AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026

Australia, 1-21 March 2026

Referees

1. Casey Reibelt AUS (photo)
2. Lara Lee AUS
3. Dong Fangyu CHN
4. Tian Jin CHN
5. Mahnaz Zokaee IRN
6. Yoshimi Yamashita JPN
7. Asaka Koizumi JPN
8. Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
9. Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
10. Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
11. Doumouh Albakkar LBN
12. Pansa Chaisanit THA
13. Supiree Testhomya THA
14. Le Thi Ly VIE

Assistant Referees
1. Emma Kocbek AUS
2. Madelaine Allum AUS
3. Xie Lijun CHN
4. Bao Mengxiao CHN
5. Riiohlang Dhar IND
6. Makoto Bozono JPN
7. Chihiro Ikki JPN
8. Ramina Tsoi KGZ
9. Park Mi-Suk KOR
10. Lee Soo-Bin KOR
11. Heba Saadieh PLE
12. Hyon Un-Mi PRK
13. Supawan Hinthong THA
14. Nuannid Donjangreed THA
15. Amal Badhafari UAE
16. Ha Thi Phuong VIE

Standby Referees
1. Zainal Izatty MAS
2. Bui Thu Trang VIE

Standby Assistant Referees
1. Bahareh Seifinahavandi IRN
2. Sabreen Alabadi JOR

Video Match Officials
1. Katherine Jacewicz AUS
2. Fu Ming CHN
3. Law Bik Chi HKG
4. Jumpei Iida JPN
5. Kim Hee-Gon KOR
6. Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA
7. Abdulla Al-Marri QAT
8. Muhammad Bin Jahari SGP
9. Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
10. Khuloud Al-Zaabi UAE
11. Edita Mirabidova UZ

Technical Instructors
1. Niu Huijun CHN
2. Heba Abed JOR
3. Sachiko Yamagishi JPN
4. Hong Eun-Ah KOR
5. Ali Altraifi KSA
6. Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh MAS
7. Widiya Shamsuri MAS
8. Thein Aye MYA

Fitness Instructors
1. Zhang Lingling CHN
2. Praew Semaksuk THA

UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Domestic Champions Path, Round 2 (Second Leg)

4 November 2025

KRC Genk – Vikingur
Referee: Amine Kourgheli BLR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juryj Chomčanka BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikau BLR
Fourth Official: Klass Clerkx BEL
Referee Observer:

Lincoln Red Imps – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Mateo Erceg CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Stipe Brajković CRO
Fourth Official: Jason Barcelo GIB
Referee Observer:

5 November 2025
Crvena Zvezda – Banik Ostrava
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: David Matić SRB
Referee Observer:

FCSB – Lokomotiva Zagreb
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: David Zoufalý CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Josef Šůma CZE
Fourth Official: Bogdan Dumitrache ROU
Referee Observer:

FC Korriku – Hibernian FC
Referee: Dominik Stary CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Lukáš Slavíček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Petr Kotalík CZE
Fourth Official: Ersen Janovali KOS
Referee Observer:

Sabah FK – FC Nantes
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Jovan Grujić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Govedarović SRB
Fourth Official: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Referee Observer:

Aston Villa – KF Skenderbeu
Referee: Kevin O’Sullivan IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Allen Lynch IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Fintan Butler IRL
Fourth Official: Richie Watkins ENG
Referee Observer:

Dinamo Tbilisi – AEK Larnaca
Referee: Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeu BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitryj Žuk BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Husieu BLR
Fourth Official: Tsotne Samsonashvili GEO
Referee Observer:

AC Fiorentina – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Toše Icev MKD
Fourth Official: Alberto Arena ITA
Referee Observer:

Maccabi Haifa – Austria Wien
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Márió Zimmermann HUN
Referee Observer:

FC Porto – NK Bravo
Referee: Oğuzhan Çakir TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Bilal Gölen TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Orhun Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Vítor Lopes POR
Referee Observer:

Real Betis – FC Basel
Referee: Oscar Johnson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Marcus Klitte SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Runo Robertsson SWE
Fourth Official: Ignacio Adame ESP
Referee Observer:

PAOK – Akureyri
Referee: João Gonçalves POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Martins POR
Fourth Official: Geórgios Kókkinos GRE
Referee Observer:

Puskas Akademia – SK Brann
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Zaza Pipia GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Gogokhia GEO
Fourth Official: Imre Kovács HUN
Referee Observer:

PFK Ludogorets – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Kolarević CRO
Fourth Official: Georgi Ginchev BUL
Referee Observer:

Buducnost Podgorica – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Razme Bakračeski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Crvenov MKD
Fourth Official: Miloš Bešović MNE
Referee Observer:

FC Koln – Union Letzeburg
Referee: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Markus DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cortzen DEN
Fourth Official: Fabienne Michel GER
Referee Observer:

Tranzonspor – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 1: Dawid Golis POL
Assistant Referee 2: Dawid Błażejczyk POL
Fourth Official: İrfan Baş TUR
Referee Observer:

IF Brommapojkarna – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Harutyun Hambardzumyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Gevorg Shakhkaldyan ARM
Fourth Official: Farouk Nehdi SWE
Referee Observer:

Shelbourne FC – MSK Zilina
Referee: Lukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Ryan Maher IRL
Referee Observer:

UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)

4 November 2025

Bodo Glimt – AS Monaco
Referee: Florian Lata ALB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ergys Spahiu ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Delin Kasa ALB
Fourth Official: Johan Grundt NOR
Referee Observer:

SSC Napoli – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Vüsal Məmmədov AZE
Fourth Official: Giuseppe Collu ITA
Referee Observer:

Slavia Praha – Arsenal FC
Referee: Saiat Qarabaev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitrii Belogradov KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksei Dolgih KAZ
Fourth Official: Jan Beneš CZE
Referee Observer:

Paris St. Germain – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Karl Koppel EST
Assistant Referee 1: Riivo Stolts EST
Assistant Referee 2: Thor Vaas EST
Fourth Official: Rémi Landry FRA
Referee Observer:

Tottenham Hotspur – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Miguel Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Brás POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Stephen Parkinson ENG
Referee Observer:

Juventus FC – Sporting CP
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić BIH
Fourth Official: Paride Tremolada ITA
Referee Observer:

Liverpool FC – Real Madrid
Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Brice Le Tellier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Julien Haulbert FRA
Fourth Official: Scott Jackson ENG
Referee Observer:

Atletico de Madrid – Union St. Gilloise
Referee: Anton Lašuk BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Dzianis Jemialjančykau BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Palujanau BLR
Fourth Official: Fernando Bueno Prieto ESP
Referee Observer:

Olympiacos SFP – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Höfler AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Undesser AUT
Fourth Official: Dimítrios Móschou GRE
Referee Observer:

5 November 2025
SL Benfica – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Alex James ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Jacob Graham ENG
Fourth Official: Gonçalo Rafael Neves POR
Referee Observer:

Qarabag FK – Chelsea FC
Referee: Dmytro Kubryak UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Vitaliy Skoblya UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko UKR
Fourth Official: Fərid Haciyev AZE
Referee Observer:

Pafos FC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Marko Živković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milorad Jovanović SRB
Fourth Official: Andréas Techráni CYP
Referee Observer:

AFC Ajax – Galatasaray
Referee: Joakim Östling SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Max Wilde SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander Milovanovic SWE
Fourth Official: Wouter Wiersma NED
Referee Observer:

Olympique de Marseille – Atalanta BC
Referee: Thomas Owen WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Ian David Bird WAL
Fourth Official: Faouzi Benchabane FRA
Referee Observer:

Club Brugge – FC Barcelona
Referee: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Rae SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Anderson SCO
Fourth Official: Matonga Simonini BEL
Referee Observer:

Manchester City – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Matteo Marchetti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giacomo Monaco ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Simone Biffi ITA
Fourth Official: William Davis ENG
Referee Observer:

Inter Milano – Qairat FK
Referee: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Vasílios Nikolakákis GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Athanásios Kóllias GRE
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
Referee Observer:

Newcastle United – Athletic Club
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Szert HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Norbert Bornemissza HUN
Fourth Official: Michael Kennard-Kettle ENG
Referee Observer:

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 – Quarter-finals

1 November 2025

Brazil – Canada
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Fourth Official: Milagros Arruela PER
Reserve AR: Vera Yupanqui PER

Korea DPR – Japan
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Camille Soriano FRA
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Reserve AR: Linda Schmid SUI

2 November 2025
France – Netherlands
Referee: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Assistant Referee 1: Santa Medina DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Nicholas TRI
Fourth Official: Alyssa Pennington USA
Reserve AR: Kali Smith USA

Mexico – Italy
Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Emma Kocbek AUS
Fourth Official: Charly Deretti BRA
Reserve AR: Anne Gomes BRA

IFAB discuss improving match flow and reducing disruptions in football

In a virtual meeting of The IFAB’s Football and Technical Advisory Panels (FAP-TAP), chaired by Noel Mooney, Chief Executive of The Football Association of Wales, discussions covered a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on further measures to improve the flow of play and minimise interruptions and time lost.

Following a summary of the Law changes that came into force on 1 July 2025, the experts were informed about the clarification issued earlier this year regarding accidental double touches at penalty kicks, which will be incorporated into the Laws of the Game 2026/27.

After an update on the positive global feedback regarding the successful introduction of the new provisions to prevent goalkeepers from holding the ball for too long (an eight-second time limit coupled with a visual five-second countdown by the referee and a corner kick being awarded in the event of offences), further ways to improve match flow and reduce tempo disruption were discussed. Deliberations included whether the countdown principle could be applied to throw-ins and goal kicks and how to reduce the amount of time lost owing to stoppages caused by injuries and substitutions.

In relation to the video assistant referee (VAR) protocol, it was discussed that, among others, the video match officials (VMO) should have the possibility to intervene when an incorrect second yellow card has been given. A relevant proposal will be submitted to the IFAB’s Annual Business Meeting, which is due to meet on 20 January 2026 in London.

FAP-TAP noted that the roll-out of the “Only the captain” guidelines had been widely welcomed, helping to foster more respectful interactions between referees and players, while enhancing the overall image of the game. While the guidelines are currently optional, FAP-TAP recommended that they become a mandatory protocol in the Laws of the Game, thereby giving competitions sufficient time to prepare.

FAP-TAP was updated on the ongoing trial of an alternative offside concept and were invited to share their views on whether any changes to the Law were necessary. They were asked to consider whether the main objective should be to reduce marginal offside decisions in modern football to promote more attacking play. The members agreed that the issue required further analysis and additional trials before any decisions could be made.

They also received updates on developments in advanced semi-automated offside technology and on the ongoing FIFA-led trial of Football Video Support (FVS), both of which have been successfully implemented at FIFA competitions. Furthermore, FAP-TAP was informed about the current trials with referees wearing body cameras at both professional and grassroots levels.

Source: IFAB

FIFA Arab Cup 2025

Qatar, 1-18 December 2025

AFC
Referee: Ma Ning (CHN, 1979, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei (CHN, 1986)
Assistant Referee 2: Zhang Cheng (CHN, 1987)

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR, 1986)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al-Kalaf (JOR, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Al-Roalle (JOR, 1982)

Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf (OMA, 1983)
Assistant Referee 1: Abu Al Amri (OMA, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Rashid Al Ghaithi (OMA, 1982)

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, 1987)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri (QAT, 1988)
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh (QAT, 1988)

Video Match Officials
1. Jumpei Iida (JPN, 1981)
2. Khamis Al-Marri (QAT, 1984)
3. Abdullah Al-Shehri (KSA, 1992)
4. Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA, 1987)

CAF
Referee: Amin Omar (EGY, 1985)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud El-Regal (EGY, 1984)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam (EGY, 1983)

Referee: Pierre Atcho (GAB, 1992)
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga (GAB, 1985)
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Abeigne (GAB, 1984)

Video Match Official
1. Lahlou Benbraham (ALG, 1986)

CONCACAF
Referee: Juan Calderon (CRC, 1987)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora (CRC, 1989)
Assistant Referee 2: William Arrieta (CRC, 1988)

Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA, 1986)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura (GUA, 1988)
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj (GUA, 1987)

Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA, 1982)
Assistant Referee 1: Kyle Atkins (USA, 1986)
Assistant Referee 2: Corey Parker (USA, 1986)

Video Match Officials
1. Benjamin Pineda (CRC, 1987)
2. Allen Chapman (USA, 1974)

CONMEBOL
Referee: Cristian Garay (CHI, 1989)
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia (CHI, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Retamal (CHI, 1981)

Referee: Juan Benitez (PAR, 1984)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR, 1983)

Video Match Officials
1. Rodolpho Toski (BRA, 1987)
2. Antonio Garcia (URU, 1986)

OFC
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (NZL, 1983)
Assistant Referee 1: Isaac Trevis (NZL, 1989)
Assistant Referee 2: Edward Cook (NZL, 1989)

UEFA
Referee: Espen Eskas (NOR, 1988)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan (NOR, 1986)
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin (NOR, 1989)

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE, 1988)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE, 1986)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist (SWE, 1988)

Video Match Officials
1. Jarred Gillett (ENG, 1986)
2. Dennis Higler (NED, 1985)
3. Fedayi San (SUI, 1982)

Hundreds of Turkish referees found with betting accounts

Turkish football federation (TFF) says it will launch disciplinary proceedings after hundreds of professional match officials were found to have betting accounts. A five-year investigation found that that 371 of 571 match officials have accounts, with 152 of those actively gambling. While some had only bet once, 42 had bet on more than 1,000 football matches, with one official found to have placed 18,227 bets.

On 28 October, TFF and took disciplinary action against the 152 referees, referring them to the Professional Football Discipline Board (PFDK). The 7 top flight referees were Zorbay Küçük, Egemen Artun, Mehmet Ali Özer, Melih Kurt, Muhammed Selim Özbek, Seyfettin Alper Yılmaz and Yunus Dursun. Among these 7, Yunus Dursun and Egemen Artun were each given a 10-month ban, while Muhammed Selim Özbek, Mehmet Ali Özer and Seyfettin Alper Yılmaz were each given an 8-month ban. It was also decided to continue the investigation into the allegations of betting activities involving top-tier referees Zorbay Küçük and Melih Kurt. The remaining 145 referees officiating in lower divisions, were all punished with 8 to 12 month bans. Küçük's lawyer argued that two fake betting accounts had been opened in the referee's name and that his identity details had been stolen by a foreign individual. Küçük stated that he had never been a member of a betting site or placed any bets, either before or during his refereeing career.

Source: Hurriyet

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 – Round of 16

28 October 2025

Brazil – China
Referee: Lizzet Garcia MEX (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Aranza Quero MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jessica Morales MEX
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA

USA – Netherlands
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ivona Pejić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Reserve AR: Nikolett Bizderi HUN

Korea DPR – Morocco
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Linda Schmid SUI

Italy – Nigeria
Referee: Veronica Guazhambo ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Viviana Seguta ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Joselyn Romero ECU
Fourth Official: Vimarest Díaz DOM
Reserve AR: Melissa Nicholas TRI

29 October 2025
Spain – France
Referee: Milagros Arruela PER
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana Aquino PER
Assistant Referee 2: Vera Yupanqui PER
Fourth Official: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Mayra Mora MEX

Mexico – Paraguay
Referee: Charly Deretti BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Anne Gomes BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fernanda Antunes BRA
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Eliana Fernández González ESP

Canada – Zambia
Referee: Torika Delai FIJ
Assistant Referee 1: Natalia Lumukana SOL
Assistant Referee 2: Allys Clipsham NZL
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Reserve AR: Heini Hyvönen FIN

Japan – Colombia
Referee: Alyssa Pennington USA
Assistant Referee 1: Kali Smith USA
Assistant Referee 2: Meghan Mullen USA
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Reserve AR: Giulia Tempestilli ITA

UEFA Women’s Nations League 2025/26 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

28 October 2025

Sweden – Spain
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Maja Petravić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić CRO
Fourth Official: Jelena Kumer CRO
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: Carina Vitulano ITA

France – Germany
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Fie Bruun DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Katrine Stensholm DEN
Fourth Official: Caroline Lanssens BEL
VAR: Sandi Putros DEN
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
Referee Observer: Kateryna Monzul UKR

UEFA Women’s Nations League 2025/26 – Promotion and Relegation Matches (Second Leg)

28 October 2025

Denmark – Finland
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Auyso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Fourth Official: Maria Marotta ITA
Referee Observer: Hilda McDermott IRL

Austria – Czechia
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alisa Levälampi FIN
Fourth Official: Lovisa Johansson SWE
Referee Observer: Elke Günther GER

Albania – Cyprus
Referee: Catarina Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Filipa Cunha POR
Referee Observer: Petra Pavliková SVK

Türkiye – Kosovo
Referee: Miriama Bočková SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Mostowska POL
Fourth Official: Michalina Diakow POL
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE

Iceland – Northern Ireland
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Anita Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Fourth Official: Deborah Bianchi ITA
Referee Observer: Galina Doneva BUL

Belgium – Ireland
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Mélissa Rossignol FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Jennifer Maubacq FRA
Fourth Official: Maika Vanderstichel FRA
Referee Observer: Emilia Wnuk POL

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025

Qatar, 3-27 November 2025

AFC

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara JPN (1989, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Takeshi Asada JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Satoshi Michiyama JPN

Referee: Choi Hyun-Jai KOR (1990)
Assistant Referee 1: Bang Gi-Yeol KOR
Assistant Referee 2: Cheon Jin-Hee KOR

Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari QAT (1990)
Assistant Referee 1: Khaled Khalaf QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Faisal Al-Shammari QAT

Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi KSA (1988)
Assistant Referee 1: Faisal Al-Qahtani KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Ibrahim Al-Dakhil KSA

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin UZB (1991)
Assistant Referee 1: Sanjar Shayusupov UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Akmal Giyosov UZB

CAF
Referee: Abdou Mefire CMR (1996)
Assistant Referee 1: Eleyeh Robleh DJI
Assistant Referee 2: Joel Doe LIB

Referee: Tanguy Mebiame GAB (1993)
Assistant Referee 1: Salim Alao BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Abeigne GAB

Referee: Hamza El Fariq MAR (1990)
Assistant Referee 1: Hamza Nassiri MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Dhouioui TUN

Referee: Jelly Chavani RSA (1995)
Assistant Referee 1: Sirak Mengis ERI
Assistant Referee 2: Hamdani Ally TAN

CONCACAF
Referee: Filip Dujic CAN (1994)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Gerard-Kader Lebuis CAN

Referee: Steven Madrigal CRC (1987)
Assistant Referee 1: Jeriel Valverde CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Granados CRC

Referee: Adonis Carrasco DOM (1993)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Bare DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Lendy Taveras DOM

Referee: Kwinsi Williams TRI (1993)
Assistant Referee 1: Ainsley Rochard TRI
Assistant Referee 2: Kirt Charles TRI

CONMEBOL
Referee: Ivo Mendez BOL (1991)
Assistant Referee 1: Edward Saavedra BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Antelo BOL

Referee: Paulo Zanovelli BRA (1990)
Assistant Referee 1: Nailton Oliveira BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Luanderson Lima BRA

Referee: Fernando Vejar CHI (1989)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Serrano CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Poblete CHI

Referee: Derlis Lopez PAR (1988)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Canete PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Britos PAR

Referee: Roberto Perez PER (1991)
Assistant Referee 1: Leonar Soto PER
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Castillo PER

Referee: Yender Herrera VEN (1991)
Assistant Referee 1: Antoni Garcia VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Erizon Nieto VEN

OFC
Referee: Ben Aukwai SOL (1988)
Assistant Referee 1: Malaetala Salanoa SOL
Assistant Referee 2: Garet Sheehan NZL

UEFA
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL (1992)
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL

Referee: Vasileios Fotias GRE (1989)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meintanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michail Papadakis GRE

Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA (1990)
Assistant Referee 1: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giovanni Baccini ITA

Referee: Sander Van Der Eijik NED (1991)
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan De Groot NED

Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR (1992)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Haukasen NOR

Referee: Marian Barbu ROU (1988)
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacsu ROU

Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR (1989)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksii Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

29 October 2025

Racing – Flamengo
Referee: Piero Maza CHI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Retamal CHI
Fourth Official: Felipe Gonzalez CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR 1: Francisco Gilabert CHI
AVAR 2: Edson Cisternas CHI
Referee Assessor: Abraham Gonzalez COL
VAR Supervisor: Carlos Pastorino URU

30 October 2025
Palmeiras – LDU Quito
Referee: Wilmar Roldan COL
Assistant Referee 1: John Gallego COL
Assistant Referee 2: David Fuentes COL
Fourth Official: John Ospina COL
VAR: David Rodriguez COL
AVAR 1: Leonard Mosquera COL
AVAR 2: Alexander Guzman COL
Referee Assessor: Angel Sanchez ARG
VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic CHI

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

28 October 2025

Atletico Mineiro – Independiente Del Valle
Referee: Esteban Ostojich URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Soppi URU
Fourth Official: Jose Burgos URU
VAR: Christian Ferreyra URU
AVAR 1: Andres Cunha URU
AVAR 2: Richard Trinidad URU
Referee Assessor: Candelario Andarcia VEN
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo PER

30 October 2025
Lanus – Universidad de Chile
Referee: Alexis Herrera VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte VEN
Fourth Official: Alejandro Velazquez VEN
VAR: Angel Arteaga VEN
AVAR 1: Reyes Soto VEN
AVAR 2: Juan Soto VEN
Referee Assessor: Hilton Moutinho BRA
VAR Supervisor: Oswaldo Segura ECU

CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 – Candidate Referees

Morocco, 21 December 2025 - 18 January 2026

Referees

1. Youcef Gamouh ALG

2. Mustapha Ghorbal ALG (photo)
3. Louis Houngnandande BEN
4. Pacifique Ndabihawenimana BDI
5. Abdou Mefire CMR
6. Mahamat Allaou CHA
7. Jean Ndala COD
8. Jessie Messie CGO
9. Ibrahim Kalilou CIV
10. Clement Kpan CIV
11. Mahmoud El-Bana EGY
12. Mohamed Maarouf EGY
13. Amin Omar EGY
14. Pierre Atcho GAB
15. Patrice Tanguy GAB
16. Daniel Laryea GHA
17. Peter Waweru KEN
18. Mutaz Ibrahim LBY
19. Boubou Traore MLI
20. Dahane Beida MTN
21. Abdel-Aziz Bouh MTN
22. Ahmad Heeralall MRI
23. Patrice Milazare MRI
24. Jalal Jayed MAR
25. Mustapha Kech MAR
26. Samuel Uwikunda RWA
27. Adalbert Diouf SEN
28. Issa Sy SEN
29. Omar Artan SOM
30. Jelly Chavani RSA
31. Abongile Tom RSA
32. Mahmoud Ismail SDN
33. Mehrez Melki TUN

Assistant Referees
1. Adel Abane ALG
2. Mokrane Gourari ALG
3. Abbes Zerhuouni ALG
4. Jerson Dos Santos ANG
5. Ivanildo Lopes ANG
6. Eric Ayimavo BEN
7. Habib Sanou BFA
8. Elvis Noupue CMR
9. Soulaimane Amaldine COM
10. Steven Moutsassi CGO
11. Yanes Malondi CGO
12. Guylain Nguila COD
13. Gradel Mbilizi COD
14. Hermann Ngoh CIV
15. Ettien Medard CIV
16. Liban Abdourazak DJI
17. Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
18. Ahmed Hossam EGY
19. Amos Abeigne GAB

20. Boris Ditsoga GAB
21. Gilbert Cheruiyot KEN
22. Stephen Yiembe KEN
23. Souru Phatsoane LES
24. Dimbiaina Andriatianarivelo MAD
25. Modibo Samake MLI
26. Mostafa Akarkad MAR
27. Lahcen Azgaou MAR
28. Zakaria Brinsi MAR
29. Arsenio Marengula MOZ
30. Abelmiro Dos Reis STP
31. Djibril Camara SEN
32. Nouha Bangoura SEN
33. Zakhele Siwela RSA
34. Mohammed Ibrahim SDN
35. Koffi Ahonto TOG
36. Khalil Hassani TUN

Video Match Officials
1. Lahlou Benbraham ALG
2. Mahmoud Ashour EGY
3. Hossam Hagag EGY
4. Mimisa Dickens KEN
5. Ahmed Abdulrazg LBY
6. Babacar Sarr MTN
7. Hamza El-Fariq MAR
8. Sadou Brahamou NIG
9. Abdalziz Yasir SDN
10. Haythem Guirat TUN
11. Chimene Brighton ZIM

Technical Instructors
1. An-Yan Lim Kee Chong MRI
2. Felix Tangawarima ZIM
3. Janny Sikazwe ZAM
4. Tamer Dorry EGY
5. Evehe Divine CMR
6. Bento Navesse MOZ
7. Boubaker Hannachi TUN
8. Mustapha Amghar MAR

CAF Referees Committee
1. Olivier Safari COD
2. Ali Tomusange UGA
3. Inacio Candido ANG
4. Fatou Gaye SEN
5. Sinko Zeli CIV
6. Hadqa Yahya MAR 

7. Rene Louzaya CGO

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 31-36)

25 October 2025

Colombia – Korea
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Camille Soriano FRA
Fourth Official: Alyssa Pennington USA
Reserve AR: Meghan Mullen USA

Cote d’Ivoire – Spain
Referee: Veronica Guazhambo ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Viviana Segura ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Joselyn Romero ECU
Fourth Official: Milagros Arruela PER
Reserve AR: Mariana Aquino PER

Samoa – Nigeria
Referee: Torika Delai FIJ
Assistant Referee 1: Natalia Lumukana SOL
Assistant Referee 2: Allys Clipsham NZL
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Irina Pozdejeva LTU

Canada – France
Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Emma Kocbek AUS
Fourth Official: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
Reserve AR: Ramina Tsoi KGZ

New Zealand – Zambia
Referee: Paula Fernandez COL
Assistant Referee 1: Nataly Arteaga COL
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Nicholas TRI
Fourth Official: Charly Deretti BRA
Reserve AR: Fernanda Antunes BRA

Paraguay – Japan
Referee: Janeishka Caban PUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mayra Mora MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Katherine Prescod PAN
Fourth Official: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Jessica Morales MEX

CONMEBOL Women’s Libertadores Futsal 2025

Paraguay, 1-8 November 2025

Referees

1. Aldana Arrieta (ARG)

2. Luciana Petrella (ARG)
3. Lorena Sanchez (ARG)
4. Edit Labrandero (BOL)
5. Marta Quispe (BOL)
6. Juliana Angelo (BRA)
7. Aline Santos (BRA)
8. Paula Silva (BRA)
9. Lady Munoz (CHI)
10. Nataly Casas (COL)
11. Jackeline Santacruz (COL)
12. Nelly Cabrera (ECU)
13. Jennifer Moran (ECU)
14. Gema Villavicencio (ECU)
15. Adriana Barrios (PAR)
16. Fany Martinez (PAR)
17. Astrid Mendoza (PAR)
18. Joisse Calero (PER)
19. Johanna Vega (PER)
20. Paula Lopez (URU)
21. Rosa Carvalho (VEN)
22. Dayandry Duarte (VEN)

Referee Assessors
1. Renata Leite (BRA)
2. Nestor Valiente (PAR)
3. Cesar Figueredo (URU)

Former FIFA AR Manuela Nicolosi was told to tone down her “attention-attracting” looks

Manuela Nicolosi, 45, has officiated more than 200 professional matches across men's and women's football during her career, and has even been named in Fortune Italia's 50 Most Powerful Women. Nicolosi has two degrees, has worked in Europe, America, and Asia, and speaks four languages. Boasting an impressive CV, having officiated at both the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, she became the first Italian to be part of the refereeing team for a Women's World Cup final in 2019. However, her rise to the top has been anything but smooth sailing. According to Nicolosi, her appearance has proved a major obstacle in the 'male-dominated world' of football. Former FIFA assistant referee who officiated the 2019 UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea and Liverpool reveals she's been told to tone down her 'attention-attracting' looks after 'attracting too much attention'.

- What sacrifices did you make to pursue your dream of being a referee?

- I gave up a lot of money and a managerial job at a Big Four. I was a manager at a consulting giant, responsible for EU finance, and meanwhile I was a referee out of passion. I was in Serie C, earning €150 per match, plus an expense allowance. Then I had to choose.

- What happened?

- Before my second World Cup, my Italian boss called me and said: your refereeing is causing jealousy, so you have to leave tomorrow. It was as if he'd taken my heart out without anesthesia.

- What did you do?

- I quit my job and followed my dream.

- How did your passion for football begin?

- At 4 years old, my dad took me to the Olimpico to watch Lazio. It was a unique experience. Discovering that footballers could make the fans rejoice, cry, scream, and suffer like that made me fall in love: I wanted to make people dream like that, too.

- But?

- At home, I dribbled and played with the ball as often as I could, but my dad was clear from the beginning: you can't play football; you must play a girl's sport.

- Your dad had the opportunity to change his mind over the years?

- Unfortunately, he died in a car accident when I was 16. He saw me referee two games; however, and he accepted my decision. In 2019, when I was assistant referee in the UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea and Liverpool, I whispered to the heavens: Dad, I've reached the top!

- Football is a male-dominated world, isn’t it?

- Absolutely, yes. In fact, I left Italy at 20 because I realized they didn't want female referees. They let you reach a certain level, the regional one, and then they put a spike in your wheels in every way. The observers' yardstick is different than before. I spent six months on Erasmus, then, when I came back to Italy, it was worse than before. So, I left for France, where I reached the highest levels in the world.

- Have you ever felt afraid on the pitch or in the locker room?

- I was a referee in the Lazio Eccellenza league, and at the end of a match I barricaded myself in the locker room. The coaches and managers of a team were yelling at me, 'We'll kill you, get out!' I called the police, who escorted me out. I remember it as if it were yesterday.

- Referees are always victims of violence.

- It all starts with the parents of young players. The kids want to have fun, but often the dads from the stands encourage them to hurt the opponent. 'Break his leg, kill him,' I've heard. Once I had to stop a match because the families were fighting. But the worst part is the mothers who, just to be part of the pack, become violent.

- Has your physical appearance been an advantage in refereeing?

- No, on the contrary. All my superiors told me: you must be less visible, you attract too much attention. In France, one year I wasn't promoted from Serie C to Serie B because I was too 'visible.' I was on the verge of giving up. Technical errors or failed fitness tests are one thing, but for them to stop me by saying ‘You’re flashy,' no.

- Did any players make advances?

- It happened, but I never gave in. I'm not the type who dreamed of getting engaged to a footballer. On the pitch, if I was facing Mbappé or Salah, it was the same for me.

- Which referee have you admired the most?

- Pierluigi Collina, the best.

- Would it be fair to equalize salaries for men and women?

- It's a marketing issue: in Spain they've invested a lot in women's football and they're getting significant returns. There were 92,000 people watching Barcelona-Real Madrid. At a World Cup, the commitment between men and women is equal, so why does a man earn 40,000 euros and a woman a third?

- Were you nervous before Liverpool vs. Chelsea?

- Before the Super Cup, we arrived at the stadium by bus, passing through a sea of ​​people waiting for the teams. My heart was pounding.

- What do you remember about that match?

- I called four offsides in a row against Olivier Giroud. He came up to me and said, 'Are you done?'

- What's the biggest mistake you have made on the pitch?

- I was in Serie B in France, and that match was a promotion to Serie A. My boss was there watching, but instead of focusing on the match, I focused on him. In injury time, I allowed a decisive goal, but, in reality, there was a foul. As a consequence, I waited two years for promotion.

- Have you ever been harassed?

- Yes, but I'd rather not talk about it. I've never given up, which is why it took me so long to advance. 

Source: Quotidiano Sportivo

UEFA Women’s Nations League 2025/26 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

24 October 2025

Germany – France
Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Soklevska-Ilievski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Staša Špur SVN
Fourth Official: Aleksandra Česen SVN
VAR: Katalin Kulcsar HUN
AVAR: Ferenc Karako HUN
Referee Observer: Pernilla Larsson SWE

Spain – Sweden
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihaela Țepușă ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Bianca Florea ROU
Fourth Official: Ana Terteleac ROU
VAR: Sebastian Colțescu ROU
AVAR: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP

UEFA Women’s Nations League 2025/26 – Promotion and Relegation Matches (First Leg)

24 October 2025

Kosovo – Türkiye
Referee: Michaela Pachtová CZE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Tereza Holakovská CZE
Fourth Official: Jana Adámková CZE
Referee Observer: Ingrid Jonsson SWE

Czechia – Austria
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Edjena Kapxhiu ALB
Fourth Official: Rita Vehapi KOS
Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL

Finland – Denmark
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susanne Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Amina Gutschi AUT
Fourth Official: Olivia Tschon AUT
Referee Observer: Wendy Toms ENG

Cyprus – Albania
Referee: Miriama Bočková SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslava Obertová SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ivana Alezárová SVK
Fourth Official: Michalina Diakow POL
Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP

Northern Ireland – Iceland
Referee: Eléni Antoníou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Vasilía Tsiklitári GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Zoí Papadopoúlou GRE
Fourth Official: Andromáchi Tsioflíki GRE
Referee Observer: Marta Atzori ITA

Ireland – Belgium
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Göttlinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Uersfeld GER
Fourth Official: Riem Hussein GER
Referee Observer: Aušra Kance LTU

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 25-30)

24 October 2025

Ecuador – China
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva BUL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvonen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Reserve AR: Camille Soriano FRA

Norway – USA
Referee: Milagros Arruela PER
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana Aquino PER
Assistant Referee 2: Vera Yupanqui PER
Fourth Official: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Aranza Quero MEX

Costa Rica – Morocco
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernandez Gonzalez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Heba Saadieh PLE

Brazil – Italy
Referee: Alyssa Pennington USA
Assistant Referee 1: Kali Smith USA
Assistant Referee 2: Meghan Mullen USA
Fourth Official: Janeishka Caban PUR
Reserve AR: Joselyn Romero ECU

Mexico – Cameroon
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ivona Pejic CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR
Fourth Official: Paula Fernandez COL
Reserve AR: Nataly Arteaga COL

Netherlands – Korea DPR
Referee: Charly Deretti BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Anne Gomes BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fernanda Antunes BRA
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Melissa Nicholas TRI

UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

23 October 2025

Shakhtar Donetsk – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Gustavo Correia POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: André Dias POR
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Costa POR
Fourth Official: Cláudio Pereira POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Bruno Esteves POR
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

Rapid Wien – AC Fiorentina
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh ISR
VAR: Daniel Natan ISR
AVAR: Eli Hakmon ISR
Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD

RC Strasbourg – Jagiellonia Bialystok
Referee: Dario Bel CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Janić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kristijan Novosel CRO
Fourth Official: Duje Strukan CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: William Collum SCO

HNK Rijeka – Sparta Praha
Referee: Robert Jones ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Anthony Harrington ENG
VAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
AVAR: Timothy Wood ENG
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST

AEK Athens – Aberdeen FC
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Ella De Vries BEL
Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakir TUR

FC Drita – Omonia Nicosia
Referee: Robert Harvey IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Clarke IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Wayne McDonnell IRL
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin IRL
VAR: Kevin Clancy SCO
AVAR: Ryan Lee SCO
Referee Observer: Yevhen Aranovskyy UKR

Breidablik – KUPS Kuopio
Referee: Sandi Putros DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Aydin Uslu DEN
VAR: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
AVAR: Michael Tykgaard DEN
Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN

KF Shkendija – Shelbourne FC
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Steinacher AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Höfler AUT
Fourth Official: Julian Weinberger AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP

BK Hacken – Rayo Vallecano
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amir Kadić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Nebojša Žugić BIH
Fourth Official: Nihad Ljajić BIH
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Mateo Musa BIH
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

AZ Alkmaar – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
VAR: Sascha Stegemann GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaidis CYP

Crystal Palace – AEK Larnaca
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Arys POL
Fourth Official: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Paweł Malec POL
Referee Observer: Ruud Bossen NED

Shamrock Rovers – NK Celje
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nádvorník CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Paták CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
VAR: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
AVAR: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP

FSV Mainz – Zrinjski Mostar
Referee: James Robinson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Nethery NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Jeffrey NIR
Fourth Official: Ben McMaster NIR
VAR: Erwin Blank NED
AVAR: Edwin van de Graaf NED
Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević MNE

Lincoln Red Imps – Lech Poznan
Referee: Chrysovalándis Theoulí CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Mários Kalogírou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Pávlos Georgíou CYP
Fourth Official: Konstandínos Fellás CYP
VAR: Dimítris Solomoú CYP
AVAR: Rovértos Kósta CYP
Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši SVK

Sigma Olomouc – Rakow Czestochowa
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Djorović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Svetozar Živin SRB
Fourth Official: Pavle Tomić SRB
VAR: Aleksandar Živković SRB
AVAR: Lazar Lukić SRB
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

Samsunspor – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Ivar Kristjánsson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurdarson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Gylfi Sigurdsson ISL
Fourth Official: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson ISL
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Alexander Harkam AUT
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

Universitatea Craiova – Noa FA
Referee: Gal Leibovitz ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Dor Medina ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Yossi Babayoff ISR
Fourth Official: Dekel Zino ISR
VAR: Eitan Shmuelevitz ISR
AVAR: Shalom Avraham ISR
Referee Observer: Simon Evans WAL

Hamrun Spartans – Lausanne Sport
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Atom Sevgulyan ARM
Fourth Official: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan ARM
VAR: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM
AVAR: Yura Mahtesyan ARM
Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR

UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

23 October 2025

Feyenoord – Panathinakos
Referee: Harm Osmers GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

Red Bull Salzburg – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Bakur Ninua GEO
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH

Fenerbahce – VfB Stuttgart
Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Dennis Rasmussen DEN
Fourth Official: Mikkel Redder DEN
VAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
AVAR: Jens Maae DEN
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

SC Braga – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Mohammad Aslam NOR
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

Olympique Lyonnais – FC Basel
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Mindaugas Jackus LTU
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO

FCSB – Bologna FC
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark SCO

Go Ahead Eagles – Aston Villa
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednár SVK
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA

KRC Genk – Real Betis
Referee: Elçin Masiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elşad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Tural Qurbanov AZE
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Nicat Ismayilli AZE
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED

SK Brann – Rangers FC
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meindanás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michaíl Papadákis GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
VAR: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
AVAR: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
Referee Observer: João Ferreira POR

AS Roma – Viktoria Plzen
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Kadir Saglam TUR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

LOSC Lille – PAOK Salonic
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Srdjan Jovanović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković MNE
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP

Celtic FC – Sturm Graz
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Fourth Official: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA

Maccabi Tel Aviv – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Volen Chinkov BUL
VAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
AVAR: Nikola Popov BUL
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

BSC Young Boys – PFK Ludogorets
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

SC Freiburg – FC Utrecht
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Haukasen NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Matej Jug SVN
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR

Nottingham Forrest – FC Porto
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

Celta de Vigo – OGC Nice
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

Malmo FF – GNK Dinamo
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR

AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

20-22 October 2025

Al Wahda – Al Duhail
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi TJK (photo)

Sharjah – Tractor
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok KOR

Al Shorta – Al Ittihad
Referee: Omar Al Ali UAE

Al Ahli – Al Gharafa
Referee: Ma Ning CHN

Shabab Al Ahli – Nasaf
Referee: Shen Yinhao CHN

Al Hilal – Al Sadd
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB

Melbourne City – Buriram United
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita JPN

Ulsan HD – Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani KSA

Chengdu Rongcheng – Johor Darul Tazim
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT

Shanghai Port – Machida Zelvia
Referee: Ahmed Darwish UAE

Gangwon FC – Vissel Kobe
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard IRN

Shanghai Shenhua – FC Seoul
Referee: Abdullah Jamali KUW

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 19-24)

22 October 2025

Spain – Korea
Referee: Lara Lee AUS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Emma Kocbek AUS
Fourth Official: Alyssa Pennington USA
Reserve AR: Kali Smith USA

Samoa – Canada
Referee: Josphine Wanjiru KEN
Assistant Referee 1: Alice Umutesi RWA
Assistant Referee 2: Yara Atef EGY
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Santa Medina DOM

Japan – Zambia
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI
Fourth Official: Alina Peşu ROU
Reserve AR: Svitlana Grushko UKR

Paraguay – New Zealand
Referee: Yacine Samassa MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Fides Bangurambona BDI
Assistant Referee 2: Tabara Mbodji SEN
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Eliana Fernández González ESP

Cote d’Ivoire – Colombia
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
Assistant Referee 1: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA
Assistant Referee 2: Ramina Tsoi KGZ
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Reserve AR: Nikolett Bizderi HUN

Nigeria – France
Referee: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Aranza Quero MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jessica Morales MEX
Fourth Official: Milagros Arruela PER
Reserve AR: Mariana Aquino PER

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday

21 October 2025

FC Barcelona – Olympiacos SFP
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti ITA

Qairat FK – Pafos FC
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

Arsenal FC – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Bayer Leverkusen – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Villarreal CF – Manchester City FC
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyuk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP

PSV Eindhoven – SSC Napoli
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

FC Copenhagen – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Union St. Gilloise – Inter Milano
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassáras GRE

Newcastle United – SL Benfica
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Pawel Raczkowski POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

22 October 2025
Galatasaray – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

Athletic Club – FK Qarabag
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

Chelsea FC – AFC Ajax
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA

Atalanta BC – Slavia Praha
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker De Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno ESP
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

Eintracht Frankfurt – Liverpool FC
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

Sporting CP – Olympique de Marseille
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
VAR: Matej Jug SVN
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

AS Monaco – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

Real Madrid – Juventus FC
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

Bayern Munchen – Club Brugge
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis LTU
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GRE

CONMEBOL Women’s Libertadores Final 2025: Fortunato (ARG)

18 October 2025

Final
Deportivo Cali – Corinthians
Referee: Laura Fortunato ARG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gisela Trucco ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Carla Lopez ARG
Fourth Official: Dione Rissios CHI
VAR: Salome Di Iorio ARG
AVAR: Leslie Vasquez CHI
Referee Assessor: Silvia Reyes PER

Match for Third Place
Ferroviaria – Colo Colo
Referee: Dana Victorino COL
Assistant Referee 1: Jenny Torres COL
Assistant Referee 2: Carolina Vicuna COL
Fourth Official: Maria Daza COL
VAR: Elizabeth Tintaya PER
AVAR: Diana Ruiz PER
Referee Assessor: Miguel Nievas URU

UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Domestic Champions Path, Round 2 (First Leg)

21 October 2025

AZ Alkmaar – Lincoln Red Imps
Referee: Joni Hyytiä FIN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Veli-Matti Leppänen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Juuso Mantere FIN
Fourth Official: Martijn Vos NED
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef NED

KS Skenderbeu – Aston Villa
Referee: Antoine Chiaramonti AND
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Gonçalves AND
Assistant Referee 2: Joan Serra AND
Fourth Official: Gerard Çokaj ALB
Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB

22 October 2025
Legia Warszawa – AC Fiorentina
Referee: Mehmet Türkmen TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Anıl Usta TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Göktug Erel TUR
Fourth Official: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Lokomotiva Zabreg – FCSB
Referee: Igor Boșca MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Luchița MDA
Fourth Official: Filip Dragašević CRO
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

Dynamo Kyiv – IF Brommapojkarna
Referee: Wojciech Myć POL
Assistant Referee 1: Dawid Golis POL
Assistant Referee 2: Maciej Majewski POL
Fourth Official: Jacek Malyszek POL
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

AEK Larnaca – Dinamo Tbilisi
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud’hui BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Geerolf BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Van Dyck BEL
Fourth Official: Nikólas Liotatís CYP
Referee Observer: Charálambos Kalogerópoulos GRE

FC Midtjylland – Buducnost Podgorica
Referee: Aaron Jones WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Roberts WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Christopher WAL
Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN

Banik Ostrava – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Risto Ǵorǵiev MKD
Fourth Official: Filip Kotala CZE
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

Austria Wien – Maccabi Haifa
Referee: Jovan Kačevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Vasilevski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Cvetanoski MKD
Fourth Official: Alain Sadikovski AUT
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

KA Akureyri – PAOK Salonic
Referee: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Yng SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Almira Spahic SWE
Fourth Official: Sveinn Arnarsson ISL
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

MSK Žilina – Shelbourne FC
Referee: Klym Zabroda UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Valentyn Kutsev UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Vitaliy Skoblya UKR
Fourth Official: Michal Očenáš SVK
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK

FC Nantes – Sabah FK
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Spencer MLT
Fourth Official: Rémi Landry FRA
Referee Observer: Emil Laursen DEN

NK Bravo – FC Porto
Referee: Rareș Vidican ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ioan Corb ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Ilinca ROU
Fourth Official: Žan Jazbec SVN
Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN

SK Brann – Puskas Akademia
Referee: Ross Hardie SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Ross Nelson SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Gentles SCO
Fourth Official: Sivert Amland NOR
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA

Union Letzebuerg – FC Koln
Referee: Amine Kourgheli BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Juryj Chomčanka BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikaŭ BLR
Fourth Official: Ivo Fernandes LUX
Referee Observer: Alexandre Boucaut BEL

FC Basel – Real Betis
Referee: Marius Grotta NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Tom Gronevik NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Henrik Sunde NOR
Fourth Official: Hüseyin Sanli SUI
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

Vikingur – KRC Genk
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Kushtrim Lika MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Zoran Jankulovski MKD
Fourth Official: Áki Hansen FRO
Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN

Hibernian FC – FC Korriku
Referee: Joakim Östling SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Carl Jonas Dahl SWE
Fourth Official: Lloyd Wilson SCO
Referee Observer: Andrew Davey NIR

23 October 2025
HJK Helsinki – Trabzonspor
Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Chigogidze GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Elene Eloshvili GEO
Fourth Official: Joona Kontinen FIN

1 November 2025
Dynamo Minsk – PFK Ludogorets
Referee: Mikkel Redder DEN
Assistant Referee 1: René Risum DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Esad Deronjic DEN
Fourth Official: Todor Kirov BUL

UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

21 October 2025

FC Barcelona – Olympiacos SFP
Referee: Jacob Karlsen DEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Markus DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cortzen DEN
Fourth Official: David López Jiménez ESP
Referee Observer: Luís Teixeira AND

Qairat FK – Pafos FC
Referee: Artem Gasparyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Artur Gdlyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Vanik Simonyan ARM
Fourth Official: Danil Gorda KAZ
Referee Observer: Konraz Plautz AUT

Villarreal CF – Manchester City FC
Referee: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Dale NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Borja Guijarro Colomer ESP
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

Arsenal FC – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Loureiro SUI
Fourth Official: Martin Ross ENG
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Bayer Leverkusen – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Slobodan Pavlović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Blagojević SRB
Fourth Official: Robert Kampka GER
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

PSV Eindhoven – SSC Napoli
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Petar Mitrev BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Krasimir Atanasov BUL
Fourth Official: Wouter Wiersma NED
Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX

Union St. Gilloise – Inter Milano
Referee: Ben McMaster NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Bell NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Shane Geary NIR
Fourth Official: Michael Allaerts BEL
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

Newcastle United – SL Benfica
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Michael Kennard-Kettle ENG
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

FC Copenhagen – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Oguzhan Çakir TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Orhun Duran TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Samet Çiçek TUR
Fourth Official: Svend Kristensen DEN
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

22 October 2025
Galatasaray – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED
Fourth Official: Seyfettin Yilmaz TUR
Referee Observer: Muhittin Boşat TUR

Athletic Club – Qarabag FK
Referee: Gal Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Haz Hen ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Vladimir Frenkel ISR
Fourth Official: Jon Andrade del Olmo ESP
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

Chelsea FC – AFC Ajax
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: James Durkin ENG
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

Atalanta BC – Slavia Praha
Referee: João Gonçalves POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Martins POR
Fourth Official: Valerio Crezzini ITA
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP

Eintracht Frankfurt – Liverpool FC
Referee: Oscar Johnson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Runo Robertsson SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Svensson SWE
Fourth Official: Lars Erbst SWE
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

AS Monaco – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Marius Badea ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Adrian Vornicu ROU
Fourth Official: Ahmed Taleb FRA
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

Sporting CP – Olympique de Marseille
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Flávio Duarte POR
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Real Madrid – Juventus FC
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Fernando Bueno Prieto ESP
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR

Bayern Munchen – Club Brugge
Referee: Jakob Semler AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Mattias Hartl AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Amar Rekik AUT
Fourth Official: Michael Bacher GER
Referee Observer: Stávros Tritsónis GRE

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 13-18)

21 October 2025

Korea DPR – Cameroon
Referee: Vimarest Díaz DOM (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Santa Medina DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Nikolett Bizderi HUN
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Reserve AR: Emily Carney ENG

USA – China
Referee: Charly Deretti BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Anne Gomes BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fernanda Antunes BRA
Fourth Official: Milagros Arruela PER
Reserve AR: Vera Yupanqui PER

Costa Rica – Brazil
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ivona Pejić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR
Fourth Official: Alyssa Pennington USA
Reserve AR: Meghan Mullen USA

Morocco – Italy
Referee: Janeishka Caban PUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mayra Mora MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Katherine Prescod PAN
Fourth Official: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Jessica Morales MEX

Netherlands – Mexico
Referee: Paula Fernandez COL
Assistant Referee 1: Mayra Sanchez COL
Assistant Referee 2: Nataly Arteaga COL
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Emma Kocbek AUS

Norway – Ecuador
Referee: Torika Delai FIJ
Assistant Referee 1: Natalia Lumukana SOL
Assistant Referee 2: Allys Clipsham NZL
Fourth Official: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
Reserve AR: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA