Arabian Gulf Cup Final 2026: Jayed (MAR)

6 October 2026

Saudi Arabia – UAE
Referee: Jalal Jayed MAR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Zakaria Brinsi MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Mostapha Akarkad MAR
Fourth Official: Abdullah Jamali KUW
Reserve AR: Saud Al-Shamali KUW
VAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
SVAR: Ismail Habib BHR
Referee Assessor: Ibrahim Al-Hosani OMA

UEFA Nations League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)

4-6 October 2026

League A

Greece – Germany
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Éric Wattellier FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakir TUR

Portugal – Norway
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Zufferli ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines SCO

Netherlands – Serbia
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Šmitas LTU
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Orestas Abramavičius LTU
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Wales – Denmark
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

France – Belgium
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Steven McLean SCO
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef NED

Italy – Türkiye
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Karol Arys POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE

Croatia – Spain
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski MKD

England – Czechia
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia NED
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig NED
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij NED
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: João Ferreira POR

League B

Kosovo – Austria
Referee: António Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Nélson Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Brás POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Nogueira POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Fábio Melo POR
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

Ireland – Israel
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Quintero González ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG

Ukraine – Hungary
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Tihomir Pejin CRO
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

Romania – Sweden
Referee: Elchin Masiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elshad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Farid Hajiyev AZE
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Nicat Ismayilli AZE
Referee Observer: Itchko Lozev BUL

Northern Ireland – Georgia
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Harald Lechner AUT
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Poland
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

Switzerland – North Macedonia
Referee: Edgars Malcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Mārtiņš Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševcenko LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Andrejs Gluhovs LVA
Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN

Scotland – Slovenia
Referee: José Sánchez Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: Victor Garcia Verdura ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED

League C

Cyprus – Latvia
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Irakli Kherkhadze GEO
VAR: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
AVAR: Koba Revazashvili GEO
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL

Montenegro – Armenia
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Mindaugas Jackus LTU
VAR: Donatas Šimenas LTU
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA

Kazakhstan – Faroe Islands
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sander Saga EST
Fourth Official: Karl Koppel EST
VAR: Marko Liiva EST
AVAR: Juri Frischer EST
Referee Observer: Igor Șațchi MDA

Albania – San Marino
Referee: Mehmet Türkmen TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Anil Usta TUR
Fourth Official: Oguzhan Çakir TUR
VAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
AVAR: Erkan Engin TUR
Referee Observer: John Ward IRL

Belarus – Finland
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Richard Hempel GER
VAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Mark Whitby WAL

Luxembourg – Bulgaria
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasennikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan ARM

Moldova – Slovakia
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Omer Barbiro ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: David Fuxman ISR
VAR: Eitan Shmuelevitz ISR
AVAR: Daniel Natan ISR
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT

Estonia – Iceland
Referee: David Dickinson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Bell SCO
Fourth Official: Lloyd Wilson SCO
VAR: Kevin Clancy SCO
AVAR: Christopher Graham SCO
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

League D

Azerbaijan – Lithuania
Referee: Gustavo Correia POR
Assistant Referee 1: André Dias POR
Assistant Referee 2: Andreia Sousa POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Fonseca POR
VAR: Bruno Esteves POR
AVAR: Ana Ribeiro POR
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

Malta – Andorra
Referee: Mikkel Redder DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: René Risum DEN
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
VAR: Sandi Putros DEN
AVAR: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR

UEFA U-21 Euro 2027 Qualifiers (Matchday 13)

5-6 October 2026

Italy – Poland
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki-Günther GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Robin Braun GER
Referee Observer: Charálambos Kalogerópoulos GRE

Montenegro – Armenia
Referee: Andrei Chivulete ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ionuț Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Radu Petrescu ROU
Referee Observer: Luís Teixeira AND

Sweden – North Macedonia
Referee: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Vüsal Mammadov AZE
Fourth Official: Ali Aliyev AZE
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER

Azerbaijan – Gibraltar
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Da Silva LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Tom Hansen LUX
Fourth Official: Cédric Biever LUX
Referee Observer: Muhittin Boşat TUR

Moldova – Kazakhstan
Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Fotópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Konstandínos Stáikos GRE
Fourth Official: Dimítrios Móschou GRE
Referee Observer: Halis Özkahya TUR

Latvia – Malta
Referee: Antoine Chiaramonti AND
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Gonçalves AND
Assistant Referee 2: Guillem Miarnau AND
Fourth Official: Marta Casado AND
Referee Observer: Petur Reinert FRO

Germany – Georgia
Referee: Florian Lata ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Erind Burgu ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ilir Tartaraj ALB
Fourth Official: Daniel Vrapi ALB
Referee Observer: Thóroddur Hjaltalín ISL

Portugal – Czechia
Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Yng SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Runo Robertsson SWE
Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX

Bulgaria – Scotland
Referee: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Marcus Klitte SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Niklas Nyberg SWE
Fourth Official: Oscar Johnson SWE
Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković BIH

Denmark – Belgium
Referee: Igor Boșca MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Mardari MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Ghennadie Lisița MDA
Fourth Official: Roman Jitari MDA
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH

Wales – Austria
Referee: Mateo Erceg CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Stipe Brajković CRO
Fourth Official: Ivan Vukančić CRO

Netherlands – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Dalibor Černý CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Michal Volf CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Malimánek CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Machálek CZE
Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL

Norway – Israel
Referee: Cláudio Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Tiago Costa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Fernandes POR
Fourth Official: Vítor Ferreira POR

Spain – Romania
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Khaled Bahri ITA
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
Referee Observer: Andrew Davey NIR

Kosovo – Finland
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Damian Kos POL
Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN

Luxembourg – Estonia
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zviad Bliadze GEO
Fourth Official: Tsotne Samsonashvili GEO
Referee Observer: Ian Stokes IRL

France – Switzerland
Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Marius Badea ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Ilinca ROU
Fourth Official: Rareș Vidican ROU
Referee Observer: Alexandru Tean MDA

Faroe Islands – Iceland
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Jurgen Spiteri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Mitchell Scerri MLT
Fourth Official: Fyodor Zammit MLT
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL

Andorra – Slovakia
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Petteri Schultz EST
Fourth Official: Kristo Külljastinen EST
Referee Observer: Dejan Jakimovski MKD

Ireland – England
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Pascal Hirzel SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
Referee Observer: Ádám Farkas HUN

Lithuania – Croatia
Referee: Aaron Jones WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Beckett WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Bird WAL
Fourth Official: Alex McInch WAL
Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

Türkiye – Hungary
Referee: Amine Kourgheli BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Juryj Chomčanka BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikaŭ BLR
Fourth Official: Viktar Šymusik BLR
Referee Observer: Svein Moen NOR

Arabian Gulf Cup 2026 – Semi-finals

3 October 2026

Saudi Arabia – Qatar

Referee: João Pinheiro POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Ammar Mahfoodh BHR
Reserve AR: Mohammed Salman BHR
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Abdullah Arab KUW
Referee Assessor: Hamad Al Mazrouei UAE

UAE – Oman
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Zaid Thamer IRQ
Reserve AR: Haider Abdulhassan IRQ
VAR: Erwin Blank NED
AVAR: Ismail Habib BHR
Referee Assessor: Abdulrahman Al Omari KSA

Turkish referees chief arrested in corruption investigation

The head of the Turkish referees board has been arrested as part of a police investigation into corruption. Turkish justice minister Akin Gurlek said the investigation focused on "claims regarding interference in the formation of referee classifications, assignments, scoring and appointment processes, as well as rule examinations".

Ferhat Gundogdu, the president of the refereeing board, his vice-president and another five people are those arrested. Gurlek said police also searched homes, workplaces and offices. "We will resolutely continue our fight for clean football so that allegations damaging trust in Turkish football are brought to light, those responsible are held accountable before the law, and football is associated with the effort, competition and sportsmanship on the pitch," Gurlek said. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said police inspected the VAR room at its headquarters in Istanbul on Tuesday. The federation denied reports that digital material had been deleted before the inspection and subsequently recovered by police. It said it was cooperating with investigators and would file criminal complaints over false reports and social media posts.

In November 2025 the TFF suspended 149 referees and assistant referees after an investigation found hundreds of professional match officials in the country had betting accounts. A total of 29 people were arrested in the scandal, including 14 footballers. However, Gurlek did not make any link between last year's betting scandal and the current investigation.

Source: BBC

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

1-3 October 2026

League A

Greece – Netherlands
Referee: Marco Guida ITA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Germany – Serbia
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Referee Observer: Chaim Yaakov ISR

Wales – Norway
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

Denmark – Portugal
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

France – Italy
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Stávros Tritsónis GRE

Belgium – Türkiye
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Dale NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Hauasen NOR
Fourth Official: Marius Grotta NOR
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Marius Lien NOR
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira POR

Croatia – England
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: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

Spain – Czechia
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meïndanás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michaíl Papadákis GRE
Fourth Official: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
VAR: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
AVAR: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

League B

Israel – Kosovo
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cosmin Bojan ROU
Fourth Official: Florin Andrei ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU
Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaidis CYP

Ireland – Austria
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Johan Balder NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Stan Teuben NED
Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR

Ukraine – Northern Ireland
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Geerolf BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Lothar D'Hondt BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

Hungary – Georgia
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Miloš Simović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Poland – Romania
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sweden
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Kubryak UKR
VAR: Denys Shurman UKR
AVAR: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP

Switzerland – Slovenia
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kráľovič SVK
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Michal Očenáš SVK
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR

North Macedonia – Scotland
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Guillaume Paradis FRA
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR

League C

Kazakhstan – Moldova
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: Andrei Chivulete ROU
Referee Observer: Babak Quliyev AZE

Latvia – Montenegro
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Ivanov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Nikola Popov BUL
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Dimitar Dimitrov BUL
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK

Cyprus – Armenia
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
VAR: Paweł Malec POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO

Faroe Islands – Slovakia
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Joakim Sars SWE
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Daniele Paterna ITA
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

Finland – Albania
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan IRL
Fourth Official: Aaron O’Dowd IRL
VAR: Kevin Clancy SCO
AVAR: John Beaton SCO
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

Belarus – San Marino
Referee: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Michaíl Matsoúkas GRE
VAR: Spyrídon Zambalás GRE
AVAR: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

Iceland – Bulgaria
Referee: Balázs Berke HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Mihály Káprály HUN
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB

Estonia – Luxembourg
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL
Fourth Official: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
VAR: Paweł Pskit POL
AVAR: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Besfort Kasumi KOS

League D

Azerbaijan – Liechtenstein
Referee: Christian Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiss AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Safak Barmaksiz AUT
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Alexander Harkam AUT
Referee Observer: Radek Příhoda CZE

Malta – Gibraltar
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić BIH
Fourth Official: Mateo Musa BIH
VAR: Luka Bilbija BIH
AVAR: Nihad Ljajić BIH
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

UEFA U-21 Euro 2027 Qualifiers (Matchday 12)

2-3 October 2026

Slovenia – Netherlands
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bastien Lengacher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA

Ukraine – Croatia
Referee: David Silva POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Cunha POR
Fourth Official: José Bessa POR
Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú CYP

Austria – Denmark
Referee: Snir Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Dor Medina ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Raafat Al Hamola ISR
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh ISR
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

Andorra – Moldova
Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Chigogidze GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Boris Jvania GEO
Fourth Official: Koba Revazashvili GEO
Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

England – Slovakia
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iñigo Prieto López ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Gonzalo García González ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ortiz Arias ESP
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

France – Luxembourg
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Atom Sevgulyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Vanik Simonyan ARM
Fourth Official: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2026/27 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

30 September 2026

BK Hacken – Juventus FC
Referee: Caroline Lanssens BEL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Linda Schmid SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Staša Špur SVN
Fourth Official: Jana Van Laere BEL
VAR: Bert Put BEL
AVAR: Ella de Vries BEL
Referee Observer: Rebecca Welch ENG

AS Roma – FC Barcelona
Referee: Kirsty Dowle ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Anastasiya Voloshchuk ENG
Fourth Official: Charlotte Carpenter WAL
VAR: Peter Bankes ENG
AVAR: Tatyana Sorokopudova KAZ
Referee Observer: Stéphanie Frappart FRA

FC Paris – Arsenal WFC
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Bianca Florea ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ana Puscasu ROU
Fourth Official: Elena Gobjila MDA
VAR: Jakob Kehlet DEN
AVAR: Eszter Urbán HUN
Referee Observer: Aušra Kance LTU

Olympique Lyonnais – Chelsea WFC
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Elisabeth Calvo Valentín ESP
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano Garcí­a ESP
Referee Observer: Ana Minić SRB

SL Benfica – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Gasparini ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA

1 October 2026
Austria Wien – Inter Milano
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jasmin Matysiak GER
Assistant Referee 2: Daniela Göttlinger GER
Fourth Official: Davina Lutz GER
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Esther Staubli SUI

HB Koge – Servette FC
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Marilena Nan ROU
Fourth Official: Roxana Timiș ROU
VAR: Iulian Dima ROU
AVAR: Cristina Trafandir ROU
Referee Observer: Nelly Viennot FRA

Paris St. Germain – OH Leuven
Referee: Catarina Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Maria Andrada POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Ana Ribeiro POR
Referee Observer: Teodora Albon ROU

Manchester City – Real Madrid
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Fourth Official: Ana Afonso POR
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Milica Milovanović SRB
Referee Observer: Cathrine Eide NOR

UEFA Women's Europa Cup 2026/27 – Second Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

30 September 2026

WFC Aktobe – AFC Ajax
Referee: Aleksandra Česen SVN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Kaja Škrban SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Doroteja Gjerkeš SVN
Fourth Official: Tjaša Misja SVN
Referee Observer: Galina Doneva BUL

Farul Constanta – Sparta Praha
Referee: Maika Vanderstichel FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Elodie Coppola FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Rossignol FRA
Fourth Official: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Anja Kunick GER

Valerenga – Feyenoord
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Pavleta Rashkova BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Maria-Yoanna Vasileva BUL
Fourth Official: Lyubima Banova BUL
Referee Observer: Graziella Pirriatore ITA

Rosenborg BK – Slovan Liberec
Referee: Sofiya Prychyna UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Maryna Striletska UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandra Vdovina UKR
Fourth Official: Liudmyla Telbukh UKR
Referee Observer: Katarzyna Wierzbowska POL

SK Brann – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Eugenia Gil Soriano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Silvia Fernández Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Andrada Aloman ESP
Fourth Official: Zulema González González ESP
Referee Observer: Sharon Sluyts BEL

Spartak Myjava – PAOK Salonic
Referee: Olga Blotskaya BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Hanna Nalivaika BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Alina Slutskaya BLR
Fourth Official: Valentina Sokolovich BLR
Referee Observer: Cristina Babadac ROU

Fortuna Hjorring – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Jena Mala ALB
Fourth Official: Eglantina Pjetrushaj ALB
Referee Observer: Svetlana Patraş MDA

Sturm Graz – VfL Wolfsburg
Referee: Emily Heaslip ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Isabel Chaplin ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Leoni Harland ENG
Fourth Official: Alice Parker ENG
Referee Observer: Carina Vitulano ITA

Eintracht Frankfurt – FH
Referee: Déborah Anex SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Belinda Brem SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Laura Mauricio SUI
Referee Observer: Ingrid Jonsson SWE

Fenerbahce – FC Minsk
Referee: Olivia Tschon AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Biljana Iskin AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Vanja Vukanović AUT
Fourth Official: Lena Hirtl AUT

Malmo FF – Sankt Polten
Referee: Rasa Grigone LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Ieva Ramanauskiene LTU
Fourth Official: Ilona Birgelaite LTU
Referee Observer: Eleni Kyriou GRE

Czarni Sosnowiec – Breidablik
Referee: Ana Terteleac ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Andreea Şuşcă ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Druica ROU
Fourth Official: Enikő Biró ROU
Referee Observer: Lilach Asulin ISR

Real Sociedad – Hearts LFC
Referee: Lotta Vuorio FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Taru Tiensuu FIN
Fourth Official: Hanna Laajanen SWE
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE

Rangers WFC – Hammarby IF
Referee: Kristina Georgieva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Liliya Dumbalakova BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Dorieta Valeva BUL
Fourth Official: Valeria Petrova BUL
Referee Observer: Miroslava Migalová SVK

Sporting CP – Brondby IF
Referee: Fabienne Michel GER
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Uersfeld GER
Fourth Official: Karoline Wacker GER
Referee Observer: Antonia Kokotou GRE

SCU Torreense – FC Metalist
Referee: Nanna Andersen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Anna Schmidt DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Sidsel Dall DEN
Fourth Official: Frederikke Sokjaer DEN
Referee Observer: Knarik Grigoryan ARM

FIFA AR Robathan says tumours have ended his career

It was May 2025 and life was good for Premier League and FIFA assistant referee Dan Robathan. In fact, he was flying high. Years of climbing the football ladder had paid off and he was running the line at the FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City. But just months after this career highlight, symptoms Dan thought were sciatic nerve pain and wear and tear were revealed to be benign tumours in his spine, which needed to be operated on immediately. "I saw a neurosurgeon who told me I had two tumours, initially I thought it was one, but it was two," Dan tells BBC Newsbeat. "It was compressing nerves, there was a chance it could affect a motor nerve which means it could affect function in my leg. I needed to go home, lay down and not move. I did that for 15 days, my life turned upside down overnight." BBC Newsbeat met Dan at a football pitch in Norwich, close to where he lives, where he revealed the struggles he has had in trying to regain his fitness and mobility.

Dan picked up his first flag at 10 years old, working his way up from grassroots football to the lines at more than 200 Premier League clashes and World Cup qualifiers. Speaking at the time of the FA Cup final, Dan said it was "a privilege to stand there on behalf of over 37,000 referees across the country". The chances of becoming an elite level referee are low. The FA describes FIFA match officials as the "pinnacle of the officiating ladder". Photos of Dan over the last few years show him doing everything from embracing then Liverpool manager Arne Slot to explaining a decision to Emiliano Martinez, and officiating games without fans due to the Covid pandemic. And in his social media posts, Dan gives a glimpse of everything you would expect from an official at elite level - from the roar of fans to sprinting to be in the right place during split second decisions. To the outside world, all looked well.

"I started having quite bad problems with sexual dysfunction or bladder issues where I'd have to sit down to urinate and I couldn't stand up," he explains. "It got to a point in September [2025] where something's not right at all." A neurosurgeon confirmed to Dan he had two tumours in his spine – and his life ground to a halt. "It was fear, anxiety, not knowing how long it will take me to get back. What would my life look like? Will I be a normal man? Will I walk again?" Surgeons removed one tumour and left one alone, which was deemed safe. The tumours were non-cancerous, but have caused significant damage to Dan, who describes his post-operation recovery as "brutal". Yet there was "no doubt" in his mind that he would return. But by Christmas 2025, Dan was still feeling fatigued and struggling to lift his heel, walk, or feel his calf. "The surgeon said I had under a 10% chance of ever getting back on the field but even then I was like I don't care I will prove everyone wrong," Dan recalls. Yet despite fighting "like mad", he was unable to regain his fitness levels. This week, Dan was forced to medically retire, saying in effect "the decision was made for me".

The 38-year-old says he still has days where he struggles to walk, or where his back feels "on fire". "My body just can't do what I want it to do," he says. Dan underwent testing to confirm his tumours weren't linked to genetics, which was reassuring, but still leaves him facing the unknown. "It's a loss of identity. I've been 'Dan the ref' since I was 10 years old. It's 28 years of being who I am, it's my personality. When you have the recognition that that sort of life is over, psychologically it is really tough." Dan is now working with a psychologist to decide the path forward. "I feel like a 16-year-old who's just left school and trying to work out what I want to do with my life," he jokes. "I have a few options, staying in football. [But] I don't know if I will be able to with the mental health problems I've had. Can I stay involved in a sport that I loved but can't do myself?" One thing he is certain of, is going into the future with his family. "I want to put my son, fiancée, my stepchildren first. I want to try and advocate for men's mental health, for men speaking about health issues. If I can help one or two men in the process, I've done my job." And Dan accepts that if he gets back into football it would need to be for the right reasons. "I need to get that fire my belly."

Source: BBC