Saturday, 23 March 2024

Referee appointments for international friendlies - March 2024

Referee appointments for friendlies on the road to EURO 2024. Feel free to help us in adding further games! 


Wednesday 20 March 2024

20:45 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Referee: Deborah Bianchi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Mattia Andruccioli SMR

Thursday 21 March 2024

18:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS - LATVIA
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Mários Christofórou CYP

18:00 CET - Moscow (VTB Arena)
RUSSIA - SERBIA
Referee: Arda Kardeşler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Tuğberk Curbay TUR
Fourth Official: Sergey Cheban RUS
Video Assistant Referee: Hakan Ceylan TUR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Serkan Tokat TUR

18:00 CET - Antalya, TUR (Mardan Spor Kompleksi)
BELARUS - MONTENEGRO
Referee: Kadir Sağlam TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Furkan Ürün TUR
Fourth Official: Mehmet Türkmen TUR

19:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (National Stadium)
MALTA - SLOVENIA
Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Kronlykke DEN
Fourth Official: Darryl Agius MLT

20:45 CET - Guimarães (Estádio D. Afonso Henriques)
PORTUGAL - SWEDEN
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Pau Cebrián Devís ESP
Fourth Official: André Filipe Nogueira Dias POR
Video Assistant Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jon Núñez Fernández ESP

22:00 CET - Annaba, ALG (19 May 1956 Stadium)
ANDORRA - SOUTH AFRICA
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Abbes Akram Zerhouni ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Asma Wahab Feriel ALG
Fourth Official: Ghada Mehat ALG

22:00 CET - Fort Lauderdale, USA (Chase Stadium)
VENEZUELA - ITALY
Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nick Uranga (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: José da Silva (USA)
Fourth Official: Alejo Calume (USA)

Friday 22 March 2024

14:00 CET - Baku, AZE (Liv Bona Dea Arena)
TANZANIA - BULGARIA
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE
Fourth Official: Rauf Cabarov AZE

15:30 CET - Antalya, TUR (Mardan Spor Kompleksi)
NORTH MACEDONIA - MOLDOVA
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Arkadiusz Kamil Wójcik POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL
Fourth Official: Burak Pakkan TUR

17:00 CET - Yerevan (Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht)
ARMENIA - KOSOVO
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Chigogidze GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Irakli Kakabadze GEO
Fourth Official: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM

17:00 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
AZERBAIJAN - MONGOLIA
Referee: Zorbay Küçük TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Emin Tuğral TUR
Assistant Referee 2: İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan TUR
Fourth Official: Fəridə Lütfəliyeva AZE

18:00 CET - Oslo (Ullevaal Stadion)
NORWAY - CZECHIA
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN

18:00 CET - Marbella, ESP (Marbella Football Center)
LIECHTENSTEIN - FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo GIB
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Gerard Macias GIB
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Gomez Gordillo GIB
Fourth Official:

20:30 CET - Amiens, FRA (Stade Crédit Agricole la Licorne)
SENEGAL - GABON
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Mikaël Berchebru FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice FRA

20:45 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
ROMANIA - NORTHERN IRELAND
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Andrei Florin Chivulete ROU

20:45 CET - Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
NETHERLANDS - SCOTLAND
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries BEL

20:45 CET - Budapest (Puskás Aréna)
HUNGARY - TÜRKİYE
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Winkler POL
Fourth Official: Damian Kos POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik POL

20:45 CET - Parma, ITA (Stadio Ennio Tardini)
ALBANIA - CHILE
Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA

21:00 CET - Cairo, EGY (Air Defense Stadium)
TUNISIA - CROATIA
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Sami Mohamed Abouzid Halhal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Samir Gamal Saad Mohamed EGY
Fourth Official: Mahmoud Ahmed Nagy Mosa EGY
Video Assistant Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid Hussein EGY
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Wael Nabil Farhan Girges EGY

21:30 CET - London, ENG (London Stadium)
SPAIN - COLOMBIA
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Jarred Gavan Gillett AUS

Saturday 23 March 2024

17:00 CET - Amiens, FRA (Stade Crédit Agricole la Licorne)
IVORY COAST - BENIN
Referee: Miloš Gigović BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amir Kadić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Smiljanić BIH
Fourth Official:

18:00 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
SLOVAKIA - AUSTRIA
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Vella MLT
Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK

18:00 CET - Dublin (Aviva Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - BELGIUM
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Olav Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Robert Harvey IRL

20:00 CET - London (Wembley Stadium)
ENGLAND - BRAZIL
Referee: Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Alexandre dos Santos Soares POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro POR
Fourth Official: Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Hugo Miguel  POR

20:00 CET - Copenhagen (Parken)
DENMARK - SWITZERLAND
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rogier Honig NED
Assistant Referee 2: Joost van Zuilen NED
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij NED
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED

21:00 CET - Décines-Charpieu (Groupama Stadium)
FRANCE - GERMANY
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP

Sunday 24 March 2024

20:45 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Matthias Sbrissa SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Pascal Hirzel SUI
Fourth Official: William Villa SMR 

21:00 CET - Harrison, USA (Red Bull Arena)
ECUADOR - ITALY
Referee: Jon Freemon USA
Assistant Referee 1: Cory Richardson USA
Assistant Referee 2: Logan Brown USA
Fourth Official: Stephen Foster USA

Monday 25 March 2024

17:00 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
AZERBAIJAN - BULGARIA
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Sander Saga EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen EST
Fourth Official: İnqilab Məmmədov AZE

18:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Arena - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS - SERBIA
Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Fourth Official: Chrysovalándis Theoulí CYP

18:00 CET - Antalya, TUR (Mardan Spor Kompleksi)
MONTENEGRO - NORTH MACEDONIA
Referee: Zorbay Küçük TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Tuğberk Curbay TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR

19:00 CET - Solna (Friends Arena)
SWEDEN - ALBANIA
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Florin Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Victor Wolf SWE

22:00 CET - Annaba, ALG (19 May 1956 Stadium)
BOLIVIA - ANDORRA
Referee: Houssam Benyahia ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Adel Abane ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Hamza Bouzit ALG
Fourth Official: Djaouad Abdelmoumene Touabti ALG

Tuesday 26 March 2024

15:00 CET - Antalya, TUR (Mardan Spor Kompleksi)
CAYMAN ISLANDS - MOLDOVA
Referee: Kadir Sağlam TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Emin Tuğral TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Furkan Ürün TUR
Fourth Official: Ömer Faruk Turtay TUR

18:00 CET - Larnaca, CYP (Stádio “Andónis Papadópoulos”)
LATVIA - LIECHTENSTEIN
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Kyriákos Athanasíou CYP

18:00 CET - Helsinki (Helsingin Olympiastadion)
FINLAND - ESTONIA
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis René Wollenberg Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Jakob Lodal Lynge Mastrup DEN
Fourth Official: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN

19:00 CET - Oslo (Ullevaal Stadion)
NORWAY - SLOVAKIA
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN

19:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (National Stadium)
MALTA - BELARUS
Referee: Martin Dohál SVK
Assistant Referee 1: František Ferenc SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Dušan Štofik SVK
Fourth Official: Alex Johnson MLT

19:00 CET - Budapest (Puskás Aréna)
HUNGARY - KOSOVO
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Radu Adrian Ștefan Ghinguleac ROU
Fourth Official: Andrei Florin Chivulete ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sebastian Constantin Colțescu ROU

20:00 CET - Prague (epet ARENA)
CZECHIA - ARMENIA
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Witschnigg AUT
Fourth Official: Jan Petřík CZE

20:15 CET - Brøndbyvester (Brøndby Stadion)
DENMARK - FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Duncan Sultana MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Jurgen Spiteri MLT
Fourth Official: Trustin Farrugia Cann MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Gittelmann GER

20:30 CET - Madrid, ESP (Cívitas Metopolitano)
COLOMBIA - ROMANIA
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias ESP

20:30 CET - Lens, FRA (Stade Bollaert-Delelis)
IVORY COAST - URUGUAY
Referee: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Fourth Official:

20:30 CET - Amiens, FRA (Stade Crédit Agricole la Licorne)
SENEGAL - BENIN
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Fourth Official:

20:45 CET - London (Wembley Stadium)
ENGLAND - BELGIUM
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Brandner AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Harald Lechner AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Walter Altmann AUT

20:45 CET - Glasgow (Hampden Park)
SCOTLAND - NORTHERN IRELAND
Referee: Robert Jones ENG 
Assistant Referee 1: Ian Hussin ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Jarred Gillett AUS 

20:45 CET - Frankfurt am Main (Deutsche Bank Park)
GERMANY - NETHERLANDS
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Isaak Elias Skjeseth Bashevkin NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Olav Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Tom Harald Hagen NOR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland NOR

20:45 CET - Dublin (Aviva Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - SWITZERLAND
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Radosław Siejka POL
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Arys POL
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin IRL

20:45 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
SLOVENIA - PORTUGAL
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Dejan Balažič SVN

20:45 CET - Vienna (Ernst-Happel-Stadion)
AUSTRIA - TÜRKİYE
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Serra ITA

20:45 CET - Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
LUXEMBOURG - KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Ivo Manuel Torres da Rocha Fernandes LUX

21:00 CET - Marseille (Orange Vélodrome)
FRANCE - CHILE
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG

21:30 CET - Madrid (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu)
SPAIN - BRAZIL
Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Miguel Alves de Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano António Gomes Maia POR
Fourth Official: Gustavo Fernandes Correia POR
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  1. Elliot17 March 2024 at 16:36

    25/03

    19:00 CET - Solna (Friends Arena)
    SWEDEN - ALBANIA
    Referee: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
    Assistant Referee 1: Sebastian Gheorghe ROU
    Assistant Referee 2: George Neacşu ROU
    Fourth Official: Victor Wolf SWE

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    1. Elliot17 March 2024 at 16:37

      (Officially confirmed on Swedish Football Federation website)

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  2. M17 March 2024 at 17:52

    OT:

    Man United vs Liverpool

    58th min,no clear 2nd YC for Fernandes.
    Once foul there was whistled,there is no other option than to show YC.

    Case there was than Fernandes alread, had YC,so Brooks obviously did not want to sent him off.

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    1. M17 March 2024 at 18:27

      And now 2-2 and we're going to ET.
      Funny,if Lpool lose,that will be already 4 -5th game this season that has been hugely influenced by referees.

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    2. usaref18 March 2024 at 03:22

      "Once foul there was whistled,there is no other option than to show YC."

      Why?

      Reckless is a judgment decision. We are not robots. Now that I've seen the video, I'd argue quite strenously that Fernandes' actions do not meet any of our instructions or any of the sport's expectations about what "reckless" is.

      I don't understand the "no option" suggestion.

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  3. Arbitro Euro17 March 2024 at 17:53

    Absolutely clear 2nd YC! No excuse for Brooks. Didn't want to give a RC in a big game

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    1. Chefren17 March 2024 at 19:46

      Should be this one, I think:
      https://streambug.org/cv/12b7f6
      Very clear YC for reckless challenge.

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    2. usaref18 March 2024 at 03:20

      There is 0% in the world that that tackle is a 2CT in any big match from any referee in England. I would also suggest there's close to 0% chance that's a 2CT at a EURO or World Cup KO match. Or a UCL one.

      I think people need to get a grip.

      When I read about this, I was expecting MUCH worse.

      The commentator is largely correct here. Fernandes is coming in to block the shot. His foot is off the ground because it must be. He arrives nearly simultaneous with the shot. There is then contact. It's "high" because of where the legs are. But there's no malice in Fernandes' challenge. No locked leg. No studs as a mode of impact. No actual force in the tackle (he's trying to block the ball). The result is because the shooting player kicks through (as is his right, of course).

      I think the result dictates that you have to call a careless foul on Fernandes. That's what football expects. But a 2CT for that? This is the kind of incident where referees ruin games. No one expected it.

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    3. M18 March 2024 at 17:47

      Why would you say that this isbthe the kind of incident where referees ruin the game?

      You mean to tell me that this action by Bruno is not worthy of a YC?

      It sure is,and he as a player should be more careful with challenges and with his talking as he has already been booked.

      This was the case where ref did not want to put himself as the main guy in this match so he was lenient there.

      And you talk about refereeing in England,you need to understand that this year they give away bookings for much less.

      I think that out of all 5 big leagues England is number in YC's and RC's which was unthinkable 10 years ago.

      So to say that any ref from England would not show 2nd YC is something that before this year was a fact.

      But again,this year they were booking players for much less.

      Another decision that goes against Liverpool in big match.
      This,penalty vs City,handball vs Arsenal,offside given vs Tottenham.

      If there was any other manager other than Klopp,then we would see every match rants and protest againts refs.

      Imo,missed RC and the only reason that's not being talked about is because Liverpool can only blame themselves for lost lead.

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    4. EnglandREF18 March 2024 at 20:38

      I can see why its not been given and but it should have been SYC. This season premier league referees have no consistency with yellow cards. You get some referees who throw cards round like confetti (Anthony Taylor, Rob Jones) and others (Michael Oliver and John Brooks) who keep them in the pockets.

      Many really soft second yellows, many fairly obvious yellows not given

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    5. usaref23 March 2024 at 19:36

      Just now seeing the replies here.

      I am asked "why I think it's a referee ruin[ing] the game" after I spend an entire paragraph on the merits of the decision and why I think it's only a careless foul.

      I already said why. Because I don't think it's a yellow card.

      Then no counter-argument about WHY it's a yellow card. Just that players "need to be more careful after they've already been booked." Okay, maybe. But that doesn't make every subsequent foul cautionable.

      To repeat. He's blocking the shot. His leg is off the ground, as it must be. He arrives nearly simultaneous with the shot. No malice. No locked or straight leg. No studs as mode of contact. No significant force from Fernandes (as the force generated is from the shooter).

      So how about this: other than "he's already on a yellow!" explain to me, citing the LOTG and our instructions, what makes this challenge "reckless?"

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  4. Euro Soccer Ref18 March 2024 at 01:16

    Terrible scenes after Trabzonspor vs Fenerbahçe game. Fenerbahçe players were attacked by home team supporters and some of them fought back. Oosterwolde even kicked one of the supporters in the head when he was already on the ground... Btw, the referee was Halil Umut Meler.

    See the thread:
    https://twitter.com/FilipCieslinski/status/1769457068921028648

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    1. Hans18 March 2024 at 09:32

      What to say. It is logical that as a player you are very shocked and that this is very very frightening. It is also logical that you defend yourself, but that kick from Oosterwolde can be fatal for the "fan" on the ground...

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    2. Unknown18 March 2024 at 21:17

      After yesterday's match, we can say that Meler's 2024 dream is over.

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  5. Anass18 March 2024 at 13:15

    Eredivisie: sc Heerenveen - Feyenoord
    Is it a score? Is offside because the ball played by a defensive player is uncontrollable?
    https://youtu.be/-TM5s9bRZiw?t=1

    After Almere City - Feyenoord and PEC - Volendam, this is the third case in Eredivisie in recent weeks (all final decisions were offside). For me, this situation is technically exactly the same as the moment at PEC - Volendam.

    At PEC - Volendam, two defensive players had a bit of a collision and could not control the ball. This time the defensive player went into a duel against the attacking player and as a result didn't control of the ball. This is how I feel.

    Referee Dennis Higler explains (Not the exact wording, but the words that Feyenoord's trainer Slot heard): it was not a new situation because the player did not control the ball. He got it on his shoulder.

    I feel like the KNVB-referees only focus on whether the defensive player 《as a result》 was able to control the ball or not, and pay little attention to why he wasn't able to control the ball.

    The important point in this rule should be whether the ball itself is controllable for the defending player. If a ball that could have been controllable becomes uncontrollable due to the actions of a defensive player, it should be considered not offside. I think this KNVB's interpretation is wrong. What about other countries and organizations?

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  6. Anass18 March 2024 at 13:36

    A moment that may provide some interesting insight into positioning and body orientation at drop ball.
    Eredivisie: sc Heerenveen - Feyenoord:
    https://youtu.be/-TM5s9bRZiw?t=129

    After checking the distance of the Feyenoord player (Ueda), Dennis Higler turns to the Heerenveen player (Van Ottele) and throws the ball. He then allowed the Heerenveen players, who had been off the field for treatment, to return. In that split second, the three lined up, Higler blocking Van Ottele's view and making it easier for Ueda to get closer.

    It's not Higler's mistake by any means, but his positioning had a lot of influence in this moment, and maybe he could have done better?

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  7. Anass18 March 2024 at 14:17

    Eredivisie: PSV- FC Twente:
    Once again, everyone on both sides and neutrals were pissed at Joey Kooij. The problem is not just that Twente's goal was canceled due to a slight contact within 5 meters.

    Analist Kenneth Perez's comment
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNfqGM9pL8o

    'He stands looking at it among five people and decides after about five seconds: I'm going to blow the whistle for this. What goes wrong here? That he is a very bad referee. On top of that, he has a bad appearance. Everyone around football is annoyed by him.'

    'He makes very crazy decisions. And then he acts even tougher at the end by giving a yellow card for a throw-in that takes too long and then very ostentatiously announces that a whole minute will be added. Then he has some attention for himself again. A referee is there to direct the game. Preferably inconspicuous. But if you continually cause irritation in both parties...'

    'You see everything and everyone wondering what he is doing. That's almost every match with him. He wants to show character and that is counterproductive. It's all so contrived.'

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    1. Quilava18 March 2024 at 15:32

      Guys, I swear I've seen this exact same discussion between the pro-Kooij and anti-Kooij camps already 3-4 times in this blog!

      I don't have an opinion cuz I don't remember ever watching him in UEFA but I don't think there's a Second Cat referee whose (domestic) performances produced as many discussions on this page as him.

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  8. Anonymous19 March 2024 at 07:58

    Netherlands - Scotland
    Ref: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
    AR1: Jo de Weirdt (BEL)
    AR2: Kevin Montey (BEL)
    VAR: Lawrence Visser (BEL)


    Germany - Netherlands
    Ref: Espen Aska (NOR)
    AR1: Isaak Bashevkin (NOR)
    AR2: Anders Olav Dale (NOR)
    VAR: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR)

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    1. SPK20 March 2024 at 11:15

      Germany - Netherlands: 4O: Kristoffer Hagenes (NOR)

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  9. Chefren19 March 2024 at 11:32

    I was expecting to read the assignment for Russia friendly and we have Turkish officials, fourth referee still unknown. Turkish referees (but in their home country) for Belarus as well.

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  10. Euro Soccer Ref20 March 2024 at 10:20

    There need to be some changes in Friday's appointments. Pierre Gaillouste has an U21 quali game in Germany on Thursday, rather unlikely to see him in a VAR booth on the next day. Also, Damian Kos appointed to MKDMDA and, as 4OF to HUNTUR on the same day :)

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  11. Vic2320 March 2024 at 17:29

    England vs Brazil referee?

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  12. RefPaul21 March 2024 at 10:57

    Tonight, VENEZUELA - ITALY to be played in Fort Lauderdale (USA)
    Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (USA)
    Assistant Referee 1: Nick Uranga (USA)
    Assistant Referee 2: José da Silva (USA)
    Fourth Official: Alejo Calume (USA)

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  13. Ref12 UKR22 March 2024 at 22:45

    enough to delete my comments!!! 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

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    1. Chefren23 March 2024 at 10:28

      Just to clarify why comments were deleted, but I think you are surely intelligent to understand that! This is not the place for such discussions, I mean, if you write that against another country in a place where this doesn't have any interest, I think you make something that you wouldn't like to see against your country, right? So it is not a question of being in favor of somebody, just respect for the blog. We can discuss the assignment, but the rest should be out. Hope it's clear, nothing against you, as I always write, I would do same thing in case of contrary message...

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  14. Ref12 UKR22 March 2024 at 22:48

    Russia - Serbia. official appointments from UEFA. also with the fourth official from Russia. well done 💩👎🤡

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  15. Elliot22 March 2024 at 22:51

    Fourth official in Hungary-Türkiye was Daniel Stefanski instead of Damian Kos (who we already knew obviously wasn't going to do two games in the same day, the question was just which of the appointments was wrong)

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  16. SCOREREF23 March 2024 at 18:30

    Thoughts on PK for Ireland whistled by Saggi (NOR)?

    appears to hit head first then on to arm

    No VAR in use.

    Penalty missed in any case

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    1. Chefren23 March 2024 at 19:50

      https://streamin.me/v/f5f05689
      Hard to think about a deliberate play, should be assessed as deflection, so the position of the arm can still be punished, I think VAR wouldn't have intervened, but some people can disgree on the penalty call and tipically when a referee whistles this on the pitch is not exactly aware of how the touch with hand / arm happened....

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  17. SCOREREF23 March 2024 at 20:00

    ENG BRA

    VAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
    AVAR: Hugo Miguel (POR)

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  18. Ecosse23 March 2024 at 21:41

    Looks like an excellent onside decision by AR1 in ENG-BRA

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  19. jules23 March 2024 at 23:32

    To the experts here: How is it decided which jersey the referees wear in friendlies? Obviously it depends on the competition, but how is it handled in friendly games? Manzano was wearing Adidas and FIFA badge in Lyon, the referee in Denmark Macron and UEFA....anybody have an idea or do they just wear what they like best in friendlies?

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    1. Chefren24 March 2024 at 04:19

      This is absolutely unclear. Since both were friendlies withall UEFA national teams, I think that Gil Manzano should have worn UEFA badge. These friendlies are centralized by UEFA.
      Before the introduction of UEFA badge (and kit), all these friendlies were officiated with the classic FIFA kit and badge, in m opinion the recent conflict between UEFA and FIFA led to some confusion. One could argue that for some reasons Gil Manzano didn't have the disponibility of a UEFA kit.

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    2. jules24 March 2024 at 15:20

      Thank you Chefren!

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  20. Philipp S24 March 2024 at 10:55

    Gil Manzano with a missing RC for Mbappe yesterday for a retaliation kick (69'). YC was given.
    Maybe you can argue around common sense in a friendly, but IMO it was too much to ignore.
    Otherwise he was very lenient, which led to some protests by the teams.

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    1. Chefren24 March 2024 at 14:09

      https://streambug.org/cv/0e492f

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    2. Andrasch Neunert24 March 2024 at 21:08

      Gil Manzano missed a few fouls, but his leniant line let the game flow. Mbappes foul... Well, could be red, but you can even argue for YC, esp. Yin a friendly match. Overall Gil Manzano still convincing imo

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  21. Chefren24 March 2024 at 13:13

    Taylor with a friendly and also the play off, I guess Oliver was not available in these days?

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  22. w24 March 2024 at 15:13

    Hey any reason as to why they wear Adidas referee kits instead of the Macron ones from UEFA?

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    1. Quilava24 March 2024 at 16:27

      Guess it's because they are FIFA and not UEFA friendlies (?)

      Referees in intra-UEFA friendlies like De Burgos (PORSWE), Lindhout (DENSUI) or Lambrechts (NEDSCO) were wearing UEFA Macron kits. Kardesler in RUSSRB was wearing Adidas, though. And Rubiel Vázquez in inter-confederal VENITA used American Official Sports USSF kits

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  23. Elliot24 March 2024 at 17:10

    According to Global Sports Archive:
    21:00 CET - Harrison, USA (Red Bull Arena)
    ECUADOR - ITALY
    Referee: Jon Freemon
    Assistant Referee 1: Kathryn Nesbitt
    Assistant Referee 2: Cory Richardson
    Fourth Official: Stephen Foster
    Not sure a result website is enough to publish it here though or if we need a more official source

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    1. RefPaul24 March 2024 at 21:02

      Kathryn Nesbitt got substituted.
      21:00 CET - Harrison, USA (Red Bull Arena)
      ECUADOR - ITALY
      Referee: Jon Freemon USA
      Assistant Referee 1: Cory Richardson USA
      Assistant Referee 2: Logan Brown USA
      Fourth Official: Stephen Foster USA

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  24. RefPaul24 March 2024 at 21:02

    CONCACAF NATIONS LEAGUE APPOINTMENTS

    Final
    USA – Mexico
    Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN, photo)
    Assistant Referee 1: Michael Barwegen (CAN)
    Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa (CAN)
    Fourth Official: Mario Escobar (GUA)
    VAR: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
    AVAR: Daneon Parchment (JAM)

    Match for Third Place
    Panama – Jamaica
    Referee: Tori Penso (USA)
    Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo (USA)
    Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
    Fourth Official: Said Martinez (HON)
    VAR: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
    AVAR: Erick Miranda (MEX)

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  25. SCOREREF25 March 2024 at 14:02

    SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND

    Referee: Robert Jones ENG
    Assistant referees: Ian Hussin ENG and James Mainwaring ENG
    Fourth official: Jarred Gavan Gillett ENG

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    1. SCOREREF25 March 2024 at 14:02

      No confirmation yet if there will be VAR or not

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    2. SCOREREF26 March 2024 at 20:37

      Salisbury on VAR with Leonard AVAR I think

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  26. Kozmusz25 March 2024 at 16:44

    Who will be the referee the match between bolivia and andorra?

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    1. varin25 March 2024 at 17:16

      Mondtam már, hogy valami afrikai, érd be ennyivel :DDD

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  27. Zwayerbrazil26 March 2024 at 20:53

    Antônio Nobre is the referee for Brazil x Spain. Pinheiro had a injury.

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  28. Ugur B26 March 2024 at 22:33

    Chiffi is not performing well. He whistled three penalties, first one in favour of Türkiye was a clear handball given by the help of VAR. Second penalty is too soft. Third one he didn't whistle on field, he was very close, Türkiye scored a goal. VAR invited Chiffi for OFR. He cancelled Turkiye's goal and gave penalty. To me it is a penalty but not a clear mistake that VAR should intervene. If the last one is a penalty, lot of tackles inside the penalty area should be awarded as penalty.

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    1. Chefren27 March 2024 at 16:40

      Definitely a very poor performance by Chiffi and the team as well, at least AR2 involved in the second penalty decision with a wrong offside call and anticipated flag for unknown reasons (looked like he didn't remember there was VAR in this game?).

      First penalty, handball:
      https://streambug.org/cv/0a72a5
      Very difficult to spot, opposite angle than Chiffi point of view, clear penalty.

      Second penalty, wrong offside before and very soft whistle:
      https://streambug.org/cv/8f9216
      https://streambug.org/cv/c15c36
      You can argue that if Chiffi had followed AR, without whistling penalty before the wrong flag, then very likely giving this one wouldn't have happened, hard to consider this as clear and obvious mistake. Possible option maybe OFR but then no penalty decision.

      Third penalty, very evident contact:
      https://streambug.org/cv/a8b27c
      One of the last replays shows indeed that Chiffi was in the best position to spot even the low contact. By far clearer penalty than the one called before... and then goal on the other side annulled.

      I must say that after some good times, Chiffi seems to be back in the rather very poor form he had before becoming FIFA referee, and he seems not an option for UEFA progress, at least at moment...

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  29. Daniel Bailey26 March 2024 at 22:43

    Impressed by Gishamer this evening. His style suited the game well

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  30. Unknown27 March 2024 at 00:00

    The Spain vs Brazil friendly was a rather interesting one with many fouls called, many irritations and much dissenting behaviour. This task appeared to be too much of a challenge for Portuguese Antonio Nobre tbh.

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    1. EnglandREF27 March 2024 at 11:45

      Shocking Referee performance. First penalty is a complete dive, I don't see any contact at all. VAR should intervene here if it was in use. Second penalty is soft but supportable. Third is correct. Overall he had no control at all of proceedings.

      I know its only a friendly but 1. why no var in this game when there is in other games
      2. Brazil had 2 Portuguese referees in a row

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    2. Chefren27 March 2024 at 16:20

      I must agree with EnglandREF. Nobre looked to be lost in the game, starting from the first challenge, a few seconds after the kick off. In all three penalty situations, the players used their skills to get the whistle, another very experienced referee would have faced the incidents in a more appropriate way.
      First one is full simulation, second is a contact used by attacker deliberately continuing against opponent, and live simulation perception as well (but this wouldn't have been removed by VAR). The third penalty is particular situation, while defender is standing up from the ground, he commits penalty, but rather, it was absolutely possible to avoid this contact.
      Out of curiosity, Nobre with the RFEF vanishing spray, he didn't bring with him his own from Portugal... and yes, strange that this game was without VAR, given that now friendlies of such level are all with VAR. Not only, but also Portugal referees are always appointed with VAR in all competitions. Looks like this was a more than poorly arranged assignment.

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    3. Chefren27 March 2024 at 20:05

      It seems there are also some official complaints by Brazilian football federation and the president, I can't say that he is wrong. He said that he was surprised no VAR in this game even if friendly. Brazil can ensure a full coverage of VAR including youth and womens football, so he wa rather shocked to see that for a so important friendly UEFA didn't manage it.
      Nevertheless, it's absolutely crazy that among all friendlies, played with VAR, this had to happen exactly in this game, the only top friendly without VAR for unknown reasons.
      I think that UEFA makes a very poor impression here and this wasn't absolutely expected.

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