Thursday 19 October 2023

2023/24 UEFA Youth League - Referee Appointments - Matchday 3 and Domestic Champions Path - Round 1 (II)

Appointments of referees in charge of 2023/24 Youth League Matchday 3 and Domestic Champions Path - Round 1, second legs. 

Genc Nuza (KOS) will referee Royal Antwerp - Porto


MD3

Tuesday 24 October 2023

13:00 CET - Istanbul (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu)
Galatasaray (TUR) - FC Bayern München (GER) | Group A
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Can Cengiz TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Hlieb Stachoŭski BLR
Mentor for Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL

14:00 CET - Seville (Ciudad Deportiva José Ramón Cisneros Palacios - Estadio Jesús Navas)
Sevilla FC (ESP) - Arsenal FC (ENG) | Group B
Referee: Miloš Gigović BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić BIH
Fourth Official: Ignacio de Santisteban Adame ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Domenico Messina ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Paolo Rondelli SMR 

14:00 CET - Avion (Centre Technique et Sportif de La Gaillette)
RC Lens (FRA) - PSV Eindhoven (NED) | Group B
Referee: Mikkel Redder DEN Mohammed Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Jakob Lodal Lynge Mastrup DEN Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: René Risum DEN Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Marc Bollengier FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR 
UEFA Delegate: Samuel Dennison NIR 

14:00 CET - Milan (Konami Youth Development Centre in Memory of Giacinto Facchetti)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) - FC Salzburg (AUT) | Group D
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Mārtiņš Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševčenko LVA
Fourth Official: Davide Ghersini ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA
UEFA Delegate: Maria Mifsud MLT 

15:00 CET - Leigh (Leigh Sports Village)
Manchester United FC (ENG) - FC København (DEN) | Group A
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Darragh Keegan IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Eoin Michael Harte IRL
Fourth Official: Scott Tallis ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Kispál HUN

15:00 CET - Berlin (Stadion An der Alten Försterei)
1.FC Union Berlin (GER) - SSC Napoli (ITA) | Group C
Referee: Jan Petřík CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Kamil Hájek CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Hurych CZE
Fourth Official: Florian Lechner GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši SVK
UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE 

16:00 CET - Braga (Cidade Desportiva do SC Braga)
SC Braga (POR) - Real Madrid CF (ESP) | Group C
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Roy de Nas NED
Assistant Referee 2: Dyon Fikkert NED
Fourth Official: Márcio André Dias Torres POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Salustià Chato Ciprés AND
UEFA Delegate: Marko Simeunovič SVN

16:00 CET - Seixal (Benfica Campus - Centro de Treino e Formação do SL Benfica)
SL Benfica (POR) - Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP) | Group D
Referee: Miloš Bošković MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Radulović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Gojković MNE
Fourth Official: Diogo Miguel Mauzinho Rosa POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG
UEFA Delegate: Markku Lehtola FIN 

Wednesday 25 October 2023

14:00 CET - Rotterdam (Sportcomplex Varkenoord)
Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED) - SS Lazio (ITA) | Group E
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Riivo Stolts EST
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA 
UEFA Delegate: Andy Ambler ENG 

14:00 CET - Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Stade George Lefèvre)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) - AC Milan (ITA) | Group F
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Alain Heiniger SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
UEFA Delegate: Richard Havrilla SVK 

14:00 CET - Sant Joan Despí (Estadi Johan Cruyff)
FC Barcelona (ESP) - FK Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) | Group H
Referee: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Mários Kalogírou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Iraklís Komodrómos CYP
Fourth Official: David López Jiménez ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Christof Dierick BEL
UEFA Delegate: Kari Haapiainen FIN

14:00 CET - Lier (Herman Vanderpoortenstadion)
Royal Antwerp FC (BEL) - FC Porto (POR) | Group H
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Drilon Rexhepi KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Altin Zhegrova KOS
Fourth Official: Michiel Allaerts BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR 
UEFA Delegate: Olivier Chovaux FRA

14:30 CET - Thun (Stockhorn Arena)
BSC Young Boys (SUI) - Manchester City FC (ENG) | Group G
Referee: Daniiar Sahi KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Kalatşev KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Iurii Tihoniuk KAZ
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP 
UEFA Delegate: Engli Kokona ALB 

15:00 CET - Glasgow (The City Stadium)
Celtic FC (SCO) - Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) | Group E
Referee: Thomas Gary Owen WAL Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Johnathon Bryant WAL Matěj Vlček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Connor Philip John Thomas WAL Jakub Hrabovský CZE
Fourth Official: Calum Scott SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Kenneth  William Clark SCO 
UEFA Delegate: Jiří Novák CZE

15:30 CET - Leipzig (RB-Training Center Cottaweg)
RB Leipzig (GER) - FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) | Group G
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Kuštrim Lika MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Slaǵan Markoski MKD
Fourth Official: Richard Hempel GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX 
UEFA Delegate: Giórgos Fandáros CYP

16:00 CET - Gateshead (Gateshead International Stadium)
Newcastle United FC (ENG) - Borussia Dortmund (GER) | Group F
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Olli Jantunen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Christian De Casseres FIN
Fourth Official: Benjamin Speedie ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG 
UEFA Delegate: René Siegrist SUI

Domestic Champions Path, Round 1 (II)

Sunday 8 October 2023

17:00 CET - Razgrad (Sporten tsentar Ludogorets - Gnezdo na Orli)
PFK Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) - FK Dynama Minsk (BLR) | (1:0)
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Slaǵan Markoski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Branko Putilin MKD
Fourth Official: Georgi Ginchev BUL
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:

Tuesday 24 October 2023

20:00 CET - Hamilton (New Douglas Park)
Hamilton Academical FC (SCO) - Molde FK (NOR) | (0:3)
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pušić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Kolarević CRO
Fourth Official: Ross Hardie SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO 
UEFA Delegate: Joseph O’Brien IRL

Wednesday 25 October 2023

13:00 CET - Istanbul (Esenler Erokspor Stadyumu)
RAMS Başakşehir FK (TUR) - GNK Dinamo (CRO) | (1:2)
Referee: Martin Dohál SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Tomáš Vorel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tomáš Straka SVK
Fourth Official: Ertuğrul Kösterelioğlu TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz TUR 
UEFA Delegate: Aliaksiej Aliejnik BLR

14:00 CET - Herning (MCH Arena)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) - FC Famalicão (POR) | (2:2)
Referee: Roman Jitari MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Luchița MDA
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN 
UEFA Delegate: Fredy Fürst POL

14:00 CET - Tiraspol (Complexul sportiv “Sheriff” - arena mică)
FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) - Tūran FK (KAZ) | (1:0)
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Markus DEN
Fourth Official: Igor Boșca MDA
UEFA Referee Observer: Igor Șațkii MDA
UEFA Delegate: Edgar Manukyan ARM

16:00 CET - Sarajevo (Olimpijski stadion “Asim Ferhatović Hase”)
FK Sarajevo (BIH) - FK Rukh Lviv (UKR) | (1:1)
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: George Florin Neacșu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Adrian Vornicu ROU
Fourth Official: Nihad Ljajić BIH
UEFA Referee Observer: Sabri Celik TUR 
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović MNE

16:00 CET - Haifa (Itztadion Sammy Ofer)
Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - AC Sparta Praha (CZE) | (1:1)
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
*** Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) withdrawn

16:00 CET - Felcsút (Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna)
Puskás Akadémia FC (HUN) - Qəbələ İK (AZE) | (1:1)
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Tom Harald Grønevik NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve NOR
Fourth Official: Márton Rúsz HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Zoltán Szarka HUN
UEFA Delegate: Cenk Cem TUR 

16:30 CET - Žilina (Štadión MŠK Žilina)
MŠK Žilina (SVK) - Páfos FC (CYP) | (1:0)
Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Smiljanić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Perić BIH
Fourth Official: Kristián Micheľ SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: Radek Příhoda CZE
UEFA Delegate: Hristo Zapryanov BUL

17:00 CET - Nantes (Stade Marcel Saupin)
FC Nantes (FRA) - KKS Lech Poznań (POL) | (1:1)
Referee: James Robert Robinson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jeffrey NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Nethery NIR
Fourth Official: Benjamin Lepaysant FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Pierre Garibian FRA 
UEFA Delegate: Ian Atkins ENG
Mentor for Delegate: Ya'aqov Erel ISR

17:30 CET - Klaipėda (Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas)
Klaipėdos FM (LTU) - AZ Alkmaar (NED) | 0:12
Referee: Andréas Argyroú CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Níkos Englézou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Fourth Official: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius LTU
UEFA Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU
UEFA Delegate: Edgars Pukinsks LVA

18:00 CET - Helsinki (Bolt Arena)
HJK Helsinki (FIN) - Malmö FF (SWE) | (4:1)
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Eysteinn Hrafnkelsson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Patrik Freyr Guðmundsson ISL
Fourth Official: Matti Roth FIN
UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN 
UEFA Delegate: Zgjim Sojeva KOS

18:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion FK Partizan)
FK Partizan (SRB) - Universitatea Craiova (ROU) | (1:0)
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Sokolov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Milan Stefanović SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Nenad Đokić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Emin Cəfərov AZE

18:30 CET - Mainz (Stadion am Bruchweg)
1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER) - NK Maribor (SVN) | (2:0)
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Dimitrije Vlasačević SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Tomović SRB
Fourth Official: Tom Bauer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX 
UEFA Delegate: Karl Espen Eriksen NOR

19:00 CET - Basel (Leichtathletikstadion St. Jakob)
FC Basel 1893 (SUI) - KAA Gent (BEL) | (1:0)
Referee: Erkan Özdamar TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Anıl Usta TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Gökhan Barcın TUR
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI
UEFA Delegate: Vasko Dojčinovski MKD

20:30 CET - Lecce (Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del mare)
US Lecce (ITA) - Olymbiakós SFP (GRE) | (1:3)
Referee: Miloš Savović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Paunović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Igor Tomašević MNE
Fourth Official: Federico Dionisi ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB 
UEFA Delegate: Paul Daniel Zaharia ROU 
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61 comments:

  1. Euro Soccer Ref19 October 2023 at 18:39

    UEFA.tv games for Maļcevs, Kooij, Andoníou and Reitala. Also, many undecided duels in Domestic Champions Path. Those games are really useful for developing young referees (U17, U19 and many U21 qualifiers are not at the same level as UYL, imo).

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  2. Euro Soccer Ref19 October 2023 at 18:59

    Appointments for this weekend's domestic competitions:

    England
    Premier League: https://www.premierleague.com/news/3731749
    Championship, L1, L2: https://www.efl.com/news/2023/october/16/referee-appointments--20-25-october/

    Spain
    https://rfef.es/sites/default/files/designaciones_campeonato_nacional_de_1a_division_masculina_jornada_10-1.pdf

    Italy
    Serie A: https://www.aia-figc.it/dettaglio.asp?ID=22026
    Serie B: https://www.aia-figc.it/dettaglio.asp?ID=22027

    Germany
    https://www.dfb.de/sportl-strukturen/schiedsrichter/schiedsrichter-ansetzungen/

    France
    L1: https://www.ligue1.fr/Articles/Actu/2023/10/16/les-arbitres-de-la-9e-journee-l1
    L2: https://www.ligue2.fr/Articles/Actu/2023/10/16/les-arbitres-de-la-11e-journee

    Portugal
    https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Institucional/Arbitragem/Nomea%C3%A7%C3%B5es-n%C3%A3o-profissionais

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref19 October 2023 at 19:01



      Belgium
      https://www.rbfa.be/nl/aanduidingen-pro-league

      Netherlands
      https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/scheidsrechters/aanstellingen/68271/pol-van-boekel-leidt-twentse-derby-almelo

      Türkiye
      https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=600&ftxtID=2966

      Greece
      https://www.epo.gr/media/files/REFEREES/ORISMOI_2023_24/SL_1/ref_SL_matchday_8.pdf

      Poland
      Ekstraklasa: https://www.pzpn.pl/public/system/files/articles/11455/5691-Komunikat_Ex_12.pdf
      I Liga: https://www.pzpn.pl/public/system/files/articles/11454/5690-Komunikat_F1L_12.pdf

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    2. LIUV20 October 2023 at 15:48

      https://fmf.md/cdn/docs/DELEGARE.pdf Moldova Appointments

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  3. Faref19 October 2023 at 19:45

    Lambrechts confirmed in UCL by belgian press... Good luck after Visser performance. Lardot is better in domestic league but never trusted by UEFA despite a semi final in U19 euro.

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  4. matei1420 October 2023 at 11:16

    Kovacs has a game Saturday with his European ARs. Many read this as a sign that he will appear in UCL MD3.
    Hațegan will be the referee Sunday in his 300th game in Romanian Liga1. Only other 4 referees reached this milestone in history.

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    1. Chefren20 October 2023 at 11:26

      Thanks for the info. What are your ideas about Hațegan situation? Now he seems to be fully back in Romania but not still in UEFA. He attended the UEFA course even in past when he was out from the pitch, so I think that he could be appointed for a game, nevertheless this is still to happen. Maybe only one appearance before the end of this group stage in one of the three competition?
      One should also think about possible medical issues, maybe OK for Romania but not for UEFA, but that's only speculation...

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    2. matei1420 October 2023 at 12:10

      As I said before, I wait for Hațegan to come back also in UEFA. It doesn't matter the game, UECL or a dead rubber in Euro Qualifiers. Important is to have a game. An idea circulated that he is in an observation period with domestic games, so UEFA could understand his curent level before appointing him. This scenario is possible, I guess. UEFA should have reasons not to give up on Hațegan because they desparately need trusted referees from neutral countries. Hațegan stated that if it is to come back on the pitch his goal is to return to his previous level. So I think that the plan for his returning is on but things develop pretty slow for now.
      I was also wondering about medical issues ok for Romania but not for UEFA but I rather doubt it. It is impossible to find information in this regard anyway.

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  5. Chefren20 October 2023 at 12:40

    Roberto Rosetti will be observer in Barcelona - Shakhtar Donetsk (appointed with delay than other observers).

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  6. Anonymous20 October 2023 at 14:09

    Halil Umut Meler hafta sonu Galatasaray Beşiktaş derbisine atandı belki önümüzdeki hafta ucl md3 te olabilir?

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  7. Euro Soccer Ref20 October 2023 at 14:33

    Today in Saudi Arabia

    17:00 CET
    At-Ta'awoun - Al-Ittihad
    Georgi Kabakov - Martin Margaritov, Diyan Valkov
    [Ivaylo Stoyanov]

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  8. AR120 October 2023 at 14:41

    Saudi Arabia and RFU will exchange referees according to rumours from Mazic

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    1. Anonymous20 October 2023 at 22:28

      RFU?

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    2. Philipp S20 October 2023 at 23:13

      So let's see, what Wayne Barnes can do in Saudi-Arabia ;)

      Should be the Russian Football Union - Mazic is their head of refereeing.

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  9. RefSoccer341220 October 2023 at 20:32

    https://www.footyheadlines.com/2023/10/adidas-euro-2024-referee-kit.html

    Adidas Referee Jerseys 2024 was leaked

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    1. Philipp S20 October 2023 at 21:06

      So no more Macron kits for UEFA?

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    2. matei1420 October 2023 at 23:37

      Orange is not bad but in my opinion is nothing like what Collina wore in the past as the photos try to suggest, and I mean yellow. It reminds me more of the Adidas Europa League orange referee shirt from around 2012/2013 or smth like that: orange with some red lines.

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    3. matei1420 October 2023 at 23:43

      By the way, there is an excellent website for who is passionate about referees kit:
      https://refereekithistory.com/
      I was impressed to see how good this website is organised. I recommend to check it.
      (Forgot to mention in the comment above: Surely there are more than 2 colours for Euro)

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    4. Sebastian21 October 2023 at 10:00

      Possible the new kits too for the next two seasons German Bundesliga?

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  10. Euro Soccer Ref20 October 2023 at 22:06

    Today was the first game of African Football League. Although its format is far from what was expected (it starts from two-legged quarter-finals), still interesting, imo. Games are broadcasted by FIFA at FIFA Plus and their YT channel. Please find below the (still not complete) appointments:

    Friday 20 October 2023

    Simba SC (TAN) - Al-Ahli SC (EGY)
    Referee: Dahane Beida MTN
    Assistant Referee 1: Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo MAD
    Assistant Referee 2: Koffi Jonathan Ahonto TOG
    Fourth Official: Issa Sy SEN
    Video Assistant Referee: Lahlou Benbraham ALG
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea GHA

    Saturday 21 October 2023

    Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (ANG) - Mamelodi Sundowns FC (RSA)
    Referee: Mu'taz Ibrahim LBY
    Assistant Referee 1: Khalil Hassani TUN
    Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Hussam Ad-Din Taha Ibrahim EGY
    Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa ETH
    Video Assistant Referee: Adil Zouraq MAR
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hamza Al-Fariq MAR

    Sunday 22 October 2023

    TP Mazembe (COD) - ES Tunis (TUN)
    Referee: Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud Ismail SDN
    Video Assistant Referee: Mahmoud Ashour EGY

    Enyimba FC (NGA) - Wydad AC (MAR)
    Referee: Al-Hadi Allaou Mahamat CHA

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    1. Philipp S20 October 2023 at 23:10

      My first idea was, that this is more the second tier of CAF referees, because the names sounded rather unfamiliar.
      But a quick research showed me, that Mutaz did their CL final and Beida and Ismail had CL SFs this year.
      And Beida and Mutaz are nominated for U17WC.

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    2. Anonymous21 October 2023 at 00:30

      Ndala, Ghorbal, Tom and Atcho for return legs.

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    3. Anonymous21 October 2023 at 07:22

      These are top African clubs and this is the equivalent of the European Super League that was stopped by UEFA. Actually, the original name was the African Super League, but, after the European scandal, they changed it to the African Football League. It is only open to elite clubs.

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    4. Anonymous21 October 2023 at 15:09

      After their refereeing disappointment at WC22, CAF is changing generations. The referee names mentioned above are those currently considered top referees in Africa.

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  11. Chefren21 October 2023 at 05:04

    Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi released an interview, among other things she said that she would like to officiate at Men's World Cup, and after some early appointments she is receiving in Men's UEFA and FIFA games, who knows...

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  12. Anonymous21 October 2023 at 15:12

    Craig pawson with a shocking performance in Liverpool Everton. Failed to give clear second yellow to Liverpool defender. Clear handball in the penalty area and OFR needed. Everton manager fuming with his performance so far and been booked.

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    1. Mikael W21 October 2023 at 15:21

      He certainly made a 'clear match error' in not giving Konaté a SYC. Liverpool should also have been awarded a penalty very shortly before the one rightly given (indeed only after OFR). Tough game for Pawson in terms of key incidents.

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    2. vadim21 October 2023 at 15:43

      For me, not the clearest SYC for Konaté, the ball was too far away, so no SPA for me is supportable. The penalty incidents, before penalty given, is also not a clear and obvious error for me. I'm not trying to defend the referee, but can't say, that the performance was shocking

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    3. M21 October 2023 at 16:15

      It's not about whether it was clear 2nd YC,it's about keeping the same criterium.
      If you gave 2nd YC to Young in 1st half,then for sure this was more worthy of a 2nd YC.

      The fact that Klop subsituted him 2-3 minutes after says enough,similar thing happened in England-Italy match.

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    4. RG21 October 2023 at 16:47

      Beto was not getting on the end of his touch so it cannot be SPA, correct decision by Pawson

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    5. LOTG21 October 2023 at 17:05

      I agree that no second YC for Konate for SPA is supportable due to a lack of control. At the same time, it's still a possible YC for failing to show respect for the game for the clear holding offence during an Everton counter-attack (rescuing the YC even if SPA not neccessarily met).

      My biggest gripe is his judgement of SPA in the first half. Presumably Young's first YC was for SPA, despite the foul occurring in Liverpool's defensive half, with minimal passing options, several defenders back, and a lack of 100% control. Maybe it's supportable - but why was Tarkowski then not cautioned for the Jota breakaway? That seemed a much clearer SPA for me (although he was cautioned anyway later, probably for PI).

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    6. Mikael W21 October 2023 at 17:31

      Holding? It's a tripping foul. Before Beto can put his left leg on the ground, Konaté touches at the legs so that he can't do so. The likelihood of Beto controlling the ball without this foul (remember that he is felled quite 'early' into his run as per the nature of Konaté's offence) is quite high, imo, and if you look at the position of other Liverpool defenders, this is a clear SPA-scenario. It's a clever, tactical foul that should have been punished with a YC. No need to overcomplicate refereeing! :)

      Look at all the four clips below where Pawson no card vs. YC is the question (Young and Konaté) incidents. What do they have in common? The delay of the decisions!(!!). Pawson takes forever to decide whether to book or not. In my humble opinion, English referees don't really have a deep understanding of what a YC is, instead they focus on the temperature of the game and whether it 'needs' a YC. An elite referee should already feel the temperature of the game and make his decisions accordingly, knowing how the players are going to react to a given situation! This jeopardy of 'actually I don't really know if that is a YC or not' leads to trouble and we already saw it in the past with incidents like Tierney in Liverpool vs. Manchester City (or Brooks earlier this season).

      English refs don't read/understand the game very well and it really shows, imo.

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    7. RG21 October 2023 at 17:58

      Mikael I respect your opinions a lot but there is little possibility (if any) of Beto controlling that ball, it cannot possibly be SPA can it, because there is no attack being stopped? And I don't think delayed whistles should be construed as a bad thing, in certain scenarios yes but he gave himself time to reach an acceptable decision.

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    8. Anonymous21 October 2023 at 23:11

      I have been trying to express this point Mikael made about English referees and Yellow card but Mikael has echoed my sentiments!!! English referees do not give yellow card based on Lotg(sometimes of course). Am English referee will blow a penalty for handball and the shot was on goal but it will be a miracle if the ref cautions , they first gauge the atmosphere if it is needing a card or they just let go!!

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    9. Anonymous22 October 2023 at 01:47

      Craig Pawson never takes the big calls, he rarely now calls penalties onfield, certainly not handball ones. He just waits to be sent trotting to the screen

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  13. Anonymous21 October 2023 at 15:59

    The second Konami one was as clear as you can get. Sadly he didn’t have the bottle to make a decision. Parsons gormless look shows his personality. He isn’t confident with decisions

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    1. Mikael W21 October 2023 at 16:13

      Konami? I'm sure Kazuki Ito would have issued a SYC in this sitaution... ;)

      Joking aside, I agree with the point that the game 'overtook' Pawson at some point in the second half and this element of his style 'justifies' UEFA's decision to keep him in 1st Category and not promote him further (despite some prestigious appmnts suggesting they were testing him such as CL GS debut or Ajax vs. PAOK qualifier).

      I'll do clips of all the big scenes shortly.

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  14. Lde21 October 2023 at 17:13

    Ceferin:
    “Italia troppo importante, disastro se non si qualifica”.
    “Penso che l’Italia vincerà con l’Ucraina”.
    https://www.lapresse.it/sport/2023/10/20/euro-2024-ceferin-italia-troppo-importante-disastro-se-non-si-qualifica/

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    1. Chefren21 October 2023 at 18:04

      According to this article, it seems as he even said: "I think they will win against Ukraine".
      Statements that he should have absolutely avoided, given his role! Sometimes I'm really suprised by how easily people make statements!
      I can understand his point of view, talking ONLY about Italy (and not against other national teams), but he should know that saying something can be perceived in a different meaning.
      Easy to say: "Yes, we know Italy as very big team, they are now in a very particular moment, hopefully they will be back soon in future", without going into details...

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  15. RG21 October 2023 at 19:05

    Penalty given to Chelsea for handball after OFR, hard to spot in real time but looks pretty clear to me, Saliba's arm not in a justifiable position, despite being headed on to his arm at close proximity by Mudryk.

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    1. Chefren21 October 2023 at 20:53

      https://dubz.cc/c/a42671
      Indeed, clear penalty but very difficult to see live.

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  16. Anonymous21 October 2023 at 20:35

    Fellas opiniones about De Burgos rodrygo incident?

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    1. Philipp S21 October 2023 at 22:11

      If it's about the 8th minute:
      He clearly stopped the game already, when the ball still was near the Real penalty area, which therefore was fully acceptable. Not the referee's fault, that the players continued until the goal.
      And the dropped ball was then rightly given to Real.
      So I don't really see the problem.

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    2. Anonymous22 October 2023 at 02:05

      Bad performances by De Burgos today in sevilla

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  17. Anonymous21 October 2023 at 22:14

    Interesting situation in Sassuolo-Lazio at '62: RC for Provedel because of a wrong interpretation of AA2, who thought the goalkeeper took the ball outside the area, then the VAR corrected the mistake. However, I have some doubts about the RC, I don't think it was a DOGSO.

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  18. diego61221 October 2023 at 23:49

    Who will be the observers for United-Copenhagen, Sevilla-Arsenal and Newcastle-Dortmund?

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref22 October 2023 at 00:22

      Man United - Copenhagen: Thomas Einwaller AUT
      Sevilla - Arsenal: Domenico Messina ITA
      Newcastle - Dortmund: Hugh Dallas SCO

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    2. diego61222 October 2023 at 01:20

      thanks

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  19. Mahfuz22 October 2023 at 01:00

    From Gala - Besiktas derby today in Turkish Super League. Shocking decision imho from Meler and the VAR

    @3:50

    https://youtu.be/eBDG3E-ynpk?si=pChvR5AeTeDFzc2J

    RC worthy?

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    1. Anonymous22 October 2023 at 01:09

      The red card in this position is clear correct. But I don't really understand the position in the 55th minute. This position is a clear penalty. But the referee gave an offensive foul. Shouldn't VAR have intervened in this position?

      https://streamable.com/l31z26

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    2. Mahfuz22 October 2023 at 01:29

      Türk olduğun ve Galatasaraylı olduğun kötü ingilizcenden belli. Bırak da yabancı ve işten anlayanlar karar versin

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    3. Anonymous22 October 2023 at 02:09

      @Mahfuz Can I get your comment for the penalty position?

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    4. Mahfuz22 October 2023 at 12:34

      No

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  20. diego61222 October 2023 at 01:37

    My predictions for this UCL week:
    Inter-Salzburg: Letexier (FRA)
    Benfica-Real Sociedad: Kulbakov (BLR)
    ManUnited-Copenhagen: Massa (ITA)
    Galatasaray-Bayern: Guida (ITA)
    Braga-Real Madrid: Oliver (ENG)
    Union Berlin-Napoli: Umut Meler (TUR)
    Lens-PSV: Pinheiro (POR)
    Sevilla-Arsenal: Kovacs (ROU)
    Feyenoord-Lazio: Zwayer (GER)
    Celtic-A.Madrid: Nyberg (SWE)
    Barcelona-Shakhtar: Strukan (CRO)
    Antwerp-Porto: Sidiropoulos (GRE)
    Leipzig-Red Star: Gözübüyük (NED)
    YoungBoys-M.City: Eskas (NOR)
    PSG-Milan: Soares Dias (POR)
    Newcastle-Dortmund: Grinfeld (ISR)

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    1. Anonymous22 October 2023 at 09:19

      I think with current situation in Israel we can easily predict that BLR officials will be back on duty in UCL after “very good” performance in Belgium.

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    2. Philipp S22 October 2023 at 10:35

      The other question regarding the situation in Israel is, whether the Israeli officials can work in international games.
      There might be some difficulties to travel - or some of them could even have military duties.

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  21. Anonymous23 October 2023 at 19:14

    Lens-PSV changes:
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara (FIN)
    Ass. Refs: Turkka Valjakka, Mika Lamppu

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  22. Anonymous24 October 2023 at 00:27

    Change in Celtic too

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  23. Anonymous24 October 2023 at 06:22

    Very much some new observer names among these appointments, or some rarely used. Some observers on their own country (normal in youth league) and some (not all) observers doubling up with UCL match . And at least one appearing twice this week

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  24. Anonymous24 October 2023 at 18:01

    I am not very happy with the performance of mr Kooij (Netherlands), so many cards, and cards for dissent (keeper 93 min) hè do nothing. His whistle management not good. Sometimes so loud and same level of whistle. Mark 8.0/8.1.

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  25. Euro Soccer Ref25 October 2023 at 12:04

    Peter Rasmussen (DEN), Zoltán Szarka (HUN), Radek Příhoda (CZE) are new observers.

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