Wednesday 28 August 2019

Tuesday 27 August 2019

Wednesday 21 August 2019

Tuesday 20 August 2019

Thursday 15 August 2019

Wednesday 14 August 2019

Stéphanie Frappart in charge of 2019 UEFA Super Cup: Liverpool - Chelsea (Discussion)

Stéphanie Frappart is ready for her big assignment: 2019 UEFA Super Cup, English derby Liverpool - Chelsea, to be played in Istanbul, Turkey. 

Tuesday 13 August 2019

Monday 12 August 2019

EURO 2020 - a perspective analysis at the beginning of 2019-2020 season

About one year ago I wrote this analysis about the possible selection for EURO 2020. Now, after a year, we can for sure draw some conclusions, when the decisive season is about to start for Top UEFA Officials. 

Thursday 8 August 2019

Tuesday 6 August 2019

2019-20 UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (First Legs)

Referee appointments for 2019-20 Champions League Third Qualifying Round, first legs.  


A Bigger and Bigger Grey Area of Relativisation - A week in refereeing that points to a darker future (Law 5 View, 3/3)

Though the 2019/20 season is in its infancy, we have certainly enjoyed an interesting week of European football; also, a rather controversial one too - regarding executive match calls, final appointments, and evaluation of crucial decisions.

In the final of our triadic Law 5 View series, we look at an incident from the recent DFL Super Cup in Germany, and reflect on the changing nature of big confederations refereeing ideology, which has been exemplified in the VAR era.

 

Monday 5 August 2019

Dangerous Commercial Tokenism in UEFA Super Cup - A week in refereeing that points to a darker future (Law 5 View, 2/3)

Though the 2019/20 season is in its infancy, we have certainly enjoyed an interesting week of European football; also, a rather controversial one too - regarding executive match calls, final appointments, and evaluation of crucial decisions.

In the second of our Law 5 View posts, we look at the surprising designation of Stéphanie Frappart to handle this year's UEFA Super Cup.


Sunday 4 August 2019

An Unacceptable Resumption in Craiova - A week in refereeing that points to a darker future (Law 5 View, 1/3)

Though the 2019/20 season is in its infancy, we have certainly enjoyed an interesting week of European football; also, a rather controversial one too - regarding executive match calls, final appointments, and evaluation of crucial decisions.

In this series of Law 5 View posts we want to retrospect the week just gone in more than an atomistic way, and offer our take on the direction that elite refereeing is heading is recent times - in our opinion, towards a darker future.

First, we focus on the events of the Universitatea Craiova - Budapest Honvéd game on Thursday.


Friday 2 August 2019

Stéphanie Frappart (FRA) in charge of UEFA Super Cup

Stéphanie Frappart has been appointed to handle 2019 UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea in Istanbul, Turkey. This will be first time ever for a woman in a UEFA Men's Cup Final. 

Thursday 1 August 2019

Europa League 2019/20 - Second Qualifying Round - Referee Appointments for second legs

The following officials will handle the second legs of 2019/20 Europa League Second Qualifying Round.

Who will officiate 2019 UEFA Super Cup? Analysis and prediction

In a short time, the first UEFA trophy for European clubs of 2019-20 season will be assigned in Istanbul, Turkey. It will be a fantastic English derby between Liverpool and Chelsea. Who will officiate this game? Let's try an analysis. 
Vodafone Arena, venue for 2019 UEFA Super Cup