Italian top referee Daniele Orsato ended his on-field career after Euro 2024 and joined the Expert Refereeing Committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU).
“Daniele Orsato will interact, like all other our experts, either by voting or through online activities. There is nothing new in this part. We are very glad that we managed to get him onboard. As soon as he finished his career, he agreed to cooperate with us. He may have had alternative proposals, but we managed to agree on cooperation, signing a contract for one season. We do not exclude the possibility to invite him in-person to our winter and summer gatherings. He was one of the top referees in the world and it is a pleasure to have a Champions League final referee in Russian football. I don't think anyone could question his reputation and professionalism. Based on the current number and quality of experts, we can say that we consider the composition of the Expert Refereeing Committee to be finalized. We are very satisfied with the results of our search for experts who cooperate with the RFU”, said Pavel Kamantsev, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Expert Refereeing Committee. The other members of the RFU Expert Refereeing Committee are Nestor Pitana (ARG), Ravshan Irmatov (UZB) and Cuneyt Cakir (TUR), while Milorad Mazic (SRB) is the full-time Head of the Russian Refereeing Department. (Source: Championat)