic is from Serbia, not BiH.

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    3. vadim20 June 2022 at 19:55

      As long as Dzmitryieu from Belarus is appointed, than we could clearly say, that Belarusian referees are not banned. In this case, I'm curious what will happen with Kulbakou, is their any chances to see him in UCL or UEL group stage?

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    4. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 20:10

      I think the reason why Kulbakov was not appointed to the UNL is sentiment about what happened in Ukraine is still high in most EU countries as a country not a club, especially with Kulbakov's status as an elite referee he is unlikely to get San Marino or Liechtenstein. I think we can see him soon in match involving Serbian or Hungarian teams in UEL/UCL playoff at their home?

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    5. Chefren20 June 2022 at 20:43

      Yes but let's remember not invited to Summer Course, that's very strange. If another Belarusun is appointed, thing that I didn't expect, to be honest, vadim is right. There should be something we don't know.
      Let's wait and see whether he will get games.

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    6. Edward20 June 2022 at 23:07

      Manouchos with a match?

      Did he pass the LOTG test? In front of UEFA or Clattenburg?

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    7. Anonymous23 June 2022 at 14:12

      Very nice appointment for Dario Bel, his debut in CL quals, soon after good performances and 5 games at U17 European Championship, in his 2nd year as international referee.

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  11. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 20:02

    Off-topic

    Anyone know about Pavel Kralovec, what happened with him post-Euro 2016?

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 22:11

      he was suspected of fixing the Czech cup final 2020 and then was forced to retire

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    2. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 22:23

      Has it been proven? Or is it similar to the case of Fahad Al Mirdasi (KSA) in 2018?

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    3. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 22:29

      May I ask because I forgot, Kralovec was elite referee or 1st category at that time?

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    4. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 22:57

      he was elite, I dont think it was proven
      more info in this article
      https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/rozhodca-kralovec-a-roman-berbr-sparta-praha-liberec/

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    5. Anonymous20 June 2022 at 23:31

      thanks

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  12. Elliot20 June 2022 at 22:45

    Surprised no else has reported on this but a very very interesting situation from Concacaf U20 Championship.

    Cuba - Canada
    Referee: Said Martinez (HON)
    VAR: Fernando Guerrero (MEX) (Both appointed for the WC in their respective roles)
    https://youtu.be/ONPy1PukUc0

    47' (1:12:15) - Penalty whistled by Martinez and yellow card given to Cuba #5. After OFR changed to a free kick outside the box and yellow card instead given to Cuba #1.

    I've got two questions about this incident. Was there really enough evidence to say that the initial yellow card given to Cuba #5 was wrong? And was it DOGSO?

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    1. Elliot20 June 2022 at 22:45

      Should probably have placed the video link above the referees but whatever

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    2. Anthony20 June 2022 at 23:38

      For sure the VAR has called for and OFR for DOGSO because the foul is clearly outside the penalty area and this is a FACT not OFR. Also the mistaken identity is a FACT not OFR. Referee decided for YC instead, wrong IMO. Clear DOGSO, good call by VAR

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    3. Elliot21 June 2022 at 00:35

      Concacaf use the screen for every decision like the MLS, so we will never know if VAR felt there was DOGSO or not. For me it isn't mistaken identity either considering both the goalkeeper and the defender can be judged to have fouled, it's an overturn of the foul by #5 and instead given for the foul by #1

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    4. Chefren21 June 2022 at 07:49

      In this case I think that VAR was used to allow referee to rewatch better the situation, indeed I think the foul by keeper is the most obvious and clear action you can punish here, and given that he could have got a RC because the foul was outsaide (DOGSO), allowed VAR in inviting referee. Martinez had a wrong perception. In my opinion here best decision, according to LotG, is RC for DOGSO to keeper, indeed, but you can have some small arguiments for giving YC for SPA, even in modern view, so you explain the OFR. Maybe not exactly a mistaken identity, referee just had just missed the foul by keeper, I think. Still, clear mistake to give penalty, I think he should have spotted that it was outside.

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    5. Elliot21 June 2022 at 12:35

      Agree with Chefren

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  13. Euro Soccer Ref21 June 2022 at 00:54

    Primera División changes

    out
    Referees: Adrián Cordero Vega, Santiago Jaime Latre (the latter will join the VAR list)
    Assistant Referees: Roberto Alonso Fernández (FIFA), Marcos Cerdán Aguilar, José Gallego García, Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (FIFA)

    promoted
    Referees: Javier Iglesias Villanueva, Juan Luis Pulido Santana
    Assistant Referees: Fabián Blanco Rodríguez, José Carlos Escuela Melo, Eliana Fernández González, Álvaro Granel Peiró

    FIFA Referees for 2023 (no changes):
    Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
    Carlos del Cerro Grande
    Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
    Jesús Gil Manzano
    Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
    Juan Martínez Munuera
    Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
    José Luis Munuera Montero
    José María Sánchez Martínez
    César Soto Grado

    FIFA Assistant Referees for 2023:
    Diego Barbero Sevilla
    Raúl Cabañero Martínez
    Pau Cebrián Devís
    Iker de Francisco Grijalba
    Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar
    Iván Massó Granado (new)
    José Enrique Naranjo Pérez
    Ángel Nevado Rodríguez
    Íñigo Prieto López de Ceraín
    Diego Sánchez Rojo (new)

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    1. Anonymous21 June 2022 at 02:17

      So Melero is still there.

      Wow.

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    2. Anonymous21 June 2022 at 08:40

      Yes... Cordero was better referee than Melero but politics won in this case.

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    3. Anonymous21 June 2022 at 16:05

      Does that mean that Del Cerro and Mateu will continue in 2023, in spite of their age? Is Spain following England with refs in the first division until 50?

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    4. matei1421 June 2022 at 16:17

      I wonder what is del Cerro`s motivation to continue now that he won`t work with his usual ARs Roberto Fernandez and Yuste Jimenez.

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    5. Anonymous21 June 2022 at 16:57

      I don't know why there are many negative impressions about referees who are more than 45 y.o? Why now the career life of a referee seems to be shorter? We can see Bjorn Kuipers at the age of 49 at Euro 2020, Daniele Orsato 46 in the WC at the end of the year, DCG 46 years also still having good performance, in EPL Andre Marriner at the age of 51 also still performing very well, we could say he is the oldest best referee if we compared to other old EPL referees.

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    6. Anonymous21 June 2022 at 17:11

      @Matei, I won’t be surprised if DCG gets a UEFA final next season, as “compensation” for missing the WC. Rosetti loves him and doesnt care too much about the performance principle :/

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    7. matei1421 June 2022 at 17:38

      @Anonymous 17:11 I thought UEFA wants consolidated trios, at least for the finals. I don`t expect much at European level next season for DCG. He had some chances last autumn, with good appointments but he throwed them away(remember the missed RC for De Bruyne in Man City-Psg ?). If the compensation/recognition for the whole career meant a final, then it would have been this season in UECL and not next season. The Committee`s focus already seemed to have moved out on Sanchez Martinez.

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  14. Anonymous21 June 2022 at 18:53

    Prieto Iglesias again!!! Good guy, but would we see his name on demotion list on these days again next year?

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref21 June 2022 at 21:17

      Nope, it's Iglesias Villanueva. Actually, Eduardo Prieto Iglesias has just been demoted from Segunda División and will act as VAR in Segunda División next season.

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    2. Anonymous21 June 2022 at 21:24

      I dont want to say bad to Prieto,but yeah ,he has been bad this few years so his demotion was expected.

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    3. Anonymous21 June 2022 at 23:04

      Sorry, I recognized my fault few seconds after publishing. Anybody knows what is with Viccandi Garrido?

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    4. Quilava22 June 2022 at 09:37

      Prieto Iglesias wasn't actually 'demoted' for his performances but removed due to age limit (while de iure they have been abolished, de facto only applies to Elite referees like Mateu and DCG, at 41 years old Segunda referees just don't get their contracts renewed and are offered a specific VAR role (which Prieto Iglesias took). I always had the impression that he was too good for 2nd category but too weak for LaLiga, which explains his 'Norwich City/Fulham-esque' parcours.

      @Anonymous Iñaki Vicandi Garrido was demoted last year and has acted as specific VAR ever since. He was a couple of years close to convincing CTA-RFEF to make him FIFA (he was even the 'image' of CORE program) but at the end all his weaknesses surfaced. In fact, since his demotion from LaLiga to 2nd category in 2017 he never got a play-off match. The Spanish Svein Oddvar Moen.

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  15. Chefren21 June 2022 at 21:44

    Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO) in Slovakia - Italy.
    Overall, it was a game of normal difficulty for the referee, basically fair and without tense moments, no crucial incidents and mostly just a (boring, especially in second half) football game. The stadium presented a quite good attendance with home-team fans, this could have created a further degree of difficulty, but the context wasn't absolutely challenging. Last hope for Slovakia after the sonorous loss in their first game, but also, not so much skills for making it difficult for the opponents. However, the level of some challenges, especially the ones in second half, raised a bit the bar, but we are still close to the normal area of difficulty.

    Early minutes - address in the game by referee, allowing physical play:
    https://streamff.com/v/355a7b
    https://streamff.com/v/b9ad93

    14' First chance for a YC, however still OK only to whistle foul
    https://streamff.com/v/3ccaa6

    24' Off the ball foul - kind of contact and intensity not clear, no clear replay
    https://streamff.com/v/1308f3

    38' Possible YC for reckless challenge, not given, after that very likely something happens during the replay, management by referee who warns players, surely the most interesting scene for knowing more about the style of the Georgian
    https://streamff.com/v/423e51

    47' Still, throw-in seem to be hot topic at this tournament, this time AR informing referee, at this point one could guess that officials were instructed by observers about that, otherwise it is very particular to see all these interventions.
    https://streamff.com/v/22b017

    51' - YC for reckless challenge
    https://streamff.com/v/b22cfb
    All correct, nothing to say.

    66' Another YC for reckless challenge, good cooperation by AR2
    https://streamff.com/v/f4bc38

    78' As for the previous two incidents, another correct decision by referee
    https://streamff.com/v/5479e8

    89' YC for reckless challenge?
    https://streamff.com/v/bbf40e
    Missed by broadcaster live, I couldn't find the live foul, if the card is for what we see in the short replay maybe a bit harsh, but we can't question too much on that.

    90'+2 - YC for reckless challenge
    https://streamff.com/v/1a2648
    Correct decision, the last card of the game, good prevention by referee, who runs into the scene because he understands that something worse could happen without his presence.

    The accuracy about yellow cards was good, as you can see from the clips in second half. You can discuss about a missed one, or maybe even two, but for one of them the real evidence is missing. I would go for an expected level, with a curiosity of watching the Georgian referee in more difficult contexts. However, basically today he just did what he had to do.

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    1. Anonymous22 June 2022 at 04:37

      89'Maybe it was for protest,cause we see other SVK player after foul was whistled complaining so I assume that player that was booked complained also?

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  16. Anonymous22 June 2022 at 11:36

    OT: It is reported that Kevin Friend is joining Dean, Moss and Atkinson in retiring from PGMOL.

    No matter what you think of them as referees, the loss of 4 very experienced referees will be a big challenge for Riley. Although, respectfully, a shakeup is 100% needed and we need to see more trust in the younger referees.

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    1. Anonymous22 June 2022 at 12:54

      truly the end of era, leaving only Andre Marriner (Graham Scott is relatively new despite being 54 years old). Yes, no matter how bad your assessment of them if you are truly football lovers, there must be emptiness no longer being able to watch them in the middle of the field. I also can't imagine referees like Tierney, Attwell who I think are much worse than the four referees concerned can get more big match next season. England has lost their charm.

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    2. Anonymous22 June 2022 at 17:56

      England must celebrate, thank to that there is hope of a renewal of the absurd refereeing we often saw in PL, VAR included. More accountability and less referes-celebrities is the first step.

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    3. Anonymous22 June 2022 at 18:03

      Anonymous 17:56 I don’t think this changes until Riley goes as well to be honest

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    4. Anonymous23 June 2022 at 06:00

      They lost 4 experienced referees and only promoted 1 from Championship.. Tom Bramall.. for this season.. Graham Scott and Andre Marriner still there though

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    5. Davidcrammond23 June 2022 at 08:00

      If Friend is to retire. We're to lose probably our number 7 referee. He is an OK referee but isn't consistent

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    6. Davidcrammond23 June 2022 at 08:05

      I think if friend does retire I don't think anyone will be promoted. The 4 last year could cover the 4 retiring referees with Tom brammall taking the newly promoted

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    7. Anonymous23 June 2022 at 14:10

      @Davidcrammond you’re right. Although about your last point, based on the last few seasons, Brammall will be lucky to get 5 games. I’d love to think there will be an even spread of opportunities but new refs just aren’t given the chance

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    8. Davidcrammond23 June 2022 at 17:18

      I think Madley, Coote, Bankes, England and Jones will probably step up to replace tbe 4 retiring with the big games alongside Oliver and Taylor (Pawson and Tierney).

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    9. Anonymous25 June 2022 at 03:20

      Among the 4 promoted last season, Jarred Gillet was the only one looked promising last season. Expect him to get more games this season.

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  17. Jacques24 June 2022 at 13:07

    What are your prognosis for the upcoming quarter and semi-final appointments?
    So, with 6 referees at the tournament, do anyone have information if the six appointed referees are still involved and the 1/4 and 1/2 finals will be refereed by one of them?
    The referee for the final will be one of the quarter finals (!?)

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    1. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 14:02

      The knockout stage exists for three matches (SF1 - SF2 - Final), not six.

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    2. Jacques24 June 2022 at 14:06

      @Anonymus: and what about the 1/4 finals ROM vs SVK and FRA vs ITA (today 24/06) and ISR vs ENG and AUT vs SRB (tomorrow 25/06)?

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    3. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 14:18

      What? They are group matches :D

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    4. Jacques24 June 2022 at 14:35

      Sorry. Thx !

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    5. Jacques26 June 2022 at 14:20

      There will be one additional referee appointment for the World Cup play-off Slovakia vs Austria

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  18. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 13:56

    Any info about referees for women's U19 European Championship?

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    1. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 21:25

      According to MLJT.hu :
      Sipos Katalin (HUN) will be there as main referee.

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    2. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 21:37

      KNVB has reported Lizzy van der Helm

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  19. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 18:09

    clear penalty missed by Lukjancukas

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  20. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 19:28

    Now SVK scored the winning goal after a shocking FK decision. Catastrophical refereeing of the Lithuanian brigade

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  21. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 19:45

    Jesus Christ, that free kick against Romania was apalling. He even showed yellow card in a VERY CLEAN tackling. Where was the linesman watching too?
    Sorry to say but very low refereeing level in this U19 tournament.

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    1. matei1424 June 2022 at 23:04

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTdAptEBa7o

      1:51:18
      Big(Decisive) mistake, the tackle was clean, no doubt about that.

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    2. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 23:23

      the commentator explained it perfectly, foul for me

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    3. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 23:32

      There was no second movement.

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    4. Anonymous24 June 2022 at 23:38

      he raised his leg

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    5. Chefren25 June 2022 at 05:41

      Not a clear mistake, but it depends on whaty referee and especially assistant referee saw. Basically this is considered a fair tackle due to the intervention on the ball before, but then the subsequent contact with opponent can allow the free kick. Still the most unexpected decision, but not a clear wrong decision. Rewatching incident, I think officials would have played on. It must be accepted in a game without VAR, it is only a free kick, not a penalty. How many similar decisions we have... you can't blame the referee.

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    6. matei1425 June 2022 at 09:55

      The media accepts the decision but consider it (very) harsh. With all the objectivity, even though I might find circumstances, for me this remain a mistake, this is a correct tackle.

      If there are people who watched the whole game and have incidents to report, feel free to write the minute of the video from the link above and we can discuss.

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    7. Mikael W25 June 2022 at 13:15

      Thanks Matei for the footage. I want to caveat my comment which will follow by saying the following:
      - Youth tournaments are about development(!), yes that includes for the match officials; for players/refs alike, they are valuable learning experiences for the future, not the CL final
      - Chefren is right, it isn't the Lithuanian duo's fault that Romania couldn't defend the freekick; they didn't give a penalty kick etc.

      But the decision itself is absolutely terrible. It is calls like this - which (seem to) lack pretty basic game understanding - that infuriate other, non-reffing, football stakeholders so much. The Slovakia player is later than his opponent to the ball, and look how he very deliberately places his foot down where he knows his Romania counterpart will end up having completed his (fair) action. Note the late flag by Bučinskas - he doubts his instict (for play on), and assumes that 'it must have been a foul'. Alas, it wasn't. For sure he and Lukjančukas had bad luck that this isolated call that ended up resulting in a last-minute winner. But in refereeing (in life!) one has to make his own luck too. And on that level, BOTH referee and linesman failed here.

      Strangely, the whole football sphere (referees especially) actually got progressively 'worse' in assessing what is and isn't a foul in the last forty-or-so years. For 'us' as referees to call this decision "acceptable" is - in my opinion - a extreme negative example of this continuing trend.

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  22. Chefren24 June 2022 at 21:47

    António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre performance in France - Italy.

    Despite of being a rather unimportant game, with qualification already reached by both teams, and even after the final score, 4-1 for France, this was for sure a quite challenging game for the Portoguese, if not more. The difficult thing to analyze is whether he didn't manage to enter in a full communication with player, or, rather, this was the inevitable nature of the game. It wasn't a fair game, there were many and many small fouls and in some circumstances in my opinion some players acted with a certain malice, I don't know how much deliberately. To add, two penalty appeals in first half, but surely what about the disciplinary control of the game was something more interesting. I'm not saying that performance was poor, there were even positive points and I really liked his management in certain situations, but... the overall idea is that he did nothing when game needed more presence. Having said that, there was never a loss of control and the game was always in the hands of referee, but the final sensation is that something was missing in this performance. In addition to that, in my opinion a clear SFP went quite unnoticed and it was a pity, because it could have been spotted.

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    1. Chefren24 June 2022 at 21:56

      3' - Penalty appeal

      https://streamff.com/v/d37857

      Funny reaction by referee, not the first time I see something like that! I think we can agree with this decision, play on is OK, defender played ball before then contact with opponent. Penalty would have been a mistake. Good start of the game.



      4' - Possible YC for reckless challenge

      https://streamff.com/v/1134e3

      Good read of this situation by referee, he could have wrongly whistled foul in favor of Italian player who got injured, but he had responsibility for the challenge, putting leg, and he could have got YC. The game was full of similar situations.



      7' - Early management

      https://streamff.com/v/63f00f

      After a whistled foul, player tried to delay restart of the game, immediately warned by referee.



      23' - Possible foul before goal

      https://streamff.com/v/352adb

      Unluckily no replay of that moment, when France gained ball's possession, that tackle was very risky, let's say. For sure late, without any chance to play ball, one can only say OK because opponent jumped, otherwise... for me foul to be whistled, extremely interestig in case of VAR in the game, but to me still no intervention, as referee made some gestures he had assessed it (one can disagree).



      27' - Possible YC for reckless challenge

      https://streamff.com/v/e7fef4

      Another clips to show the difficulty of the game, full of such incidents, here player could have been booked, he left leg there (there was at least one YC for a definitely less important situation, later in the game).



      32' - YC for SPA - Reckless

      https://streamff.com/v/c157bb

      As often happens, both arguments are valid. Clear YC.



      35' - Penalty appeal

      https://streamff.com/v/eb1955

      https://streamff.com/v/c3720c

      Good decision, clear gestures by referee.



      45'+3 - YC

      https://streamff.com/v/36ad87

      Maybe for the reaction afterwards and not for the foul. The timing of card showing suggests to me that.



      47' - Possible YC for Blatant Holding (UB), maybe even SPA?

      https://streamff.com/v/881bfa

      If the SPA argument can be discussed, I think that the player himself expected YC with his awareness after the whistle, too blatant holding. I think YC should have been issued.



      51' - YC for SPA

      https://streamff.com/v/be88e7

      A repeated holding, very blatant, correct by referee.



      65' - YC for reckless challenge

      https://streamff.com/v/63a778

      In this case, I realluy can't know how much correct this decision is, another tricky challenge to assess, like many others in the game. The replay from behind doesn't help us, to me, looks like more foul by Italian player putting leg, while French is already in his path, however impossible to say.



      85' - YC for SPA

      https://streamff.com/v/7ae978

      Very clear.



      89' - Missed at least YC for reckless challenge.

      https://streamff.com/v/2b23c7

      To me, a SFP. Missed live by broadcaster, replay says everything. Exactly under the eyes of AR1, who is not concentrated too much on the player, bur he rather follows ball. He reports foul, but doing so without informing referee about at least a YC to be issued is a big mistake. Maybe YC for reckless challenge can be supported and we can't talk about a crucial mistake, but to me there is also a certain force in that hit by stud. Stop video at 00:20.



      90'2 - Last YC of the game - SPA

      https://streamff.com/v/106385

      Deliberately stopping opponent during a promising attack, clear YC.



      As you have seen, a game full of fouls in which one is in trouble if he has to say that referee did well. On the other hand, it wasn't a poor performance, definitely, the level of diifficulty was clear, but could have referee make things easier in this game? Probably. His presence sometimes was not felt, he just took actions when needed, but in this context it didn't look to be enough. For me the missed card in the last minutes is the very clear mistake. Positive points were the clear gestures he made after crucial incidents and most of the disciplinary control in mandatory situations...

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  23. Anonymous25 June 2022 at 14:36

    Mike Riley is leaving the PGMOL. I wish him all the best but it was long overdue. Hopefully the overall standards will improve.

    Interesting to see who his replacement will be.

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    1. Anonymous25 June 2022 at 18:23

      Webb, at the end of year, when his contract with PRO expires.

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    2. Davidcrammond25 June 2022 at 20:23

      Mike dean hasn't been appointed to any role. But I think Webb will get it as his wife is part of the female division

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    3. Edward26 June 2022 at 00:01

      Clattenburg is available

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  24. Fred25 June 2022 at 18:42

    https://www.voc-rotterdam.nl/interview-met-topscheidsrechter-danny-makkelie

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    1. Anonymous25 June 2022 at 22:13

      Thanks. So, he actually went from whistling RMA-PSG, to a youth match in Rotterdam, to the Classico. I like that.
      Danny cool :)

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    2. Anonymous26 June 2022 at 00:16

      I hope he will fulfill his dream of becoming the first Dutchman to take whistle in a World Cup final, although that may have to wait for him to turn 47 on FIFA World Cup 2030 (maybe as a final reward like his compatriot)

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    3. Anonymous26 June 2022 at 00:17

      DJ

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    4. Anonymous26 June 2022 at 07:36

      @Anonymous 00:16
      I’m not sure he will referee until his 47th. This year I saw an interview with DM on local television in which he stated that he can whistle for more 5-6 years.

      2022 Qatar, his chances are very small. 2026 who knows…

      I hope that the 2022 final goes to a ref from CONCACAF or AFC, as none of the competitors from UEFA and CONMEBOL screams “wow” to me.
      And 2026, hopefully to UEFA referee from a smaller football nation like Makkelie (NL) or Kovacs (Romania).

      That’s my Romantic idea… as after 2000, the ref was always from a big European country or Argentina :)
      But in the end, it all depends on performance, their own country and the two countries that play the final.

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    5. Anonymous26 June 2022 at 09:04

      The strongest candidate is actually from the AFC (Faghani) and the strongest political factor too is from the AFC (Al Jassim, the host referee), besides that there is another young referee Chris Beath (Tokyo Olympic final) who is one of the most prominent referees from the AFC. I don't know what the average age of the final referee. For sure I don't see CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC of course have a chance on this, they don't have a superior names, at CAF maybe I think only Victor Gomes (RSA) has a chance, in UEFA there are still names like Vincic and Taylor beside Turpin.

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    6. Davidcrammond26 June 2022 at 09:10

      This is Taylors chance at 43 a chance of being at 2026 is unlikely with 45 being thr retirement age for fifa referees

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    7. Anonymous26 June 2022 at 12:08

      The fact that there isn’t an English VAR in Qatar can be a disadvantage for Taylor imo. Some CR’s and VAR’s have been co-operating for months or even years.

      Orsato is a strong and experienced competitor, and the Italian team cant frustrate his chances, but still anything can happen. I never got the impression that Collina really liked him - especially when he wasn’t selected in 2018. Turpin is unpredictable: he can be brilliant but also make weird decisions, like soft PK’s, an unnecessary 2YC, etc. It’s almost like he has a short circuit in his brains, or suffers under big pressure, or can be influenced by players or crowds. And finally, there is the very experienced Mateu Lahoz. I adore him. However, for many people, his personality on the pitch is a bit too present and therefore annoying(?)

      To be frank: if AFC (Faghani) or CONCACAF (Elfath, Escobar) have a chance, it should be 2022…

      2026 is gonna be an interesting WC year with many experienced UEFA referees at their primes: Oliver, Vincic, Kovacs, Makkelie, Turpin, Marciniak, and more.

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    8. Anonymous26 June 2022 at 14:58

      @david there is no more age limit

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    9. Anonymous27 June 2022 at 21:06

      We have to honest: about Uefa Orsato is mandatory choice, about other confederations only Faghani

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  25. Anonymous25 June 2022 at 19:51

    May I ask, is the formula for appointing referees at u19 European Championship 2022 same as at 2019 edition? Because if I look at it, there seems to be a very significant difference in terms of quality and experience of the referees.. in 2019 there are Tohver, Peljto, Dabanovic, Ivanov who are now lead UEL game routinely. Will referees like Goga Kikacheishvili, Manfredas Lukjančukas, António Nobre also (at least) lead UEL game routinely in the next 2 years? I quite doubt it, what do you think about the formula?

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    1. Philipp S25 June 2022 at 20:18

      I think, you are right. In 2019, most of the referees already had their EL debut - and Dabanovic and Tohver were even already established on that level. This year, they are clearly less exeprienced. A selection more similar to 2019 could have been: Al-Hakim, Balakin, Eskas, Farrugia, Harvey, Obrenovic

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    2. Anonymous25 June 2022 at 21:08

      I think it's very unlikely that they intend to looking for Lithuania No. 2 or Georgia No. 2, Kruashvili and Rumsas haven't had regular UECL/UEL matches. Kruashvili hasn't even made his UCL debut even though he's the referee for the U21 Euro final. Likewise, the possibility that they intend to "get rid of" Kruashvili and Rumsas (Nyberg and Ekberg's case) is also very unlikely. I really can't understand Mr. Rosetti and UEFA choices, youth tournaments, "bad choice" referees (although not all have bad performance, but no one has outstanding performance too), no VAR, and today they show us one of the most embarassing pitch in UEFA tournaments ever, eventhough according to Wikipedia Žiar nad Hronom (Mestský štadión) is UEFA category 2 stadium.

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    3. Jacques26 June 2022 at 15:22

      If I'm right, we still need four referee appointments. 2 SF, World Cup play-off and Final.Any prognosis?

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    4. Philipp S26 June 2022 at 15:37

      Not much to predict anymore as the appointments are available
      SVK-AUT: Verboomen
      ENG-ITA: Kikacheishvili
      FRA-ISR: Krogh
      For the final probably Nobre, I would say.

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  26. Anonymous25 June 2022 at 20:11

    I think it's quite a shame for UEFA and Europe especially Slovakia with the quality of the pitch for ISR-ENG. Whatever about rationale, I think Anton Malatinský Stadium in Trnava (main stadium) will not be the same. Is it because this is a developing tournament for youth players (including referees too), the stadium can also be "developing" :d ?

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