UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

7 May 2026

RC Strasbourg – Raya Vallecano
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Nicholas Walsh SCO
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GRE

Crystal Palace – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José Sánchez Martínez ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez ESP 

Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

7 May 2026

Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovič SVN
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

SC Freiburg – SC Braga
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Erik Lambrechts BEL
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Luca Pairetto ITA 

Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

5 May 2026
Arsenal FC – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Stieler GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

6 May 2026
Bayern München – Paris St. Germain
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Concacaf Champions Cup 2026 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

5 May 2026

Tigres UANL – Nashville SC
Referee: Mario Escobar GUA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj GUA
Fourth Official: Julio Luna GUA
VAR: Diego Ojer GUA
AVAR: Dilia Bradley GUA

6 May 2026
Toluca FC – Los Angeles FC
Referee: Walter Lopez GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales NCA
Assistant Referee 2: Raymundo Feliz DOM
Fourth Official: Steven Madrigal CRC
VAR: Selvin Brown HON
AVAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA

AFC Champions League Two Final 2026: Jamali (KUW)

16 May 2026

Al Nassr – Gamba Osaka

Referee: Abdullah Jamali KUW (photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Ali Jaragh KUW
Assistant Referee 2: Saud Al-Shamali KUW
Fourth Official: Ammar Ashkanani KUW
Reserve AR: Abdulhadi Al-Anzi KUW
VAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE
AVAR: Abdullah Al-Kandari KUW

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

2 May 2026

OL Lyonnes – Arsenal WFC
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Referee Observer: Esther Staubli SUI

3 May 2026
FC Barcelona – Bayern Munchen

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA 

Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA

Assistant Referee 2: Siham Boudina FRA

Fourth Official: Ivana Projkovska MKD

VAR: Willy Delajod FRA

AVAR: Elisa Daupeux FRA

Referee Observer: Snježana Fočić CRO

UEFA referee arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting boy

A UEFA referee has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage boy before a match in the United Kingdom. The unnamed man, a foreign national in his 30s, has been accused of unwanted touching and trying to lure his alleged victim to his hotel room. He was said to have been arrested by police in front of UEFA colleagues when he returned to the hotel after officiating a midweek European tie in the UK. A source told The Sun: “He’d apparently started talking to a boy in a public section of the hotel. He’s accused of touching and groping the boy against his wishes and trying to lure him to his room.” The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: “Police attended and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of sexual assault. He has since been bailed pending further investigation. Inquiries are ongoing and the teenager continues to receive support from specialist officers.”

The official is said to be one of hundreds who had been lined up to work at this summer’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. He has been stood down pending the outcome of a police investigation. FIFA said it was “aware of the serious allegation” against the unidentified match official in question, adding in a statement: “In the meantime, the match official will not be considered for any FIFA competition matches”. UEFA said: “Please be informed that we are aware of an ongoing police investigation involving a match official. We are monitoring the situation with great concern and will continue to follow developments closely. In the meantime, the official will not be considered for any UEFA competition matches. As this is an active investigation, we will not be commenting further at this stage.”

Source: Yahoo Sports

UEFA Women’s Europa Cup Final 2026 (Second Leg)

1 May 2026

BK Hacken – Hammarby IF

Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP (photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP

Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP

Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP

VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP

AVAR: Judit Romano García ESP
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE

Red card for players covering their mouth to conceal discriminatory behaviour or leaving the field in protest

At a Special Meeting held in Vancouver, Canada, The IFAB unanimously approved two FIFA-proposed Law amendments to address discriminatory and inappropriate behaviour. As was agreed at The IFAB’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in February, these decisions follow thorough FIFA-led consultations with all key stakeholders.

Players covering their mouths in situations of confrontation with opponents

At the discretion of the competition organiser, any player covering their mouth in a confrontational situation with an opponent may be sanctioned with a red card.

Players leaving the field of play in protest at a referee’s decision

At the discretion of the competition organiser, the referee may sanction with a red card any player who leaves the field of play in protest at a referee's decision. This new rule will also apply to any team official who incites players to leave the field of play. A team that causes a match to be abandoned will, in principle, forfeit the match.

These amendments will be communicated to the 48 participating teams at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the coming weeks.

Source: FIFA

UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

30 April 2026

Rayo Vallecano – RC Strasbourg
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
Referee Observer: Lucilio Batista POR

Shakhtar Donetsk – Crystal Palace
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Sven Jablonski GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL