UEFA Europa Conference League 2026/27 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

22 October 2026

Crvena Zvezda – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ionuț Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU
AVAR: Florin Andrei ROU
Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA

Qairat FC – Panathinaikos
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Johan Balder NED
Assistant Referee 2: Dyon Fikkert NED
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk NED
VAR: Erwin Blank NED
AVAR: Alex Bos NED
Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú CYP

Pafos FC – Riga FC

Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Imre Bucsi ROU
Fourth Official: George Roman ROU
VAR: Sorin Costreie ROU
AVAR: Iulian Dima ROU
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU

Getafe FC – FC Lugano
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Altan TUR
Fourth Official: Mehmet Türkmen TUR
VAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
AVAR: Erkan Engin TUR
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

Trabzonspor – Heart of Midlothian
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Mathias Hillaert BEL
Fourth Official: Bert Verbeke BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Michiel Allaerts BEL
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

FK Jablonec – Brighton & Hove Albion
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Ole Haukasen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Morten Jensen NOR
Fourth Official: Stian Sletner NOR
VAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
AVAR: Svein Sinnes NOR
Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

FC Nordsjelland – CSKA Sofia
Referee: Robert Jones ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Ian Hussin ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander James ENG
Fourth Official: Lewis Smith ENG
VAR: Paul Howard ENG
AVAR: Nick Hopton ENG
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Inter D’Escaldes – Universitatea Craiova
Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Fotópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Konstantínos Stáikos GRE
Fourth Official: Dimítrios Móschou GRE
VAR: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
AVAR: Stéfanos Koumbarákis GRE
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

Kauno Zalgiris – SK Brann
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Djorović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Uroš Radovanović SRB
Fourth Official: Miloš Milanović SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Dejan Trifković SRB
Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR

Iberia Tbilisi – Mjallby AIF
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Nico Claes BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
VAR: Nathan Verboomen BEL
AVAR: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

SC Braga – KAA Gent
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Artūrs Šakurovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
AVAR: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE

AFC Ajax – Atalanta BC
Referee: António Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Nélson Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Francisco Pereira POR
Fourth Official: David Silva POR
VAR: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
AVAR: Ana Ribeiro POR
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

AS Monaco – SC Freiburg
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Nunn ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG
Fourth Official: Anthony Harrington ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Paul Tierney ENG
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

FC Midtjylland – Sint Truidense
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Shazivari ALB
Fourth Official: Enea Jorgji ALB
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER

Lincoln Imps – FC Twente
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani ITA
VAR: Valerio Marini ITA
AVAR: Davide Ghersini ITA
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

Borac Banja Luka – KUPS Kuopio

Referee: Ivar Kristjánsson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurdarson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Gylfi Sigurdsson ISL
Fourth Official: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson ISL
VAR: Jakob Kehlet DEN
AVAR: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA

AGF Aarhus – KF Egnatia
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dario Kolarević CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kristijan Novosel CRO
Fourth Official: Mateo Erceg CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Ivan Vučković CRO
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO

FC Thun – Hajduk Split
Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Nick Greenhalgh ENG
Fourth Official: Farai Hallam ENG
VAR: Peter Bankes ENG
AVAR: James Bell ENG
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA

UEFA Europa League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

22 October 2026

Juventus FC – Stade Rennais
Referee: Morten Krogh DEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

Ferencvarosi TC – SCU Torreense
Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Éric Wattellier FRA
VAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
AVAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST

Union St. Gilloise – Hapoel Beer Sheva
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević MNE

GNK Dinamo – NEC Nijmegen
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Orestas Abramavičius LTU
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA

Sturm Graz – Olympique de Marseille
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Danilo Nikolić SRB
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Matej Jug SVN
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP

Lech Poznan – Sunderland AFC
Referee: Balázs Berke HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár HUN
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

OFI Crete – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
VAR: Denys Shurman UKR
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef NED

Ararat Armenia – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Ivan Vukančić CRO
VAR: Fran Jović CRO
AVAR:: Tihomir Pejin CRO
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP

Olympiacos Pireus – Sparta Praha
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi NOR
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Marius Lien NOR
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Viktoria Plzen – Levski Sofia
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

Celtic FC – Celta de Vigo

Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Nikola Popov BUL
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

AFC Bournemouth – AC Milan
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meindanás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michaíl Papadákis GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Alan Kijas AUT
Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL

NK Celje – FC Salzburg
Referee: John Brooks ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Akil Howson ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO

Jagiellonia Bialystok – RSC Anderlecht
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Matěj Vlček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hájek CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

Omonia Nicosia – SL Benfica
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

TSG Hoffenheim – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

Besiktas – Crystal Palace
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Martijn Vos NED
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Stan Teuben NED
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Lillestrom SK – Real Sociedad
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: André Narciso POR
Referee Observer: William Collum SCO

UEFA Champions League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

20 October 2026
Sabah FK – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

Fenerbahce – Slavia Praha
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker De Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD

Paris St. Germain – FC Barcelona
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Liverpool FC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Wojciech Myc POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Itchko Lozev BUL

Manchester City – AEK Athens
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Evrard FRA
Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy FRA
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

AS Roma – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

FC Porto – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Max Burda GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

SSC Napoli – Bodo Glimt

Referee: José Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Íñigo Prieto López ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

VfB Stuttgart – Atletico de Madrid

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia NED
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

21 October 2026
LOSC Lille – Galatasaray
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Žunič SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
VAR: Matej Jug SVN
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Como FC – Manchester United
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Kempter GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA

Bayern Munchen – Arsenal FC
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Real Madrid – RB Leipzig
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Inter Milano – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Emil Bozinovski MKD

Sporting CP – LASK Linz
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

Aston Villa – Viking FK
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

Club Brugge – RC Lens
Referee: Luis Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Gonçalo Freire POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Nogueira POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Real Betis – Feyenoord Rotterdam
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Andrea Colombo ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: László Vagner HUN

Taylor in charge of Turkish refereeing

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has appointed Anthony Taylor as chairman of its Central Referees Committee (MHK), the body responsible for overseeing refereeing in Turkish football, as part of a series of administrative changes approved by its board of directors. Taylor, who currently serves as Elite Referee Director, will take over the committee's leadership following a review of vacant positions, the federation announced in a statement published on its official website.
The TFF also appointed Alan Snoddy, who currently works as an instructor responsible for women's referees, alongside Igor Radojicic and Baris Simsek as new members of the committee. The board also agreed to introduce specific disciplinary regulations covering statements made about referees before and after matches, although the announcement did not set out the penalties that would apply.

Concacaf Central American Cup 2026 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

21-22 October 2026

CS Cartagines – Club Olimpia Deportivo

FC Motagua – LD Alajuelense

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 17-20)

21 October 2026

Canada – Norway
Referee: Miriama Bockova SVK (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Tilde Hedberg SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Karen Hernandez MEX
Reserve AR: Karla Flores MEX

Japan – France
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Snedden CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie Yee Sing JAM
Fourth Official: Caroline Lanssens BEL
Reserve AR: Linda Schmid SUI

Ghana – Brazil
Referee: Deily Gomez CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Iris Vail GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Mayra Mora MEX
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Santa Medina DOM

Venezuela – Zambia
Referee: Dong Fangyu CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Xie Lijun CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Bao Mengxao CHN
Fourth Official: Oh Hyeong-Jeong KOR 
Reserve AR: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA

CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2026

Morocco, 12-21 October 2026

Referees
1. Adel Chenaoua (ALG)
2. Tchitcha Cazanga (ANG)
3. Eric Elingui (CMR)
4. Ahmed El-Abbasi (EGY)
5. Ali Al-Ayat (LBY)
6. Mohammed Al-Sertawi (LBY)
7. Said El Haoud (MAR)
8. Khalid Hnich (MAR)
9. Mustapha Rguig (MAR)
10. John Ojeleye (NGA)
11. Sipho Mahlangu (RSA)
12. Elhadji Dieme (SEN)
13. Abdelakram El-Hentati (TUN)
14. Nabil Gueddich (TUN)

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 9-16)

19 October 2026
Kenya – China
Referee: Fabienne Michel GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Uersfeld GER
Fourth Official: Miriama Bockova SVK
Reserve AR: Tilde Hedberg SWE

Spain – Mexico
Referee: Paula Fernandez COL
Assistant Referee 1: Nataly Arteaga COL
Assistant Referee 2: Carolina Vicuna COL
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Santa Medina DOM

USA – Samoa
Referee: Zoulaikha Harmasse MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Sakina Alfa NIG
Assistant Referee 2: Ihassane Ennouajeli MAR
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Nuannid Donjangreed THA

Australia – Chile
Referee: Josphine Wanjiru KEN
Assistant Referee 1: Nancy Kasitu ZAM
Assistant Referee 2: Tabara Mbodji SEN
Fourth Official: Natalie Simon USA
Reserve AR: Kali Smith USA

20 October 2026
Argentina – New Zealand
Referee: Natalie Simon USA
Assistant Referee 1: Katarzyna Wasiak USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kali Smith USA
Fourth Official: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Reserve AR: Melissa Snedden CAN

Morocco – Germany
Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Nuannid Donjangreed THA
Assistant Referee 2: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Fourth Official: Dong Fangyu CHN
Reserve AR: Xie Lijun CHN

Korea DPR – Poland
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Ivona Pejić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marilena Nan ROU
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Melissa Nicholas TRI

Nigeria – Puerto Rico
Referee: Adriana Alvarez ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Daiana Milone ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Bevilacqua ARG
Fourth Official: Karen Hernandez MEX
Reserve AR: Mayra Mora MEX

UEFA Youth League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

20 October 2026
Paris St. Germain – FC Barcelona
Referee: Oğuzhan Çakir TUR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Furkan Ürün TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Anıl Usta TUR
Fourth Official: Gabriel Henry FRA
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

FC Porto – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Thomas Owen WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Lewiss Edwards WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Fourth Official: Flávio Jesus POR
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Fenerbahce – Slavia Praha
Referee: Joakim Sars SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Kristensson SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Max Wilde SWE
Fourth Official: Melih Aldemir TUR
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Sabah FK – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgi Gogokhia GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Gocha Taruashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Cavid Calilov AZE
Referee Observer: Halis Özkahya TUR

AS Roma – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Robin Hensgens NED
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan de Groot NED
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Ribbink NED
Fourth Official: Francesco Fourneau ITA
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

SSC Napoli – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Mario Perri ITA
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

VfB Stuttgart – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksander Jaeger NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Henrik Sunde NOR
Fourth Official: Marc Eckermann GER
Referee Observer: Dejan Jakimovski MKD

Liverpool FC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Dovydas Švėgžda LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Benas Kikutis LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Fourth Official: Scott Jackson ENG
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark SCO

Manchester City – AEK Athens
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Beneš CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Pavel Pospíšil CZE
Fourth Official: John Baines ENG
Referee Observer: Robert Malek POL

21 October 2026
Como FC – Manchester United
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Josip Josip Čolić BIH
Fourth Official: Daniele Perenzoni ITA
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

LOSC Lille – Galatasaray
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Manuel Undesser AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diesenberger AUT
Fourth Official: Thomas Vincent FRA
Referee Observer: Jonathan Lardot BEL

Sporting CP – LASK Linz
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Olli Jantunen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Christian De Casseres FIN
Fourth Official: Gonçalo Rafael Santos Neves POR
Referee Observer: Zoltán Szarka HUN

Aston Villa – Viking FK
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Richie Watkins ENG
Referee Observer: Claus Bo Larsen DEN

Club Brugge – RC Lens
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Jasper Vitse BEL
Referee Observer: Alexandre Boucaut BEL

Bayern Munchen – Arsenal FC
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Gergo Vigh-Tarsonyi HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Norbert Bornemissza HUN
Fourth Official: Wolfgang Haslberger GER
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE

Real Madrid – RB Leipzig
Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Bence Belicza HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Gergely Becséri HUN
Fourth Official: Anas Bakali Bentaleb ESP
Referee Observer: Stavros Mantalos GRE

Inter Milano – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Artur Zakrzewski POL
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Referee Observer: Paolo Dondarini ITA

Real Betis – Feyenoord Rotterdam
Referee: Roman Jitari MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Anatolie Basiul MDA
Fourth Official: Ignacio De Santisteban ESP
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER

Uruguay tests electronic cards

A referee raised a phone-sized electronic device to caution a player during a Uruguayan cup match this week, replacing the familiar flash of a yellow card with a digital screen in a ​trial aimed at modernising one of football's oldest rituals. Match official Eduardo Varela used the device ‌during Nacional's Copa Uruguay match against Rentistas on Thursday, testing a system designed to simplify referees' administrative work by recording disciplinary decisions digitally. "We are looking to bring technology to the only thing in football that is still analogue," said Mauro ​Sacco, director of REFe, the company behind the project, in an interview with Uruguayan radio El ​Espectador Deportes on Friday. The idea emerged more than three years ago when Sacco ⁠and fellow director Diego de la Pena watched a match in rainy conditions and considered how referees ​recorded cautions by hand before transferring the information to digital systems. The new device logs match incidents with timestamps, ​with developers aiming to streamline the submission of official records to the Uruguayan Football Association's COMET platform.
For Varela, the new tool was comfortable to use and its software responded quickly, although he acknowledged that it lacked the drama of ​the traditional gesture. "You lose a little of the magic of the quick card, but I think it ​is something that will help us a lot, especially with the administrative side," he said. The first real-world tests have also ‌exposed ⁠a problem: visibility. An earlier trial was abandoned because sunlight made the screen difficult to see, while spectators and television viewers struggled to distinguish some decisions during Thursday's match. "It's a project with room for improvement. It looked much better live than it did on TV. The challenge we face now is to improve ​it for the whole audience," ​De la Pena said. "The ⁠yellow card has to be yellow, the red card has to be red, and it has to be visible to people at the ground and on ​television." The developers are exploring changes, including LED lighting around the device, to make ​the colours ⁠clearer to spectators. Sacco said the brand had been registered and the hardware and software patented, with the developers based in China. The trial has drawn mixed reactions online. "We have seen all kinds of comments, positive and negative. We ⁠have even ​laughed at the memes," he said. "The important thing is that ​people are talking about it. Any innovation takes time." REFe hopes to refine the technology and eventually see it adopted by CONMEBOL and FIFA.

Source: Reuters