Wednesday 31 October 2018

VAR introduction and a new policy in appointing referees: Rosetti's era has started

Three monts have passed since the announcement of Roberto Rosetti as new head of UEFA Referees Committee, on last August, after Collina's resignation. Some things have already changed.
Roberto Rosetti has replaced Pierluigi Collina as head of UEFA Referees Committee

Thursday 25 October 2018

Europa League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 3

UEFA Referees Committee has chosen the following referees to  officiate 2018/19 Europa League group stage MD3. Thanks to h_demboveac on Twitter for the appointments. 

Wednesday 24 October 2018

Champions League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 3 (II)

The following officials will be in charge of Wednesday's Champions League MD3 games. CL debuts for Siebert (GER) and Madden (SCO). Thanks to H_demboveac on twitter for the appointments. 

Tuesday 23 October 2018

Champions League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 3 (I)

The following officials will be in charge of Tuesday's Champions League MD3 games. Thanks to H_demboveac on twitter for the appointments. 

Tuesday 16 October 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD4 (16 October 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 4, games to be played on 16/10.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Monday 15 October 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD4 (15 October 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 4, games to be played on 15/10.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Sunday 14 October 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD4 (14 October 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 4, games to be played on 14/10.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Referee appointments for international friendlies - October 2018

Some international friendly games are about to be played on next days. If you have some appointments, don't hesitate to inform us. 


Saturday 13 October 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD3 (13 October 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 3, games to be played on 13/10.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Friday 12 October 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD3 (12 October 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 3, games to be played on 12/10.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

In Netherlands the first steps for VAR to be used in Champions League (8 - 11 October 2018)

Thank to Dutch and Turkish federations, we can gather info about the first VAR seminar for UEFA referees who are about to test the system and apply it for the first time ever in UEFA competitions, starting from next season's CL edition.  


Thursday 11 October 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD3 (11 October 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 3, games to be played on 11/10.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Friday 5 October 2018

Collina: FIFA is happy to help growth of VAR

At the end of the first-ever VAR Instructor course put on by FIFA in Madrid this past week, legendary referee and current Chairman of FIFA’s Refereeing Committee Pierluigi Collina spoke with FIFA.com about the importance of the event, the state of VAR and where the technology might go in the future.

Thursday 4 October 2018

Europa League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 2

UEFA Referees Committee has chosen the following referees to  officiate 2018/19 Europa League group stage MD2. Thanks to h_demboveac on Twitter for the appointments. 

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Champions League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 2 (II)

The following officials will be in charge of Wednesday's Champions League MD2 games.  Thanks to H_demboveac on twitter for the appointments. 

Tuesday 2 October 2018

Champions League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 2 (I)

The following officials will be in charge of Tuesday's Champions League MD2 games. CL debuts for Grinfeeld (ISR), Treimanis (LVA) and Raczkowski (POL). Thanks to H_demboveac on twitter for the appointments. 

FIFA Seminary for VAR instructors (01 - 05 October 2018)

The heads of  world refereeing and more than thirty candidates for VAR instructors from all the confederations are attending the seminary in Spanish federation headquarters from October 1 to 5 with the VAR in the spotlight.