Discussion about referees' performances at 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Quarterfinals.
Saturday 28 June 2025, 18:00 CET
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Palmeiras (BRA) - Botafogo (BRA)
Referee:François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Fifth Official: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Jerome Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Support Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
SL Benfica (POR) - Chelsea (ENG)
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Said Martinez HON
Fifth Official: Walter Lopez HON
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Support Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Sunday 29 June 2025, 18:00 CET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Paris Saint Germain (FRA) - Inter Miami (USA)
Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Boschilia BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires BRA
Fourth Official: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Fifth Official: Mokrane Gourari ALG
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo COL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Leodan Gonzalez URU
Support Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
Sunday 29 June 2025, 22:00 CET
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Flamengo (BRA) - Bayern München (GER)
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Cristian Garay CHI
Fifth Official: Miguel Rocha CHI
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Support Video Assistant Referee: Shaun Evans AUS
Monday 30 June 2025, 21:00 CET
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
FC Internazionale (ITA) - Fluminense (BRA)
Referee: Ivan Barton SLV
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Henry Pupiro NCA
Fourth Official: Tori Penso USA
Fifth Official: Brooke Mayo USA
Video Assistant Referee: Tatiana Guzman NCA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erick Miranda MEX
Support Video Assistant Referee: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
Tuesday 1 July 2025, 03:00 CET
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
Manchester City (ENG) - Al Hilal (KSA)
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Yael Falcon ARG
Fifth Official: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Soto VEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hamza El Fariq MAR
Support Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Tuesday 1 July 2025, 21:00 CET
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Real Madrid (ESP) - Juventus (ITA)
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Fifth Official: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
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Wednesday 2 July 2025, 03:00 CET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Borussia Dortmund (GER) - Monterrey (MEX)
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Pablo Belatti ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade ARG
Fourth Official: Juan Gabriel Benitez PAR
Fifth Official: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
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For BENFICA-CHELSEA the truth is that Vincic had an extremely poor performance: decisions always unshareable (the handball on the penalty brainless, no RC for the insults from #6 Chelsea, second YC solely caused by the dynamics of the players' mutual movements), law authority, market discrepancies in assessment. Ultimately, absololutely insufficient for a FIFA standard
ReplyDeleteApart from the fact that you do have a valid point on some observations regarding Vincic it’s very intriguing that you more or less ‘kill’ the Slovenian, but refuse to accept ANY word of criticism towards his French colleague earlier on yesterday. The approach towards both officials seems without any nuance and and rather biased. A little more objectivity and nuance would not harm credibility.
DeleteVincic did quite well, and not extremely poorly, in my opinion.
Delete@Unknown: pls note that I don’t do avoid to consider negative observations onto Letexier when adequately consequent to mistakes (the French referees have hard a not always performing year), in these FIFA CWC I didn’t find any relevant mistake to justify so killing critics on him. With honest obiectivity. Anyway this is my opinion, and I fully respect your one.
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DeleteBy other hand, I consider Vincic among the best FIFA Referees and not only within UEFA. But I don’t usually take ham slices on my eyes: THIS performance has been terribly poor.
Nothwithstanding that, I’ll continue to consider Vincic a reliable referee. Good luck for him for future opportunities.
Hi Chefren, what do you think about that?
ReplyDeleteI didn't watch the game
DeleteInteresting for PSG first goal we have two attackers at far post moving from an offside position into defenders to act as blockers & ultimately created space for attacker unmarked goal. Some minor protests but nothing out of the ordinary... Not VAR stuff but no verbal warning from Sampiao prior to the ball being put in play maybe lacking? Bonus for set pieces coach lol
ReplyDeleteIt looked like the defenders ran straight past them, so nothing punishable. If the defenders ran into those blockers, then it would have been an interesting decision
DeleteSuarez played the blockers onside didn’t he? Otherwise it would have been a clear Law11 offence.
DeleteHaven't seen another replay Mikael but he must've done?
DeleteEasy 1 half for Sampiao... Every stoppage & foul is a double blast of whistle though...lots of whistle can potentially lose its effectiveness when required but minor. Battle between PSG #7 & Miami RB should now be solved after RB YC but was bubbling along nicely before intervention
ReplyDeleteIn the stadium and there are a lot of whistles from the stands. Might be the reason.
DeleteI predict that in the final 7 matches (QF, SF, and F), the following referees will each receive a match:
ReplyDelete• Sampaio
• Faghani
• Marciniak
• Makkelie
• Turpin
• Abatti
• Nyberg
Poor performance for letexier and vincic
ReplyDelete74‘ Bad management by Sampaio. Suarez with multiple clear actions of dissent right into the referees face and for everyone to see. Sampaio just stands there in a timid way. After all he issued s YC but way too late. Better late than never I guess.
ReplyDeleteI'm slightly surprised to see any added minutes... A normal difficulty match, helped by the dominance of PSG. An acceptable performance by Sampaio, but at no point did I feel fully convinced. Foul detection a little inconsistent, never quick to stop for a head injury (10'), and a few off the ball incidents missed. Still, nothing major to speak against
ReplyDeleteSzymon Marciniak sędzią meczu Real Madryt - Juventus
ReplyDeleteMarciniak for Real-Juve and Tello for Dortmund-Monterrey (ArbitroInternacional)
ReplyDeleteLet' say that UEFA referees get by far more interesting and hot games than CONMEBOL officials... South American referees for games like UEFA against AFC or UEFA - CONCACAF.. with most of the times an expected outcome (see Sampaio today).
DeleteVery rare to see a CONMEBOL referee in a full UEFA duel.
Faghani as AFC referee got more than them.
The best referees in the tournament ali reza faghani, cesar ramos , facunda tello , baheida , tantashev
ReplyDeleteBoth Alireza Faghani and César Ramos appear to be out of step with the modern refereeing approach, often showing a lenient attitude toward clear infractions.
DeleteUEFA or FIFA, it's the same: for a game like Real Madrid - Juventus, not so many options. The top UEFA must get it. It will be Marciniak, loved by Collina. It's interesting to point out that Collina found himself to make an appointment for this game, after the very famous match in 2018 with Michael Oliver. He decided for sending the best name, but in this case in my opinion it will be not really challenging for the Polish, as one should expected a rather easy win by Spanish side, but of course then everything is possible.
ReplyDeletePossible QF for Beida? Would be the success for CAF. I think they will wait and maybe send him to the easiest tie... would be deserved for sure!
QF for Beida is possible, but not too sure.
DeleteIt could also be Faghani, Ramos, CONMEBOL and UEFA in the QF - or even more from CONMEBOL or UEFA.
Michael Oliver missed a clear foul during the first corner, where a Bayern Munich player used his hand to push a Flamengo defender. This should have been penalized, but instead, it led to a second corner from which Bayern scored.
ReplyDeleteI'm not convinced it was a corner, or if it came off the Bayern player last. That being said, very hard to spot, and I didn't see a clear push, just some mutual light contact, certainly not enough for a foul
DeleteThere are six referee appointments remaining before the final. In my view, the following referees are the most likely candidates for these matches:
ReplyDelete• Turpin
• Beida
• Abatti
• Ramos
• Faghani
Not sure about the sixth name. FIFA may opt to assign one of the R16 referees for a third appearance (Letexier, Oliver, Barton, Vincic, Tello). However, names such as Zwayer or Taylor cannot be entirely ruled out I think.
The referee for the final is expected to be selected from the “R16 pool” of officials.
To confirm — there is no third-place match?
What about Makkelie? I would definitely add him to the list. I‘m not that sure about Abatti though, his second game was good but I‘m not sure about his first. Also a lot of Brazilian teams in KO stage.
DeleteYeah, no third place match in this tournament, good decision IMO, such games are always unnecessary
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DeleteI notice Makkelie can hardly do anything good in Anonymous’ eyes. As I watched both of his games I take the opportunity to clearly disagree.
DeleteI think he more or less played it safe, but is that a bad approach? Do we prefer to see the Ramos approach? And if we consider which teams played each other (BRA-TUN and MEX-KSA) I actually think it was a very sensible approach!
Important to notice as well, there was hardly any dissent in both of his games and decisions were accepted without major problems (and both games were far from one-sided). We saw differently the last couple of days right? When applying an unclear or unpredictable line one would definitely expect much more dissenting behaviour.
So no, I don’t share Anonymous’ opinion and criticism.
Whether or not Makkelie will have another game of course depends on many other factors, as there are only 7 matches left still to be appointed.
Ah, there it is… Makkelie’s defense squad activated in record time ;-)
DeleteDon’t get me wrong — he is a reliable referee, especially in intercontinental clashes. Those matches seem tailor-made for him. He can be satisfied after two “expected level” performances (8.3–8.4 range) with no OFRs or controversy (!!!). That’s the most important thing.
But let’s be fair — there’s still plenty of room for improvement.
We all know what Makkelie is capable of when he’s at his very best. Right now, there’s a gap between him and the likes of Turpin, Letexier, Marciniak, Oliver, and Vincic. They’ve all overtaken him over the past three seasons — and not by a small margin. Of course, I wish him all the best and hope to see him back at his top level soon. Who knows next season.
There's no way Vincic is better than Makkelie, not because he has had a good game (RIV-MON) and a regular one, in addition to having more political support in CL than Makkelie, it does not mean that he is better. It's that simple. And yes, the others are at a better level…agree with that.
DeleteWith CL I mean UEFA in general ;)
DeleteI’ve also been strongly opposed to the way Vincic was more or less ‘carried’ into his finals. The 2022 UEL final should have gone to Marciniak. And the Slovenian’s path to his 2024 UCL final was anything but a ‘bumpy road.’ That said, I can’t deny that Vincic is a solid referee. He never becomes the headline after a match — and that, in itself, is telling.
DeleteYes, Vincic is solid (anyone would be if, regardless of your performance, you will get another game) but just that. He has never "exploited" to reach the level of "confidence" and "security" that Marciniak, Turpin and even Oliver give you. But well, it is and will be my opinion...
DeleteAnd adding, for me it is totally unacceptable the attitude of the Chelsea player (I don't remember the name) who says something like "you are f*** shit" or something like 4 times after OFR. I understand, the whole tournament has been like this, the players say and do what they want, but, that is the image that a World Cup, CL final, EURO semifinal referee gives??? I expected a little authority from Vincic, not just a visual threat… I don't know if all the European referees would have ignored that...
DeleteThat was a poor image, indeed. I wonder whether it made any difference to Vincic that the player in question was the captain. But it shouldn’t matter. The incident was clearly visible to everyone. There should have been a sanction; it undermines his authority. The level of dissent at this tournament has been staggering. FIFA could address it by releasing bodycam footage. Or will it take another official getting assaulted before action is taken? Oh well.
DeleteYes, and I want to make it clear, it's not because it's Vincic, this is NOT acceptable for any referee.
DeleteBut what can you expect from FIFA? Let’s be ready for the next games…
Wow,that was some foul from Pulgar.
ReplyDeleteI think if Oliver issued RC he would not be wrong.
43' A potential red card offense was committed by Flamengo’s #5, who went straight into Harry Kane’s knee with a dangerous challenge. ] Michael Oliver issued a yellow card for recklessness, and there was no VAR intervention.
ReplyDeleteVery tense match that Oliver is somehow handling well.
ReplyDeleteTense for the fact that Brazilian team is losing and they are becoming more and more frustrated as the match goes on.
No mobbing like Argentinian teams,but late tackles and dangerous fouls.
Dark YC was given for very dangerous foul.
Then after that we had conflicts between players and one more late foul that he punished .
It's unpleasant, but characteristic of modern FIFA tournaments, to see (for instance) the extremly blatant aggressive behaviour/not retreating at 18' just ignored, but in the circumstances Oliver has adapted his unobstrusive style relatively well thus far. Polgar's foul was surely an example of 'challenge as an attack', but it is hard to say 100% without having seen the live sequence. Good that the English ref didn't surrender to anarchy and delivered two cautions for aggressive behaviour in the aftermath of it.
DeleteIMO rather RC than YC in 43‘. Only argument to support is not a full contact.
DeleteYes, game definitely heated up after the foul.
The corner/goal kick/offensive foul incident in 5‘ prior to the goal was handled supportable I think. Goretzka pushes himself up with the arms on the opponents shoulder but these incidents are often not punished nowadays. And if no foul I think corner is correct according to the replays I watched.
Correct penalty given by Oliver and AR2 Mainwaring for very clear handball in 55‘
ReplyDelete53' Fairly clear, but somewhat rare to see a handball penalty given on field. And good that Oliver was very alert when the ball went in the net that Flamengo players would want to get the ball quickly to restart play
ReplyDelete64' very tricky SPA situation where Sane cleverly puts himself in front of Wesley.
ReplyDeleteOnce foul whistled,deserved YC
Now maybe soft YC influenced by Flamengo' mobbing.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about a repeating a nomination to CWC final?
ReplyDeleteMarciniak (2023), Taylor (2022), Ramos (2017), Faghani (2015) handled a final.
For me with the great year he had, I would give it to Turpin.. but we’ll see
DeleteNow Kane with very late tackle that earns him YC.
ReplyDeleteGreat awareness by Oliver and great prevention of escalation by showing card very early.
Oliver very good again - he still has the occasional erratic moment but I think he has now overtaken Taylor to be honest. Final candidate? I think the penalty award on field gives him a good chance
ReplyDeleteI think there a lot of factors to be taken into account when it comes to the final appointment, and performance might even not be the most important.
DeleteFinal teams of course play a significant role. But then for example, which confederation do they want to grant this final? Have they already in mind which confederation they want to award next year’s ’big’ final to? Is this year’s final referee excluded from next year’s final?
I think many factors with much uncertainty as to how Refcom regards them.
Correct
DeleteI would not say very good,I would say great performance given circumstamces and tension that this match had.
ReplyDeleteMaybe even the best performance if the tournament, also with great match from both teams.
Great fitness,always close to the play and he proved that with right approach and early actions,teams from South America can be calmed down.
Debatable decision will be very dark YC to Pulgar.
Penalty was well spotted and rightly whistled.
So far, nothing has been heard about referees who have left the ‘base camp’ in Miami, right?
ReplyDeleteNow, with only 11 matches left, isn’t it striking that no officials have been released from duty? FIFA began this CWC with 29 CRs. Why wait so long to reduce the group, and keep officials like Kovács (or Sy) in standby mode with little prospect of officiating?
The official explanation likely involves precaution — illness, injuries, or underperformance elsewhere. Still, the psychological strain must be real. At a certain point, a longer holiday may serve better than quiet redundancy…
Any prediction on bayern-psg? Can we rule out marciniak since he has real juve? And Vincic last performance not good enough for this right? Kovacs seems also out of this.. are Eskas and Makkelie front runners for this?
ReplyDeleteIt seems that the referee for this game comes from other lands
DeleteFaghani… 🤔
DeleteMakkelie has never refereed PSG again since the game in 2022. I don’t think he will return refereeing PSG in a QF (the same goes for Bayern and Marciniak by the way). And I think Eskas will remain with one game.
DeleteHow about Barton, in case of good performance today.
Otherwise Vincic (always an option) or Faghani (repeating Bayern after MD2 though).
Quite interesting, that the UEFA options for that game are practically limited to Vincic.
DeleteI would add Ramos to the list of candidates.
There has to be at least one more CONMEBOL assignment in this tournament (probably two, but let's talk about the first for now).
DeleteIf Abatti is deemed good enough to warrant a KO match, then Bayern v PSG makes perfect sense. It's a great test for him and mirrors the Letexier assignment (younger referee, strong in confederation but not yet FIFA-established). Also, Brazilian clubs are on the other side of the bracket.
You can then use either Tello or Valenzuela for a semi or final, as deemed necessary/appropriate, if you need to hae a second CONMEBOL assignment.
Abatti could also be assigned to Real Madrid/Al Hilal vs Dortmund/Monterrey — a fully neutral option if one of the European teams fails to qualify.
DeleteThe same goes for Beida, although he could get Chelsea’s game, right?
I believe, another game for Sampaio is a bit more likely than one for Abatti. Otherwise, appointing Abatti for PSG-MIA and Sampaio for a QF seemed more logical.
DeleteBut I guess, even Abatti in QF and Sampaio in SF or F is not impossible.
I think uefa who is made good letexier not letexier
ReplyDeleteI would appoint Makkelie as 4th official in PSG-Bayern — would be a sensible move imo.
ReplyDeleteThe backlash from the 2022 match has been unfair and blown out of proportion. Yes, Makkelie could’ve called a foul on the goalkeeper—but PSG were still ahead and heading through after that first goal. It wasn’t a decisive goal, and you can’t blame a referee for the two legitimate goals PSG conceded afterwards. The fuss was never about the call itself, but about egos and scapegoating. If it had been a clear error, VAR would have stepped in. It was a bold decision—and in hindsight, a rare example of courage, especially given how hesitant some referees now are with PSG. UEFA mishandled the situation and sweeping it under the carpet only made things worse. It set a dangerous precedent: that referees must keep “certain people” happy, or face consequences. That damages not only Fair Play, but trust in officiating as a whole.
If we have a possible Inter Milan-Manchester City, I would put Makkelie there. PSG-Bayern? Hmm. Maybe Ramos? ;)...Faghani I think it's a good option for Palmeiras-Chelsea, the other key with RMA it’s difficult, maybe Dahane in a Real Madrid-Monterrey game? But if it’s Real Madrid-Dortmund i’m not sure if Collina would send a CAF referee to this type of game…But it’s possible too…In this case i’d say Turpin.
ReplyDeleteInter–City feels like a natural fit for Turpin. Even more so given that PSG are in the opposite bracket.
DeleteHaving PSG in the other bracket is irrelevant, see Sampaio.
DeleteCrazy yc from barton because player accidentally bumped into the ref?!?
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for Barton. He felt some contact and without checking he was too quick to pull out the card. I’m sure he regrets showing it so quickly.
DeleteYeah completely losing it there
DeleteYou feel sorry for him? What would have him “checking” changed?
DeleteSo much for “captains only”. See 9th minute. What a joke player attitudes turrets tierra towards referee’s has become. All while most Ref Comm’s stand by complacently.
ReplyDeleteBut by all means, “Be a Ref” ; )
The Barton show
ReplyDeleteBarton clearly a bit overwhelmed in this game
ReplyDeleteIvan Barton is one of the best in terms of mechanics and technique, and he brings extra energy to the game. Quite the opposite of Clément Turpin who tends to be more passive in good way.
ReplyDeleteThis sadly isn’t good refereeing style
DeleteBut you’ve gotta have substance not just theatrics.
DeleteIf refereeing was about theatrics, CONCACAF and its “be an actor on the pitch” referee’s would be the best in the world.
They need to change the rule of 2 yellow cards in 5 games is a ban, as 2 yellows in the same match gets the same outcome. Totally unfair and illogical
ReplyDeleteAgreed should be 3 yc but i suspect we would see much more fouling
DeleteMore than we already see?
DeleteWhat more do want?
We’re already burdened with too many referees who are hell bent on getting though an entire without showing any cards. No matter what happens in the 90 minutes.
The yellow card too Cano (FLU) all about Barton’s ego and hurt feelings.
ReplyDeleteHe himself gets in the way and interferes with play because of his poor positioning and reading of game.
+1
DeleteFLU Goal rightly disallowed after wrong onside by AR2. Normally Pupiro is quite good ime, but he got caught ball watching it looks like.
ReplyDeleteShould have been spotted live 100%
DeleteOf course Pupiro was watching the ball. As he should have been. With no more defenders, the ball became the reference point in regards to offside.
DeleteIs that a potential RC on Dimarco?
ReplyDeleteAgree, IMO should be RC.
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DeleteMaybe, but I’m not surprised at no VAR intervention. If given time on the field it would surely have to be supported. Ref cam showed that Barton was screened at the vital moment.
DeleteIf he showed a RC for the Chelsea’s player challenge the last game, this should also be RC.
DeleteYeah, it should be a RC, but it gets overlooked too often even with VAR.
DeleteNo RC: casual shot due to the dynamics of the action
DeleteTo not even whistle a foul is completely and utterly unacceptable.
DeleteAbsolutely, you can't compare with previous red card by Barton in the other game, totally different situation, here you must try to understand why player stepped on opponent, the other was a clear serious action...
DeleteSorry but this behaviour from FLU coach cant be tolerated.
ReplyDeleteRC should have been shown.
Very surprised to not see RC. What's the possible interpertation to give yc? seems like the law is written for this exact situation occuring.
DeleteWell Barton behaved like some player was doing that.
DeleteSorry but for coaches law should be stricter this was direct delay and for less things coaches were sent off.
+1, Textbook example from the LoTG
DeleteThis, the Cano (absurd) YC, the DiMarco RC, and the A2 offside missed, are the big mistakes this first half. I’m sorry but not a good performance.
DeleteThat should have been a red card for Fluminense coach, delaying restart for opposing team. Similar to the incident with Kovacs and Arteta
ReplyDeleteVery poor mistake by AR2, hard to accept at this level.
ReplyDeleteAbout Barton, basically some very good decisions, but still the same trend we saw in his previous game. Rather hectic and due to his style, he can easily fall in simulations by players, who try to make the opponents booked. Should work in this aspect, but again, it's hard, that's just him. Still, spotted some very good fouls and YC like he did in the first appearance. Maybe so far with a small rather negative nuance but to be watched in second half.
Everybody gets to see the Barton that we in CONCACAF know all too well. He can have a single game where he’s good. But he’s incapable of putting together a string of good performances.
DeleteCompletely agree @arbiter
DeleteAll right, Chefren.
DeleteAnyway in my opinion, Barton's biggest problem is a not-so-solid personality that reduces his authority. The notarized way on the YC to the FLU coach is an example of this
An aspect of his personality is maybe not so solid, but in terms of having it, you must agree, definitely better than many other referees, because having just courage to taking decisions, not caring about the rest, is a great skill. Then, to follow, of course one must look for accuracy, but still, I prefer a wild refeere from El Salvador, than any "robot-like" European referee...
DeleteThis match is getting CONCACAFed. Your welcome world. You get to see the B/S we have to put up with in our backwards region.
ReplyDelete67’ suspect penalty to INT for more than possible handball. Is VAR sleeping?!
ReplyDeleteNothing there. Only Italians see a penalty there.
DeleteArm in rather close position, not 100% and a small percentage is maybe missing, that's why an Italian sees a penalty, I can understand your point, but be sure this one is not for intervention ,not even in Italy :)
Delete@Chefren: reliable opinion, possible but anyway not sure for no sanction.
Delete@ Arbiter, no Italian referee would decided for handball penalty in BENF-CHELSEA…
It’s Fluminense v Internazionale Milan. Not Benfica v Chelsea. Stay on topic.
DeleteBe quite, Arbiter. I’m perfectly on topic and you understood clearly. For you info I was a National Referee for years, and currently am a Ref Observer.
DeleteOh okay, so you're part of the problem. The reason 'modern" referees are incapable of showing cards. The reason they're intimidated by dissent.
DeleteFluminense is masterfully milking the clock with their gamesmanship, dark arts, and time wasting. I mean if the referee is going to be complacent and complicit. Why not do whatever it takes.
ReplyDeleteYep,Fabio should have received yellow long time ago.
DeleteDid we get to see a replay of the 85. caution to FLU#29? Live it looked like a violent conduct using the elbow, but I dienst see a replay.
ReplyDeleteAbout the possible RC in first half, agree with VAR that it was not clear and obvious mistake, you can't be sure Inter player did that on purpose and once you don't think that, you can go with YC. It's important to underline this decision of supporting referee, because the kind of foul is very tricky, very often misjudged. I also think a RC directly by Barton would have found the same outcome, support.
ReplyDeleteHe didn’t even call a foul!!!
DeleteUnforgivable and unacceptable!
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DeleteSo much for the Inter v City that some of you were already assigning a referee for.
ReplyDelete; )
Average Barton will be overshadowed by Inter's "great" performance.
ReplyDeleteSo many things missed,so much different criterium in 2nd half and very questionable positioning in plenty situations,one could even say that he impeded Barella when FLU scored 2nd goal.
Very average.
Barton performance: not decisive in the result but average for technics and discipline decision, personality and tachtical sense.
DeleteThis, overall 8.40
I'm surprised by the majority of comments, I think that Barton refereed this delicate game quite well. Di Marco's foul is only a (missed) yellow card according to current instructions, and the Salvadorian made a number of very good decisions, such as the bookings to Asllani (perfectly read duel where both players made tackles) and Freytes (reckless step on foot outside the penalty area). Cano behaved in quite a rude manner towards the referee, unreasonably trying to push through him in order to try and take a quick freekick, so it is understandable that Barton chose to admonish him. Despite the lawlessness present in almost all games in this tournament, tacitly approved by FIFA who don't care and totally inconcieveable 15yrs ago, all of the five knockout matches have been refereed well so far in my view.
DeleteAlthough fully respecting your opinion, pls allow me not to not agree. No performance with extremely critical mistakes but different score level for each one.
DeleteFor me:
Letexier 8,50
Vincic 8,30
Sampaio 8,50
Oliver 8,60
Barton 8,40
Is a missed red card on a coach not considered a serious error? Or do we pretend it did not happen
DeleteCollina in the stadium.
ReplyDelete27' YC for SPA. some DOGSO Considerations but SPA seems like best choice to me
ReplyDeleteFIFA = "Captains only"
ReplyDeleteTeams and Referee's = Refer to Man City v Al Hilal 10th thru 11th minute
Such a shameful disgraceful image to transmit to the world.