Thursday 29 November 2018

Europa League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 5

UEFA Referees Committee has chosen the following referees to  officiate 2018/19 Europa League group stage MD5. Thanks to h_demboveac on Twitter for the appointments. 

Referee of the Year - Danny Makkelie has been voted as best Newcomer of 2018

The first contest of our "Referee of the Year", in cooperation with guesstheref.com, has ended. Danny Makkelie, with 198 points, has been elected as "Newcomer of 2018" by our readers.

Wednesday 28 November 2018

Champions League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 5 (II)

The following officials will be in charge of Wednesday's Champions League MD5 games.  Thanks to H_demboveac on twitter for the appointments. 

Tuesday 27 November 2018

Champions League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 5 (I)

The following officials will be in charge of Tuesday's Champions League MD5 games.  Thanks to H_demboveac on twitter for the appointments. 

Monday 26 November 2018

Referee of the Year - in cooperation with Guesstheref.com

2018  is coming to an end. Time has come to vote for making your choice. This time the blog will provide you the chance of selecting the best referee in many different contests. Thank to our cooperation with guesstheref.com everything will be easy! 

Tuesday 20 November 2018

Third UEFA Course for Video Assistant Referees Second Group (Istanbul, Turkey, 20 - 23 November 2018)

The process of introducing VAR in UEFA competitions has been accelerated in order to try to ensure the use of technology starting from KO stage of 2018-19 UEFA Champions League edition. Several seminars are taking place in these weeks. Thank to Turkish federation, we have some info about a course. 
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UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD6 (20 November 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 6, games to be played on 20/11.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Monday 19 November 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD6 (19 November 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 6, games to be played on 19/11.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Sunday 18 November 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD6 (18 November 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 6, games to be played on 18/11.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Saturday 17 November 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD5 (17 November 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 5, games to be played on 17/11.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Friday 16 November 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD5 (16 November 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 5, games to be played on 16/11.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Thursday 15 November 2018

UEFA Nations League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments MD5 (15 November 2018)

Referee appointments for 2018-19 UEFA Nations League Matchday 5, games to be played on 15/11.  Thank to @h_demboveac on Twitter.

Wednesday 14 November 2018

Referee appointments for international friendlies - November 2018

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


Sunday 11 November 2018

2018 Copa Libertadores Final: Boca Juniors - River Plate, first leg (Discussion)

Roberto Tobar from Chile has been appointed by CONMEBOL to handle the first leg of 2018 Copa Libertadores final, Boca Juniors - River Plate. 


Friday 9 November 2018

A lesson we learned from CL MD4: VAR is now necessary

Matchday 4 of 2018-19 UEFA Champions League has shown again that nowadays in top football VAR is more than necessary. Two paramount examples of what could have been avoided with the use of technology. 

Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) checking an incident with VAR. 

Thursday 8 November 2018

Europa League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 4

UEFA Referees Committee has chosen the following referees to  officiate 2018/19 Europa League group stage MD4. Thanks to h_demboveac on Twitter for the appointments. 

Wednesday 7 November 2018

Champions League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 4 (II)

The following officials will be in charge of Wednesday's Champions League MD4 games. István Kovács (ROU) will make his CL group stage debut. Thanks to H_demboveac on twitter for the appointments.

Tuesday 6 November 2018

Champions League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 4 (I)

The following officials will be in charge of Wednesday's Champions League MD4 games.  Thanks to H_demboveac on twitter for the appointments.