UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 – Qualifying Play-offs (Round 1, First Leg)

25 October 2024

Montenegro – Finland
Referee: Riem Hussein GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Sina Diekmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Jasmin Matysiak GER
Fourth Official: Miriam Schwermer GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Franziska Wildfeuer GER
Referee Observer: Marta Atzori ITA

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serbia
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Maria Marotta ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Referee Observer: Teodora Albon ROU

Azerbaijan – Portugal
Referee: Fabienne Michel GER
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Joos GER
Assistant Referee 2: Amina Gutschi AUT
Fourth Official: Karoline Wacker GER
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO

Albania – Norway
Referee: Ana Terteleac ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Roxana Ivanov ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandra Apostu ROU
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
AVAR: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Referee Observer: Aušra Kance LTU

Turkey – Ukraine
Referee: Henrikke Nervik NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Monica Lokkeberg NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Line Nymoen NOR
Fourth Official: Sara Zangeneh NOR
VAR: Mohammad Aslam NOR
AVAR: Emilie Torkelsen NOR
Referee Observer: Regien Belksma-Koning NED

Slovakia – Wales
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mélissa Rossignol FRA
Fourth Official: Maika Vanderstichel FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Élisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Dilan Gökçek Işcan TUR

Romania – Poland
Referee: Cheryl Foster WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Sophie Dennington ENG
Fourth Official: Kirsty Dowle ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
Referee Observer: Claudine Brohet BEL

Greece – Belgium
Referee: Ainara Acevedo Dudley ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Rita Cabañero Mompó ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Matilde Esteves-García Biajakue ESP
Fourth Official: Eugenia Gil Soriano ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA

Georgia – Ireland
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Nargis Magau KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Fourth Official: Eglantina Pjetrushaj ALB
VAR: Kreshnik Barjamaj ALB
AVAR: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
Referee Observer: Graziella Pirriatore ITA

Slovenia – Austria
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Kristina Georgieva BUL
VAR: Vasimir El-Hatib BUL
AVAR: Nikola Popov BUL
Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL

Hungary – Scotland
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Tiziana Trasciatti ITA
Fourth Official: Deborah Bianchi ITA
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Jana Adámková CZE
Referee Observer: Katarzyna Wierzbowska POL

Croatia – Northern Ireland
Referee: Sandra Bastos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Sandrine Santos POR
Assistant Referee 2: Cátia Tavares POR
Fourth Official: Teresa Oliveira POR
VAR: Catarina Campos POR
AVAR: Hugo Miguel POR
Referee Observer: Olga Tanschi MDA

Luxembourg – Sweden
Referee: Alexandra Collin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Élodie Coppola FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Clothilde Brassart FRA
Fourth Official: Michaela Pachtová CZE
VAR: Romain Lissorgue FRA
AVAR: Victoria Beyer FRA
Referee Observer: Knarik Grigoryan ARM

Belarus – Czech Republic
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI
Fourth Official: Déborah Anex SUI
VAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
AVAR: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Referee Observer: Pernilla Larsson SWE

Beyond the Field at Asian Cup 2023

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), today, unveiled the first episode of ‘Beyond the Field’, a documentary series offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the roles and responsibilities of match officials at the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023.

Spanning five episodes, each focusing on a distinct aspect of refereeing at the continental showpiece, the documentary takes passionate fans of Asian football on a journey that provides a window into the mental and physical demands faced by match officials as they uphold the highest standards of officiating at the grandest edition of Asia’s crown jewel. With the 2023 edition featuring the largest-ever cast of officials, the first episode, ‘The Journey Begins’, takes the audience through the extensive preparations of the 74 appointed referees, including their participation in key events like the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Referees Seminar and the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Preparatory Course, held in the lead-up to the competition. In the subsequent episodes, the documentary invites the audience to relive some of the biggest highlights from the 18th AFC Asian Cup™, such as the full debut of the Video Assistant Referee technology and the historic appointment of women officials at Asia’s premiere men’s national team competition. While the first four episodes chronicle the many milestones achieved by the Continent’s officials at the AFC Asian Cup, the final episode, ‘AFC Asian Cup and the Road to the FIFA World Cup 2026’, examines the road that lies ahead of the upcoming edition of the global showpiece. To watch the first episode of ‘Beyond the Field’, please click here.

Source: AFC

UEFA Europa Conference League 2024/25 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

24 October 2024

Larne FC – Shamrock Rovers
Referee: Vassilis Fotias GRE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meintanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Vasileios Nikolakakis GRE
Fourth Official: Alexandros Tsakalidis GRE
VAR: Athanasios Tzilos GRE
AVAR: Spyridon Zampalas GRE
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

Vikingur – Cercle Brugge
Referee: Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Raimonds Tatriks LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Arturs Šakurovs LVA
Fourth Official: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
VAR: Andris Treimanis LVA
AVAR: Andrejs Gluhovs LVA
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

NK Celje – Istanbul Başakşehir
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR
Fourth Official: Denys Shurman UKR
VAR: Mykola Balakin UKR
AVAR: Viktor Kopiievskyi UKR
Referee Observer: Pawel Gil POL

Jagiellonia Bialystok – Petrocub Hîncești
Referee: Daniyar Sakhi KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Vassyutin KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Samat Tergeussizov KAZ
Fourth Official: Bulat Sariyev KAZ
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: István Vad HUN
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Panathinaikos – Chelsea
Referee: Antonio Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nelson Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Gustavo Correia POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Helder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: László Vagner HUN

St. Gallen FC – ACF Fiorentina
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis ISR
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh ISR
VAR: Ziv Adler ISR
AVAR: Eitan Shmuelevitz ISR
Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL

Heart of Midlothian – Omonia 
Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Bálint Kišš SVK
VAR: Martin Dohal SVK
AVAR: Erik Gemzicky SVK
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

SK Rapid – FC Noah
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Jaan Roos EST
Fourth Official: Kevin Kaivoja EST
VAR: Marko Liiva EST
AVAR: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

Apoel – Borac Banja Luka
Referee: Robert Jones ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Darren England ENG
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER

Djurgardens IF – Vitória SC
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Edmond Zeqiri KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Granit Hyseni KOS
Fourth Official: Ilir Mehmeti KOS
VAR: Sascha Stegemann GER
AVAR: Dardan Çaka KOS
Referee Observer: Kjell Alseth NOR

KAA Gent – Molde FK
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: David Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Irakli Kvirikashvili GEO
VAR: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
AVAR: Bakur Ninua GEO
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

Real Betis Balompié – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne FRA
Fourth Official: Marc Bollengier FRA
VAR: Benoît Millot FRA
AVAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Referee Observer: Christos Nicolaides CYP

HJK Helsinki – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Atom Sevgulyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Khachatur Hovhannisyan ARM
Fourth Official: Yura Mahtesyan ARM
VAR: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM
AVAR: Artem Gasparyan ARM
Referee Observer: Michalis Koukoulakis GRE

Olimpija Ljubljana – LASK Linz
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Zufferli ITA
VAR: Paolo Mazzoleni ITA
AVAR: Francesco Meraviglia ITA
Referee Observer: Nenad Djokić SRB

The New Saints – FK Astana
Referee: Juri Frischer EST
Assistant Referee 1: Veiko Motsnik EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sander Saga EST
Fourth Official: Kristo Külljastinen EST
VAR: Daniel Schlager GER
AVAR: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Luc Wouters BEL

Mladá Boleslav – FC Lugano
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Marios Kalogirou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Pavlos Georgiou CYP
Fourth Official: Menelaos Antoniou CYP
VAR: Dimitris Solomou CYP
AVAR: Rovertos Kosta CYP
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

TSC Bačka Topola – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Alexander Harkam AUT
VAR: Christian Ciochirca AUT
AVAR: Walter Altmann AUT
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

Pafos FC – FC Heidenheim
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Geerolf BEL
Fourth Official: Simon Bourdeaud'hui BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA

UEFA Europa League 2024/2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

23 October 2024

SC Braga – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Novak Simović SRB
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Galatasaray – Elfsborg
Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali SVN
Fourth Official: Mihael Antič SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Asmir Sagrkovič SVN
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL

24 October 2024
AS Roma – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk NED
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

Eintracht Frankfurt – FK RFS
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen NED
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski MKD

PAOK – Viktoria Plzen
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
VAR: Lionel Tschudi SUI
AVAR: Johannes von Mandach SUI
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

Maccabi Tel Aviv – Real Sociedad
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Tom Hagen NOR
AVAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA

Ferencvarosi TC – OGC Nice
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychronis Kostaras GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros Dimitriadis GRE
Fourth Official: Ioannis Papadopoulos GRE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Stefanos Koymparakis GRE
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Qarabag FK – AFC Ajax
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Stewart SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence SCO
Fourth Official: Christopher Graham SCO
VAR: Kevin Clancy SCO
AVAR: John Beaton SCO
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

FC Midtjylland – Union St. Gilloise
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Jakob Semler AUT
VAR: Manuel Schuttengruber AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Konstantínos Kapitanís CYP

FC Porto – TSG Hoffenheim
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Rangers – FCSB
Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Rosario Abisso ITA
VAR: Luca Piretto ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

Tottenham Hotspur – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Fourth Official: Mindaugas Jackus LTU
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

Olympique Lyonnais – Besiktas
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

Fenerbahce – Manchester United
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

Malmo FF – Olympiakos SFP
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Marco Serra ITA
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

Athletic Club – Slavia Praha
Referee: Morten Krogh DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Mads Kristoffersen DEN
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassáras GRE

RSC Anderlecht – PFK Ludogorets
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Polacek SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednar SVK
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
VAR: Jochem Kamphuis NED
AVAR: Edwin van de Graaf NED
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU

Twente – Lazio 

Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Srdjan Jovanović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Milanović SRB
VAR: David Coote ENG
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR

FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 – Match 2 (African-Asian-Pacific Cup)

29 October 2024

Al Ahly – Al Ain
Referee: Halil Meler TUR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Curbay TUR
Fourth Official: Zorbay Kucuk TUR
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA

What's wrong with Kajtazović?

For many years, Nejc Kajtazović was considered one of the best Slovenian referees. He was also VAR in the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, which was refereed by Slavko Vinčić. However, although he is at the top of Slovenian referees, scandals are quite glued to him. Years ago, for example, following some controversial decisions, he was called a great fan of Olimpija, which he denied in an interview with Ekipa eight years ago, but the Maribor accusations were even greater when his brother was hired to coach the youth team of Olimpija. However, Kajtazović is also considered a fan of Olimpija because of some controversial penalty kicks he awarded in their favour. Let's remember the match with Radomlje in the 11th round of season 2021/22, when Mustafa Nukić suddenly fell to the ground, although the slow motion revealed that the Ljubljana player was essentially stepping on the defender. Or due to errors against Maribor, such as when, as a VAR referee, did not report to Martin Matoša that Daniel Offenbacher should be sent off in the match between Maribor and Domžale. "In this case, we have to keep in mind that it was in the 50th second of the game, the referee may have been a little unprepared, but you always have to go to the game with the thought of expect the unexpected. The foul of the Domžale player does not seem as bad as in the video, so I can understand why the referee missed it. But I don’t understand why the VAR didn’t intervene? I believe that in this case, he should have given the referee the opportunity to look again and decide for himself. If the VAR considers this to be a more severe foul, he should show the referee the footage and not give him any hints. The referee is the one who decides. For me, it's a red card, even if it happened in the first minute. We are talking about safety; we need to protect the players. There is no such thing here", said former top referee Damir Skomina in the show Pod Čekazazović.

Last October, Nejc Kajtazović got into a real scandal when he worked as a physical education teacher at the elementary school of Jakob Aljaž in Kranj, where he was fired because he claimed false travel expenses and thus cheated on his employer. At the same time, Kajtazović also took on the ugly reputation of the referee 'for special assignments' in friendly matches who are not very "visible" and can be bet on. The accusations were made, for example, by the players of Koper, who competed in Kranj with Dinamo and who were extremely dissatisfied with the Kajtazović's refereeing. "This referee is betting!" was ragged at that time by the players of Koper, when Kajazović first awarded a penalty kick in favour of Dinamo for a foul that occurred probably outside the penalty area, and then, after Josip Mišić missed it, he decided to repeat the penalty kick, although there was no logical reason for this.

In recent days, Kajtazović has made a new absurd mistake when the youth team of Slovenia and Austria competed in a friendly match in Kranj. To make it even more strange, he hurt the Slovenian team! In the 36th minute, he an extremely controversial – not to use a heavier expression – penalty kick to the Austrians. An Austrian player shot strong and high, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced about half a meter back into the field. In short, it wasn't even close to the goal line, let alone over it. To the surprise of all players, Kajtazović awarded a goal for Austria and the Austrians took a 2-0 lead with a phantom goal. During the same match, Kajtazović also awarded very controversial – not to use another term again – penalty kick to Slovenia, which was scored by Luka Topalović and set the result Slovenia – Austria 1-2. This summer, Kajtazović also refereed a friendly match between Istria and Göztepe, which also had a lot of controversy. He awarded three penalty kicks, each of them more ridiculous than the other. Even then, there were comments about the referee betting on the game.

You can see all the controversial situations in these videos:

Slovenia U19 – Austria U-19 (min. 45:20 penalty kick and non-existent goal of Austrians, min. 55:33 penalty kick for Slovenia)

Koper – Dinamo (min. 1:55 penalty kick and the retake comedy)

Istria – Göztepe (min. 1:50 first penalty kick, min. 2:47 second penalty kick, min. 3:35 third penalty kick)

Olimpija – Radomlje (min. 0:52 penalty kick for Olimpia)

Source: Ekipa

UEFA Champions League 2024/2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

22 October 2024

Real Madrid – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: István Kovács ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacsu ROU
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan ROU
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: João Ferreira POR

AC Milan – Club Brugge

Referee: Felix Zwayer GER

Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER

Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER

Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER

VAR: Christian Dingert GER

AVAR: Sören Storks GER

Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

AS Monaco – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Lucilio Batista POR

Paris St. Germain – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: David Coote ENG
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Juventus FC – VfB Stuttgart
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

Arsenal FC – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard FRA
VAR: Benoît Millot FRA
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

Aston Villa – Bologna FC
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

Girona FC – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

Sturm Graz – Sporting CP
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

23 October 2024
Atalanta BC – Celtic FC
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Antoni Bandić BIH
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakir TUR

Stade Brestois – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović SVK
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA

Manchester City – Sparta Praha
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Andrea Colombo ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR

RB Leipzig – Liverpool FC
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Milorad Mažić SRB

FC Barcelona – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovič SVN
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

Atletico de Madrid – LOSC Lille
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

 
Benfica – Feyenoord
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Fourth Official: Arda Kardeşler TUR
VAR: David Coote ENG
AVAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

RB Salzburg – Dinamo Zagreb
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK

BSC Young Boys – Inter Milano
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)

22 October 2024

USA – Korea
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert BOL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriela Moreno PER
Assistant Referee 2: Vera Yupanqui PER
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Kindria Aguero CRC

Colombia – Spain
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Gabrielle Lemieux CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Paulina Baranowska POL
Fourth Official: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Reserve AR: Karolin Kaivoja EST

Nigeria – Dominican Republic
Referee: Daiane Muniz BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Maira Mastella BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fernanda Gomes BRA
Fourth Official: Abigail Byrne ENG
Reserve AR: Ceri Williams WAL

Ecuador – New Zealand
Referee: Le Thi Ly VIE
Assistant Referee 1: Ha Thi Phuong VIE
Assistant Referee 2: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Nancy Kasitu ZAM

23 October 2024
England – Korea DPR
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Vera Yupanqui PER

Mexico – Kenya
Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Karolin Kaivoja EST
Assistant Referee 2: Lena Hirtl AUT
Fourth Official: Daiane Muniz BRA
Reserve AR: Maira Mastella BRA

Zambia – Japan
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Fie Bruun DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Ainhoa Fernandez AND
Fourth Official: Deily Gomez CRC
Reserve AR: Gabriela Jimenez CRC

Poland – Brazil
Referee: Ghada Mehat ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Soukaina Hamdi MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Yara Abdelfattah EGY
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Gabriela Moreno PER

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

23 October 2024

Cruzeiro – Lanus
Referee: Andres Matonte URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Martín Soppi URU
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Barreiro URU
Fourth Official: Matías de Armas URU
VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
AVAR 1: Heider Castro COL
AVAR 2: Richard Trinidad URU
Referee Assessor: Joel Ruiz PAR
VAR Supervisor: Claudio Rios CHI

24 October 2024
Corinthians – Racing
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Andres Nievas URU
Fourth Official: Jose Burgos URU
VAR: Andres Cunha URU
AVAR 1: Antonio García URU
AVAR 2: Agustín Berisso URU
Referee Assessor: Christian Schiemann CHI
VAR Supervisor: Carlos Pastorino URU

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2024 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

22 October 2024

Atletico Mineiro – River Plate
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Yorman Delgado VEN
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR 1: Miguel Araos CHI
AVAR 2: Edson Cisternas CHI
Referee Assessor: Roberto Silvera URU
VAR Supervisor: Luis Vera ECU

23 October 2024
Botafogo – Penarol
Referee: Andres Rojas COL
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman COL
Assistant Referee 2: Richard Ortiz COL
Fourth Official: Bismarks Santiago COL
VAR: Yadir Acuna COL
AVAR 1: John Perdomo COL
AVAR 2: John Leon COL
Referee Assessor: Hernan Maidana ARG 

VAR Supervisor: Wilson Lamouroux COL