Throwing away opposing GK's notes - new LOTG offence?

England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has revealed how she threw the water bottle of Spanish rival Cata Coll into the stands - ditching its tactical notes - as the Lionesses went on to complete a dramatic penalty shootout win in the European Championship final. Chelsea stopper Hampton had England's own insider information written on a piece of paper taped to her arm - which proved crucial with stops from Mariona Caldentey and Aitana Bonmatí before Chloe Kelly scored the decisive kick as the Lionesses retained the trophy.

The 24-year-old admitted she took the opportunity to try to negate any impact Spain's penalty research might have, with Coll still saving efforts from Beth Mead and then captain Leah Williamson during the shootout, which England won 3-1. "The Spanish keeper had it on her bottle," Hampton told British radio station talkSPORT. "So, I thought when she was going in goal, I'll just pick it up and throw it into the English fans so she can't have it." Hampton added: "I never put it on a bottle because anyone can do that, so that is why I put it on my arm, and the TV caught that. It wasn't hard - when she has gone in the goal it [the bottle] is on its own isn't it? It is in a towel; you just pick it up. Mine is blank, but it has the same sponsors and stuff so I just put mine in there, chucked her one into the fans and she had an empty bottle, she was looking for where it is. She was walking back, and I was walking the other way. She was so confused. I was trying so hard not to burst out laughing [because] I was like 'oh, I don't know where it has gone'.... but you have got to do something haven't you?" Coll laughed off Hampton's claim, tweeting in Spanish alongside a pair of laughing emojis: "Okay, okay, calm down. If only it were true..."

Source: ESPN

UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

13 August 2025 

Basaksehir FK – Viking FK
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Djuričić SRB
Fourth Official: Andrija Stojanović SRB
VAR: Aleksandar Živković SRB
AVAR: Pavle Tomić SRB
Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER

14 August 2025
Astana FK – Lausanne Sport
Referee: Martin Matoša SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matic Mežnar SVN
Fourth Official: Denis Šabanagić SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Aleksandar Matković SVN
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

Ararat Armenia – Sparta Praha
Referee: Jovan Kačevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Branko Putilin MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Toše Icev MKD
Fourth Official: Furkan Idrizi MKD
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Svein Moen NOR

Sabah FK – Levski Sofia
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
VAR: Oleksiy Derevinskyy UKR
AVAR: Klym Zabroda UKR
Referee Observer: Dejan Jakimovski MKD

Levadia Tallinn – FC Deifferdeng
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amir Kadić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Perić BIH
Fourth Official: Antonio Tomić BIH
VAR: Miloš Gigović BIH
AVAR: Nihad Ljajić BIH
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín ESP

Sheriff Tiraspol – RSC Anderlecht
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Özaral TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydin TUR
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
Referee Observer: Yevhen Aranovskyy UKR

Omonia Nicosia – Araz Naxcivan
Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Markus DEN
Fourth Official: Mikkel Redder DEN
VAR: Sandi Putros DEN
AVAR: Morten Krogh DEN
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

ETO Gyor – AIK Stockholm
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši SVK

Paksi FC – FK Polissya
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Fritsch GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Charálambos Kalogerópoulos GRE

Hammarby FC – Rosenborg BK
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meindanás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michaíl Papadákis GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
VAR: Stéfanos Koumbarákis GRE
AVAR: Aléxandros Katsikogiánnis GRE
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP

FC Vaduz – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Snir Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Omer Barbiro ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: Idan Leiba ISR
VAR: Eitan Shmuelevitz ISR
AVAR: Eliyahu Kasapu ISR
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL

Beitar Jerusalem – Riga FC
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Filip Sierant POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Szczerbowicz POL
VAR: Pawel Pskit POL
AVAR: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Alexandru Tean MDA

Brondby IF – Vikingur Reykjavik
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Alejandro Estévez Iglesias ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
VAR: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
AVAR: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
Referee Observer: Alexandre Boucaut BEL

Arda Kardzhali – Kauno Zalgiris
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kristijan Novosel CRO
Fourth Official: Antonio Melnjak CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: Luís Teixeira AND

NK Celje – FC Lugano
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Martínez Munuera ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ortiz Arias ESP
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
AVAR: Pablo González Fuertes ESP
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

Nioman Hrodna – KI Klaksvik
Referee: Donald Robertson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Jonathan Bell SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Macleod SCO
Fourth Official: Duncan Nicolson SCO
VAR: Kevin Clancy SCO
AVAR: Ryan Lee SCO
Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO

AEK Athens – Aris Limasol
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rogier Honig NED
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Edwin van de Graaf NED
Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB

Maccabi Haifa – Rakow Czestochowa
Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Steven Torregrossa FRA
Fourth Official: Hakim Salem FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Petur Reinert FRO

Besiktas JK – St. Patrick AFC
Referee: António Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Pereira POR
Fourth Official: David Silva POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Catarina Campos POR
Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN

Jagiellonia Bialystok – Silkeborg IF
Referee: Éric Wattellier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
VAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
AVAR: Victoria Beyer FRA
Referee Observer: Erol Ersoy TUR

Spartak Trnava – Universitatea Craiova
Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Lewis Smith ENG
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
Referee Observer: Muhittin Boşat TUR

Linfield FC – Vikingur
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Kamil Hájek CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jaroslav Kubr CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Všetečka CZE
VAR: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
AVAR: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN

Dundee United – Rapid Wien
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Fótios Polychrónis GRE
VAR: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
AVAR: Constantínos Poulikídis GRE
Referee Observer: Alon Yefet ISR

Dinamo City – Hajduk Split
Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Kubryak UKR
VAR: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
AVAR: Andriy Kovalenko UKR
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA

KF Egnatia – Olimpija Ljubljana
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
VAR: Lionel Tschudi SUI
AVAR: Johannes von Mandach SUI
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

Virtus AC – Milsami Orhei
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Arys POL
Fourth Official: Lukasz Kuźma POL
VAR: Pawel Malec POL
AVAR: Lukasz Szczech POL
Referee Observer: Daniele Orsato ITA

Santa Clara – Larne FC
Referee: Jakob Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Jesper Dahl DEN
Fourth Official: Aydin Uslu DEN
VAR: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
AVAR: Michael Tykgaard DEN
Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN

Shamrock Rovers – FC Ballkani
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN

Hibernian FC – FK Partizan
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Ivanov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Volen Chinkov BUL
VAR: Nikola Popov BUL
AVAR: Dimitar Dimitrov BUL
Referee Observer: Jari Järvinen FIN

Austria Wien – Banik Ostrava
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Emigers Gançi ALB
Fourth Official: Emanuela Rusta ALB
VAR: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
AVAR: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan ARM

UEFA Europa League 2025/26 – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

12 August 2025 

Shelbourne FC – HNK Rijeka
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: George Neacșu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Imre Bucsi ROU
Fourth Official: Sebastian Colțescu ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Sorin Costreie ROU
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE

14 August 2025
Kups Kuopio – FK RFS
Referee: Balázs Berke HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Bence Csonka HUN
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO

FC Midtjylland – Fredrikstad FK
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Jakob Semler AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: John Ward IRL

Noa FA – Lincoln Red Imps
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: Sara Telek AUT
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA

Wolfsberger AC – PAOK Salonic
Referee: Orel Grinfeld ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hasan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni ISR
Fourth Official: Gal Levi ISR
VAR: Daniel Natan ISR
AVAR: Eli Hakmon ISR
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

SK Brann – BK Hacken
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Francis Connor SCO
Fourth Official: Christopher Graham SCO
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Greg Aitken SCO
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

Breidablik – Zrinjski Mostar
Referee: Anastásios Papapétrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Trýfon Petrópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordánis Aptósoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
VAR: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
AVAR: Spyrídon Zambalás GRE

Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hamrun Spartans
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: William Young SCO

KF Drita – FCSB
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Bakur Ninua GEO
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

FC Utrecht – Servette FC
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Bennett ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Kitchen ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
Referee Observer: Stávros Tritsónis GRE

Shakhtar Donetsk – Panathinaikos
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

SC Braga – CFR Cluj
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

Legia Warszawa – AEK Larnaca
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
AVAR: Vitalijs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarsky SVK

UEFA Champions League 2025/26 – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

12 August 2025

Qarabag FK – KF Shkendija
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

FC Copenhagen – Malmo FF
Referee: José Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Juan López Mir ESP
Fourth Official: Francisco Hernández Maeso ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark SCO

Pafos FC – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

Viktoria Plzen – Rangers FC
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: Wojciech Myć POL
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

Fenerbahce – Feyenoord
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN

Club Brugge – Red Bull Salzburg
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Luka Bilbija BIH
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Haim Yaakov ISR

Slovan Bratislava – Qairat FK
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA
VAR: Benoît Millot FRA
AVAR: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Ferencvarosi TC – PFK Ludogorets
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Marcos Cerdán Aguilar ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Quintero González ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Daniel Trujillo Suárez ESP
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH

Crvena Zvezda – Lech Poznan
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Erwan Finjean FRA
Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Marc Bollengier FRA
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

SL Benfica – OGC Nice
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025 – Round of 16 (First Leg)

12-14 August 2025

Once Caldas – Huracan
Referee: Ramon Abatti BRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guilherme Camilo BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Neuza Back BRA
Fourth Official: Rodrigo Pereira BRA
VAR: Daniel Nobre BRA
AVAR: Charly Straud BRA
Referee Assessor: Ana Perez PER
VAR Supervisor: Jorge Mercado PAR

Independiente Del Valle – Mushuc Runa
Referee: Gery Vargas BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Antelo BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Edwar Saavedra BOL
Fourth Official: Ivo Mendez BOL
VAR: Jorge Justiniano BOL
AVAR: Wilmar Balderrama BOL
Referee Assessor: Silvia Regina BRA
VAR Supervisor: Sergio Viola ARG

America de Cali – Fluminense
Referee: Cristian Garay CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Molina CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Poblete CHI
Fourth Official: Diego Flores CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Edson Cisternas CHI
Referee Assessor: Fernando Falce URU
VAR Supervisor: Sabrina Lois ARG

Bolivar – Cienciano
Referee: John Ospina COL
Assistant Referee 1: John Gallego COL
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Padilla COL
Fourth Official: Jose Ortiz COL
VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
AVAR: Luis Picon COL
Referee Assessor: Jairo Romero VEN
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Avila ECU

Alianza Lima – Universidad Catolica
Referee: Leandro Rey ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Gisela Trucco ARG
Fourth Official: Laura Fortunato ARG
VAR: Hector Paletta ARG
AVAR: Jessica Di Iorio ARG
Referee Assessor: Victor Martinez PAR
VAR Supervisor: Juan Restrepo COL

Universidad de Chile – Independiente
Referee: Anderson Daronco BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Nailton Sousa BRA
Fourth Official: Edina Alves BRA
VAR: Daiane Muniz BRA
AVAR: Pablo Gonçalves BRA
Referee Assessor: Roberto Perassi BRA
VAR Supervisor: Ricardo Marques BRA

Atletico Mineiro – Godoy Cruz
Referee: Alexis Herrera VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte VEN
Fourth Official: Alejandro Velazquez VEN
VAR: Carlos Orbe ECU
AVAR: Christian Lescano ECU
Referee Assessor: Miguel Nievas URU
VAR Supervisor: Julio Bascunan CHI

Central Cordoba – Lanus
Referee: Kevin Ortega PER
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue PER
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Atoche PER
Fourth Official: Joel Alarcon PER
VAR: Diego Haro PER
AVAR: Augusto Menendez PER
Referee Assessor: Wilmar Navarro COL
VAR Supervisor: Marcelo de Leon URU

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025 – Round of 16 (First Leg)

12-14 August 2025

Atletico Nacional – Sao Paulo
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Soppi URU
Assistant Referee 2: Horacio Ferreiro URU
Fourth Official: Hernan Heras URU
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
AVAR: Antonio Garcia URU
Referee Assessor: Ubaldo Aquino PAR
VAR Supervisor: Angel Sanchez ARG

Penarol – Racing
Referee: Raphael Claus BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Pires BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Alves BRA
Fourth Official: Bruno Arleu BRA
VAR: Wagner Reway BRA
AVAR: Rodrigo Guarizo BRA
Referee Assessor: Hilton Moutinho BRA
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo PER

Fortaleza – Velez Sarsfield
Referee: Derlis Lopez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Canete PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Britos PAR
Fourth Official: Mario Diaz de Vivar PAR
VAR: Ulises Mereles PAR
AVAR: Jose Villagra PAR
Referee Assessor: Jorge Antequera BOL
VAR Supervisor: Henry Gambetta PER

Cerro Porteno – Estudiantes de La Plata
Referee: Piero Maza CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Retamal CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Rocha CHI
Fourth Official: Fernando Vejar CHI
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI
AVAR: Benjamin Saravia CHI
Referee Assessor: Luis Sanchez VEN
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano PER

Flamengo – Internacional
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Chade ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Facundo Rodriguez ARG
Fourth Official: Nazareno Arasa ARG
VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
AVAR: Nicolas Lamolina ARG
Referee Assessor: Juan Cardellino URU
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Lamouroux COL

Botafogo – LDU Quito
Referee: Wilmar Roldan COL
Assistant Referee 1: John Leon COL
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Vela COL
Fourth Official: Diego Ulloa COL
VAR: David Rodriguez COL
AVAR: Keiner Jimenez COL
Referee Assessor: Hector Baldassi ARG
VAR Supervisor: Rodney Aquino PAR

Universitario – Palmeiras
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Fourth Official: Luis Lobo ARG
VAR: Silvio Trucco ARG
AVAR: Pablo Dovalo ARG
Referee Assessor: Juan Zorrilla PAR
VAR Supervisor: Claudio Rios CHI

Libertad – River Plate
Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Rodrigo Correa BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia BRA
Fourth Official: Paulo Zanovelli BRA
VAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
AVAR: Rodrigo Nunes BRA
Referee Assessor: Marcelo Rogerio BRA
VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic CHI

UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)

5 August 2025

KI Klaksvik – Niomen Hrodna
Referee: Claudio Pereira POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Fourth Official: Bruno José Costa POR
VAR: Hélder Malheiro POR
AVAR: Hélder Carvalho POR
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

7 August 2025
Milsami Orhei – Virtus AC
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Martinš Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševčenko LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
VAR: Andris Treimanis LVA
AVAR: Sergejs Vasjkovs LVA
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

Aris Limassol – AEK Athens
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
VAR: Sascha Stegemann GER
AVAR: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković BIH

Araz Naxcivan – Omonia Nicosia
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nádvorník CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Váňa CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
VAR: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
AVAR: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
Referee Observer: Nenad Djokić SRB

Rosenborg BK – Hammarby FC
Referee: Zorbay Küçük TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Özaral TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Furkan Ürün TUR
Fourth Official: Ömer Turtay TUR
VAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
AVAR: Davut Çelik TUR
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER

Kauno Zalgiris – Arda Kardzhali
Referee: Jérémy Muller LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Morim LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Dani Balsa LUX
Fourth Official: Cédric Biever LUX
VAR: Christian Ciochirca AUT
AVAR: Harald Lechner AUT
Referee Observer: Andrew Davey NIR

Banik Ostrava – Austria Wien
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Granit Maqedonci SWE
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR

Riga FC – Beitar Jerusalem
Referee: Lionel Tschudi SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Bastien Lengacher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Tuberosa SUI
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
VAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
AVAR: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG

Viking FK – Basaksehir FK
Referee: Miguel Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Brás POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Sérgio Guelho POR
VAR: Fábio Melo POR
AVAR: Iancu Vasilica POR
Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA

AIK Stockholm – ETO Gyor
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Wessel GER
Fourth Official: Robin Braun GER
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević MNE

Silkeborg IF – Jagiellonia Bialystok
Referee: James Robinson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Nethery NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Jeffrey NIR
Fourth Official: Ben McMaster NIR
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Nick Hopton ENG
Referee Observer: Luc Wouters BEL

Olimpija Ljubljana – KF Egnatia
Referee: John Beaton SCO
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Stewart SCO
Fourth Official: Calum Scott SCO
VAR: Donald Robertson SCO
AVAR: Ryan Lee SCO
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

FC Deifferdeng – Levadia Tallinn
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Müller SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Guillaume Maire SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
VAR: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
AVAR: Nico Gianforte SUI
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

Vikingur – Linfield
Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amer Macić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Damir Lazić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Petrović BIH
VAR: Antoni Bandić BIH
AVAR: Dragan Kesić BIH
Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN

Sparta Praha – Ararat Armenia
Referee: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Douglas Potter SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Rae SCO
Fourth Official: Christopher Graham SCO
VAR: Nicholas Walsh SCO
AVAR: Grant Irvine SCO
Referee Observer: Ruud Bossen NED

AZ Alkmaar – FC Vaduz
Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA
VAR: Benoît Millot FRA
AVAR: Marc Bollengier FRA
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST

RSC Anderlecht – Sheriff Tiraspol
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
VAR: Matej Jug SVN
AVAR: Roberto Ponis SVN
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR

FK Polissya – Paksi FC
Referee: Joakim Östling SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Max Wilde SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Kristensson SWE
Fourth Official: Adi Aganovic SWE
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Alexander Harkam AUT
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Levski Sofia – Sabah FK
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Ante Čuljak CRO
Referee Observer: Joeri Van De Velde BEL

FC Lausanne – Astana FK
Referee: Lukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Damian Kos POL
VAR: Pawel Malec POL
AVAR: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakir TUR

FC Lugano – NK Celje
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Robin Hensgens NED
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Edwin van de Graaf NED
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

FC Ballkani – Shamrock Rovers
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Volodymyr Vysotskyy UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
VAR: Mykola Balakin UKR
AVAR: Denys Shurman UKR
Referee Observer: Emil Laursen DEN

Universitatea Craiova – Spartak Trnava
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Jaan Roos EST
Fourth Official: Tanel Üprus EST
VAR: István Vad HUN
AVAR: Marko Liiva EST
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER

Vikingur Reykjavik – Brondby IF
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Ozan Ergün TUR
VAR: Erkan Engin TUR
AVAR: Adnan Kayatepe TUR
Referee Observer: Stanislav Todorov BUL

St. Patrick AFC – Besiktas JK
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Mihael Antič SVN
VAR: Asmir Sagrković SVN
AVAR: Denis Šabanagić SVN
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL

Rapid Wien – Dundee United
Referee: Luís Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Mota POR
Assistant Referee 2: Gonçalo Freire POR
Fourth Official: Anzhony Rodrigues POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Ricardo Baixinho POR
Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

Hajduk Split – Dinamo City
Referee: Saiat Qarabaev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitrii Belogradov KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksei Dolgih KAZ
Fourth Official: Säken Baiymbet KAZ
VAR: Richard Martens NED
AVAR: Aidyn Tasybaev KAZ
Referee Observer: Stávros Mántalos GRE

Larne FC – Santa Clara
Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Niklas Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng SWE
Fourth Official: Victor Wolf SWE
VAR: Jakob Kehlet DEN
AVAR: Jens Maae DEN
Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP

Rakow Czestochowa – Maccabi Haifa
Referee: Robert Harvey IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne McDonnell IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Clarke IRL
Fourth Official: Paul Norton IRL
VAR: John Brooks ENG
AVAR: Lee Betts ENG
Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX

Partizan FK – Hibernian FC
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Duncan Sultana MLT
Assistant Referee 2: James Muscat MLT
Fourth Official: Ishmael Barbara MLT
VAR: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
AVAR: Ian Hussin ENG
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

UEFA Europa League 2025/26 – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)

5 August 2025

Hamrun Spartans – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sander Saga EST
Fourth Official: Kevin Kaivoja EST
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Pawel Gil POL

6 August 2025
FK RFS – Kups Kuopio
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Kamal Umudlu AZE
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Inqilab Mammadov AZE
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

HNK Rijeka – Shelbourne FC
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Asier González de Durana ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

7 August 2025
Lincoln Red Imps – Noa FA
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednár SVK
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
VAR: Martin Dohál SVK
AVAR: Erik Gemzicky SVK
Referee Observer: João Ferreira POR

Fredrikstad FK – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR

AEK Larnaca – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ioan Corb ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU
AVAR: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

BK Hacken – SK Brann
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Mariyan Grebencharski BUL
VAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
AVAR: Vasimir El-Hatib BUL
Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL

CFR Cluj – SC Braga
Referee: Elçin Masiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elşad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Farid Haciyev AZE
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

PAOK Salonic – Wolfsberger AC
Referee: Morten Krogh DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
VAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
AVAR: Sandi Putros DEN
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO

Zrinjski Mostar – Breidablik
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Olsid Ferataj ALB
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Albert Doda ALB
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

Panathinaikos – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

FCSB – Drita
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA

Servette – Utrecht
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL

UEFA Champions League 2025/26 – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)

5 August 2025

Malmo FF – FC Copenhagen
Referee: João Pinheiro POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Fábio Veríssimo POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Bruno Esteves POR
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Dynamo Kyyiv – Pafos FC
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Urs Schnyder SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Johannes von Mandach SUI
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU

KF Shkendija – Qarabag FK
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Královič SVK
VAR: Michal Očenáš SVK
AVAR: Boris Marhefka SVK
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

Rangers FC – Viktoria Plzen
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE

6 August 2025
Qairat FK – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

FC Salzburg – Club Brugge
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

PFK Ludogorets – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Lech Poznan – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED

OGC Nice – SL Benfica
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

Feyenoord – Fenerbahce
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Oscar Johnson SWE
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP 

Referee Observer: Knut Kircher GER

Mexican FIFA referee Garcia received death threats after Leagues Cup match

FIFA and CONCACAF are among the organizations to offer messages of support to Katia Itzel Garcia after the referee was the subject of death threats this week. Garcia was the subject of harassment following last week's Leagues Cup match between Monterrey and FC Cincinnati, which ended as a 3-2 win for the MLS side. The game featured a controversial offside call, one which ultimately led to a Cincinnati goal following a VAR review. In the days following the match, the 32-year-old official publicly shared messages she'd received from a fan. In those messages, the fan threatened to kill Garcia and her entire family. Garcia shared those messages on Instagram, prompting a wave of support from organizations worldwide. In her social media post, Garcia revealed messages she received on Instagram, reading: "You're going to die... We're the ones in charge in Mexico, so don't hide too much... There's no date that's unfulfilled, no word that's unfulfilled." Another read: “We’re going to kill your entire family.” Garcia responded with a message via her own Instagram story. "In Mexico, a country where 10 women are murdered every day, where 91 people are murdered every day (men and women), we cannot normalize violence," she said. "I totally reject violence in all spaces!"

In the days following the incident, Katia Itzel Garcia has received strong backing from FIFA, CONCACAF, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), and her domestic league club, Monterrey. Each organization condemned the threats made against her and reaffirmed their commitment to protecting referees and combating violence in the sport. FIFA president Gianni Infantino issued a statement emphasizing the importance of respecting referees. “Without referees there is no soccer, so we must protect them and respect their role in our sport," Infantino said Monday. "In football and in society, there is no room for abuse, discrimination or violence of any kind. At FIFA, we stand in solidarity with the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and CONCACAF to condemn the actions of those who make these unacceptable threats. We offer our unconditional support so that those responsible are accountable.” Monterrey also publicly denounced the threats and called for a broader cultural shift. “The aggressions, such as those recently denounced by the Mexican referee Katia Itzel Garcia and any other type of manifestation of violence, are inadmissible and we must all make them visible, denounce them, reject them and avoid normalizing them,” the club said. The FMF echoed those sentiments in a formal statement of support. “The Mexican Football Federation (FMF), through the Referee Committee, strongly condemns the acts of intimidation and threats directed against the FIFA referee Katia Itzel Garcia, and expresses its full support for the statements and public expressions made by her,” the federation stated. “The Federation will advise and accompany Garcia in the complaint process before the corresponding authorities. Likewise, the FMF is in permanent communication with CONCACAF as well as with the Organizing Committee of Leagues Cup with the sole objective of guaranteeing the integrity and safety of Garcia and all the referees in the tournament.”

Source: Yahoo

AI will count 30% in the evaluation of Spanish referees

This upcoming season, set to begin in just 11 days, brings a major technological development that marks a departure from previous years. The key innovation is the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the evaluation of referees' performances in both the First and Second Divisions. This AI system will play a role in weekly referee assignments as well as in the final rankings of referees for promotion and relegation decisions.

According to information obtained by Mundo Deportivo, the new Referees’ Technical Committee (CTA), headed by Fran Soto, has already informed referees, assistant referees, and other officials about this change during the preseason training camp that began seven days ago in Las Caldas, Asturias. The message has also been conveyed to the match observers - officials historically responsible for evaluating referees’ performances - during a dedicated meeting ahead of the new season. Initially, AI will contribute 30% to the overall assessment of referee performances, with a particular focus on two key areas: fouls and yellow cards. It remains to be seen whether this percentage will remain fixed or increase as the season progresses. The CTA, RFEF, and LaLiga have established an Expert Committee to oversee the implementation of AI in officiating this season. These experts will have advisory roles, as they do not hold voting power under the new officiating regulations. As Mundo Deportivo previously reported, coach José Ángel ‘Cuco’ Ziganda was the latest addition to this committee, which also includes Sevilla FC as a club representative, former player Álvaro Negredo, and three former referees: Gregorio Bernabé, José Luis Lesma, and Marcos Álvarez. This finalized committee will work alongside LaLiga and the CTA’s Technical Commission using LaLiga’s AI tools. Together, they will be responsible for setting the criteria and parameters for evaluating referees' performances in conjunction with the reports from the match delegates. Although the committee has not yet held its first official meeting, it will begin its work with the AI’s contribution accounting for 30% of the overall referee assessment.

Source: Mundo Deportivo

Top Vietnamese referee passes away after fitness test collapse

Vietnamese top division referee Tran Dinh Thịnh has passed away after collapsing during a fitness test on Sunday morning. He died this morning at a hospital in Hanoi, after undergoing nearly a day of treatment following his fainting during the fitness assessment in the capital city. The unfortunate incident occurred during a pre-season training session for referees organised by the VFF. The fitness test was conducted early in the morning to minimise the adverse effects of the hot weather, but Thịnh exhibited unusual symptoms, officials said. The medical team promptly implemented intensive resuscitation measures for circulation and respiration and transported him to the hospital's emergency department. Despite the doctors' best efforts, Thịnh could not be saved.

Born in 1982, Thinh was an experienced referee in V-League 1. He won the 'Bronze Whistle' award in the 2023-2024 season and the 'Silver Whistle' in the 2024-2025 season, awards that honour referees for outstanding performances in professional leagues. The fitness test during which Thinh collapsed was part of a mandatory pre-season training programme designed to assess the referees' abilities to fulfil their duties. In addition to his case requiring emergency care, six other referees did not pass the tests. General Secretary of the VFF Nguyen Van Phu said: "This is a significant loss for Vietnamese football, especially for the national refereeing team. Referee Thịnh was not only a dedicated and professional official, but also well respected and cherished by all his colleagues. His departure leaves a profound void and an indescribable pain. On behalf of the VFF and the training programme organising committee, I extend my deepest condolences to the family, loved ones and colleagues of referee Thịnh." The VFF and Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company have expressed their deepest condolences to the family of referee Thịnh and will assist in arranging the funeral as a tribute to his contributions to the sport in the country.

Source: Vietnam News

CAF African Nations Championship 2024

Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda, 2-30 August 2025

Referees

1. Lotfi Bekouassa (ALG, photo)

2. Ligali Adissa (BEN)
3. Vincent Kabore (BFA)
4. Jessie Messie (CGO)
5. Clement Kpan (CIV)
6. Yannick Kabanga (COD)
7. Mahmoud Ahmed (EGY)
8. Teklu Tsegai (ERI)
9. Lamin Jammeh (GAM)
10. Mimisa Nyagrowa (KEN)
11. Ahmed Abdulrazg (LBY)
12. Andofetra Rakotojaona (MAD)
13. Ousmane Diakhate (MLI)
14. Patrice Milazare (MRI)
15. Abdel Mefire (CMR)
16. Abiola Abdulsalam (NIG)
17. Adalbert Diouf (SEN)
18. Alfred Jelly (RSA)
19. Arajiga Ahmed (TAN)
20. Gnama Aklesso (TOG)
21. Mehrez Melki (TUN)
22. Lucky Razake (UGA)
23. Bouchra Karboubi (MAR)
24. Shamirah Nabadda (UGA)
25. Mustapha Kech (MAR)
26. Houssam Benyahya (ALG)

Assistant Referees
1. Adel Abane (ALG)
2. Guilain Ngila (CGO)
3. Lucky Kegalogetswe (BOT)
4. Habib Sanou (BFA)
5. Emery Niyongabo (BDI)
6. Menye Rodrigue (CMR)
7. Soulaimane Amaldine (COM)
8. Chany Malondi (CGO)
9. Biru Fasika (ETH)
10. Abdul Jawo (GAM)
11. Roland Addy (GHA)
12. Samuel Mwangi (KEN)
13. Joel Wonka (LBR)
14. Alao Salim (BEN)
15. Hamza Nassiri (MAR)
16. Abdoul Yacouba (NIG)
17. Mutuyimana Dieudonne (RWA)
18. Ahmed Omer (SDN)
19. Said Hamdani (TAN)
20. Hanachi Wael (TUN)
21. Katenya Roland (UGA)
22. Eleyeh Robleh (DJI)
23. Ettien Medard (CIV)
24. Amos Abeigne (GAB)
25. Sirak Samuel (ERU)
26. Diana Chikotesha (ZAM)

Video Match Officials
1. Mahmoud Ashour (EGY)
2. Dahane Beida (MTN)
3. Lahlou Benbraham (ALG)
4. Bamlak Tessema (ETH)
5. Samir Guezzaz (MAR)
6. Hamza El-Fariq (MAR)
7. Issa Sy (SEN)
8. Pierre Atcho (GAB)
9. Daniel Laryea (GHA)
10. Abongile Tom (RSA)
11. Yasir Abdalaziz (SDN)
12. Lettitia Viana (ESW)
13. Maria Rivet (MRI)
14. Akhona Makalima (RSA)
15. Stephen Yiembe (KEN)
16. Carine Atezambong (CMR)
17. Fatiha Jermoumi (MAR)
18. Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG)

Referee Instructors
1. Mohammed Guezzaz (MAR)
2. Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)
3. Evarist Menkouande (CMR)
4. Mohamed Ali (DJI) 

5. Boubaker Hannachi (TUN)

CONMEBOL Women’s Copa America Final 2025: Rissios (CHI)

2 August 2025

Final
Colombia – Brazil
Referee: Dione Rissios CHI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcia Castillo CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Leslie Vasquez CHI
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez URU
Reserve AR: Daiana Fernandez URU
VAR: Augusto Menendez PER
AVAR: Wilma Balderrama BOL

Match for Third Place
Argentina – Uruguay
Referee: Emikar Calderas VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Migdalia Rodriguez VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Francis García VEN
Fourth Official: Marcelly Zambrano ECU
Reserve AR: Viviana Segura ECU
VAR: Milagros Arruela PER 

AVAR: Mariana Aquino PER

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025

Morocco, 17 October - 8 November 2025

AFC

Referee: Lara Lee AUS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Emma Kocbek AUS

Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
Assistant Referee 1: Ramina Tsoi KGZ
Assistant Referee 2: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA

CAF
Referee: Josephine Wanjiru KEN
Assistant Referee 1: Yara Atef EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Alice Umutesi RWA

Referee: Yacine Samassa MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Fides Bangurambona BFA
Assistant Referee 2: Tabara Mbodji SEN

CONCACAF
Referee: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Assistant Referee 1: Santa Medina DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Nicholas TRI

Referee: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Aranza Quero MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jessica Morales MEX

Referee: Janeishka Caban PUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mayra Mora MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Katherine Prescod PAN

Referee: Alyssa Pennington USA
Assistant Referee 1: Kali Smith USA
Assistant Referee 2: Katarzyna Wasiak USA

CONMEBOL
Referee: Charly Straub BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Anne Gomes BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fernanda Antunes BRA

Referee: Paula Fernandez COL
Assistant Referee 1: Mayra Sanchez COL
Assistant Referee 2: Nataly Arteaga COL

Referee: Veronica Guazhambo ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Viviana Segura ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Joselyn Romero ECU

Referee: Milagros Arruela PER
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana Aquino PER
Assistant Referee 2: Vera Yupanqui PER

OFC
Referee: Torika Delai FJI
Assistant Referee 1: Natalia Lumukana SOL
Assistant Referee 2: Allys Clipsham NZL

UEFA
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvonen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG

Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Camille Soriano FRA

Referee: Ewa Augustyn POL
Assistant Referee 1: Linda Schmid SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nikolett Bizderi HUN

Referee: Alina Pesu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ivona Pejic CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR

Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernandez Gonzalez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Irina Pozdejeva LTU

CAF: Doue sacked as Head of Referees

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has relieved Ivorian official Noumandiez Doue of his duties as Head of Referees following a formal complaint lodged by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) regarding officiating during the final of the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Morocco suffered a narrow 3-2 defeat to Nigeria in the final, held last Saturday at Rabat’s Olympic Stadium. The outcome sparked widespread frustration within the host nation’s football hierarchy, prompting the FRMF to formally challenge key refereeing decisions - particularly those involving the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system. According to a federation representative, a pivotal penalty incident around the 78th minute was mishandled by officials. “The match producer made very serious statements, claiming that the VAR refused to show the footage that clearly shows and proves that there was an obvious penalty (following a handball by Oluwatosin Demehinni in the penalty area around the 78th minute),” an FRMF official explained. The federation’s dissatisfaction centred on the perceived failure of VAR to intervene appropriately during the match, fuelling suspicions of procedural shortcomings or possible misconduct. In response to Morocco’s strongly worded complaint, CAF appears to have acted swiftly by removing Noumandiez Doue, who had served as Head of Referees since 2022. His dismissal was reported by Le360 Sport, citing internal sources within the governing body. According to internal CAF sources, this decision was made Thursday morning during a farewell meeting for Noumandiez Doué on the occasion of the referees’ training camp for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kenya, ending three years in a role deemed disappointing by several federations. The CAF Executive Committee is expected to confirm the appointment of a new director for the referee commission. Among the candidates considered are several renowned referees: Gambian Bakary Gassama, Moroccan Redouane Jiyed, and Egyptian Issam Abdel Fattah.

Reorganizations are also planned in Central and West Africa zones, aiming to restore the credibility of African refereeing before the tournament’s opening on December 21, 2025. The most surprising development is a novel project considering the use of foreign referees, notably Europeans and South Americans, to officiate at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. While still under study, this measure is taken seriously in response to complaints from multiple African federations frustrated by repeated refereeing errors during major continental competitions. With these decisive measures, CAF aims to elevate the stature of its premier competition amid strong public expectations and media pressure. Morocco, hosting AFCON for the first time since 1988, is stepping up preparations to deliver a landmark edition in terms of sports, organization, and diplomacy.

Source: FES

UEFA Super Cup 2025: Pinheiro (POR)

The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed João Pinheiro from Portugal to referee the 2025 UEFA Super Cup match between UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain and UEFA Europa League titleholders Tottenham Hotspur, which will take place on Wednesday 13 August at the Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy (kick-off 21:00 local time). The 37-year-old has been an international referee since 2016 and has been the referee in 68 UEFA competition matches during his career to date, regularly taking charge of UEFA club competition and international matches. During the 2024/25 season he took charge of five matches during the knock-out stages of UEFA club competitions, including the UEFA Conference League semi-final second leg between Chelsea and Djurgarden (1-0). He also served as fourth official at the 2025 UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Internazionale Milano (5–0). (Source: UEFA)

13 August 2025

Paris St. Germain – Tottenham Hotspur

Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR

Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR

Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR

Fourth Official: Elchin Masiyev AZE

VAR: Tiago Martins POR

AVAR: Fabio Melo POR

SVAR: Pol Van Boekel NED

Referees hit the right note at UEFA Women’s EURO 2025

The UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final brought the curtain down on an unforgettable, record-breaking celebration of the beautiful game. On the pitch and in the stands, records tumbled as more fans than ever crammed into stadiums to support the players who were once again raising the bar for women's football. With emotions running high and the stakes even higher, the tournament remained a showcase of clean, disciplined play, thanks in no small part to the calm authority of some of the game's top match officials. "This was a fantastic edition of the UEFA Women's EURO, with the standards of the match officials matching the elite-level action on the pitch and world-class organisation off it," said UEFA director of refereeing, Roberto Rosetti. "All of the refereeing teams performed very well and worked efficiently in co-operation with their VAR colleagues. Congratulations to all of them for having the courage to step forwards with strength, determination and courage to meet the challenges I set for them over the past year. I would also like to say a special thank you to those working behind the scenes, and everyone who believed in the growth of women's refereeing. You are the heart of this success, and the true winners in this journey. The best is yet to come!"

Successful VAR application and integration of new laws and technologies

Across the 31 matches at Women's EURO 2025, there were a total of 18 VAR interventions, 11 for factual decisions such as offside, and seven resulting in on-field reviews where initial subjective calls were overturned. These interventions came from 206 incident checks during the tournament and helped to ensure there were no clear errors in any major decisions. This summer's tournament was the first Women's EURO to feature semi-automated offside technology and a connected ball, which assist referees and VARs with decision-making in real time. That matched the technical standards of last year’s men’s UEFA EURO 2024, where we also debuted the policy of referees explaining key decisions to team captains, to enhance communication and improve relationships between players and officials, while also avoiding the mobbing of referees. We took the same approach in 2025, helping to keep exchanges respectful. There were also new laws of the game at Women’s EURO, and while no goalkeepers fell foul of the eight-second rule to reduce time-wasting, the penalty shootout in the final did feature a retaken spot kick, after Beth Mead's "double touch" on her first penalty. Last season, that would have been deemed a miss, but from the 2025/26 season, the kick is retaken. Final referee Stéphanie Frappart signalled the call on the pitch, and big screens provided an explanation for fans watching from the stands. For Frappart, it was the latest milestone in a career that has seen the 41-year-old become the benchmark for female officials, ever since her appointment to referee the men's UEFA Super Cup match in 2019, and a year later, the first woman to officiate a UEFA Champions League match. Since then, UEFA and our national associations have intensified efforts to develop Europe’s female referees, investing heavily in training and building a world-leading group of top-level officials, with a strong new generation coming through ready to take on the challenge.

Pride all the way from Brazil to Basel

In addition to twelve Europeans, Brazilian Edina Alves Batista was also part of the tournament refereeing group, thanks to UEFA's ongoing collaboration with CONMEBOL, the South American football confederation. Alves Batista took charge of three matches, including the semi-final between Spain and Germany, reward for some excellent performances in the middle. It was an experience that meant the world to the 45-year-old. "I am truly grateful for the partnership between CONMEBOL and UEFA, which made it possible for us to be part of this great event," she said. Addressing her colleagues, Alves Batista added: "I’ve never experienced anything like it – such a light and joyful atmosphere, filled with unity and camaraderie. It was a privilege to share these moments with all of you." As we were welcoming Edina Alves Batista to the UEFA Women’s EURO, referee Ivana Projkovska from North Macedonia was officiating at the CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina 2025. The 39-year-old is one of the match officials at the tournament in Ecuador, and together with her assistants, Italian Giulia Tempestili and Spain’s Iragartze Fernández, Projkovska has taken charge of four matches at the tournament, including the semi-final between Argentina and Colombia on Monday.

A bright future awaits

Women's EURO 2025 will not be a one-off – we are committed to continuing the momentum for years to come. Our new women’s football strategy, Unstoppable, sets out our vision for the future, and is part of a €1 billion commitment to grow the game even further. That's not just for players, but for coaches and referees too, from the grassroots to the top. Since 2023, our Be A Referee! campaign has also been recruiting match officials all over Europe, with national associations providing greater pathways for young people to sample life as a match official. Anyone looking for inspiration needs only to look at the examples set over the past four weeks. In a tournament where every decision mattered, the referees rose to the occasion.

Source: UEFA

UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Second Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

29-31 July 2025

Inter d’Escaldes – Olimpija Ljubljana
Referee: Lukasz Kuzma POL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Damian Kos POL
Referee Observer: Jonathan Lardot BEL

Iberia Tbilisi – Levadia Tallinn
Referee: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Vüsal Mammadov AZE
Fourth Official: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković BIH

FC Deifferdeng – The New Saints
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Runar Langseth NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Haukasen NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

Spartak Trnava – Hibernians FC
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Svetozar Živin SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Banović SRB
Fourth Official: Stanko Ostraćanin SRB
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP

FK Banga – Rosenborg BK
Referee: Jovan Kačevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Goce Petreski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Dragan Trpčevski MKD
Fourth Official: Blagojče Ralevski MKD
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jónsson ISL

SK Spaeri – Austria Wien
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Artur Gdlyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Khachatur Hovhannisyan ARM
Fourth Official: Artem Gasparyan ARM
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

SK Dila Gori – Riga FC
Referee: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Marius Grotta NOR
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlak CZE

Sabah – Petrocub
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Šutulović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mikalački SRB
Fourth Official: Ivan Stamenković SRB
Referee Observer: Pavel Salii KAZ

Santa Coloma – FK Polissya
Referee: Ben McMaster NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Bell NIR
Assistant Referee 2: John Doherty NIR
Fourth Official: Shane Andrews NIR
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

HJK Helsinki – Arda Kardzhali
Referee: Iwan Griffith WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Lewiss Edwards WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Davis WAL
Fourth Official: Alex McInch WAL
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Nomme Kalju – St. Patrick AFC
Referee: Menélaos Antoníou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Pávlos Georgíou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Christodoúlou CYP
Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN

AZ Alkmaar – Ilves Tampere
Referee: Ivar Kristjánsson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurdarson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Ragnar Bender ISL
Fourth Official: Thórdur Thórfarson ISL
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

Milsami Orhei – Buducnost Podgorica
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Pascal Hirzel SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO

Una Strassen – Dundee United
Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Sigurdsson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Kristján Ólafs ISL
Fourth Official: Gunnar Haflidason ISL
Referee Observer: Ian Stokes IRL

ETO Gyor – Pyunik FC
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Edmond Zeqiri KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Fatmir Sekiraqa KOS
Fourth Official: Rrezart Hasanaj KOS
Referee Observer: João Ferreira POR

Universitatea Cluj – Ararat Armenia
Referee: David Fuxman ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Avi Goldstain ISR
Fourth Official: Yoav Mizrachi ISR
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

AIK Stockholm – Paide Linnameeskond
Referee: Helgi Jónasson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Egill Gudlaugsson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Eysteinn Hrafnkelsson ISL
Fourth Official: Jóhann Jónsson ISL
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

Zimbru Chisinau – Astana FK
Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Yves De Neve BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA

Torpedo Kutaisi – Omonia Nicosia
Referee: Mikkel Redder DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: René Risum DEN
Fourth Official: Jens Maae DEN
Referee Observer: Ádám Farkas HUN

Floriana FC – Ballkani FC
Referee: Dario Bel CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Janić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kristijan Novosel CRO
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO
Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR

Brondby IF – HB Torshavn
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan IRL
Fourth Official: Damien MacGraith IRL
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Universitatea Craiova – FK Sarajevo
Referee: Daniiar Sahi KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Samat Tergeusızov KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Evgenii Belskii KAZ
Fourth Official: Säken Baiymbet KAZ
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Beitar Jerusalem – Sutjeska Niksic
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Vella MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Luke Portelli MLT
Fourth Official: Daniel Portelli MLT
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

Rams Basaksehir – PFK Cherno More
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Vitaliy Skoblya UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
Referee Observer: Besfort Kasumi KOS

FC Prishtina – Larne FC
Referee: Kyriákos Athanasíou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Níkos Englézou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Lámbros Lámbrou CYP
Fourth Official: Panagiótis Chatzigeorgíou CYP
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL

Nioman Hrodna – FC Kosice
Referee: Walter Altmann AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Mattias Hartl AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Katholnig AUT
Fourth Official: Daniel Pfister AUT
Referee Observer: Radek Příhoda CZE

KA Akureyri – Silkeborg IF
Referee: Peiman Simani FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Christian De Casseres FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Samu Koskinen FIN
Fourth Official: Joni Hyytiä FIN
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

FC Koper – Viking FK
Referee: Cláudio Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Mota POR
Assistant Referee 2: João Silva POR
Fourth Official: Iancu Vasilica POR
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

Hapoel Beer Sheva – AEK Athens
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

CD Santa Clara – NK Varazdin
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Geerolf BEL
Fourth Official: Simon Bourdeaud’hui BEL
Referee Observer: Haim Yaakov ISR

NK Maribor – Paksi FC
Referee: Dennis Higler NE
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan de Groot NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL

Royal Charleroi – Hammarby FC
Referee: Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Raimonds Tatriks LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Arturs Šakurovs LVA
Fourth Official: Andris Treimanis LVA
Referee Observer: John Ward IRL

Puskas Akademia – Aris Limassol
Referee: Robertas Valikonis LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Benas Kikutis LTU
Fourth Official: Orestas Abramavičius LTU
Referee Observer: Igor Șațchi MDA

Sparta Praha – Aqtobe FK
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Rossi ITA
Fourth Official: Daniele Perenzoni ITA
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

Maccabi Haifa – Torpedo Biel
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG
Fourth Official: Joshua Smith ENG
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA

Jagiellonia Bialystok – FK Novi Pazar
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Ozan Ergün TUR
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL

FC Lausanne – FK Vardar
Referee: Snir Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Dor Medina ISR
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh ISR
Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani MLT

Aris Salonic – Araz Naxcivan
Referee: David Dickinson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Bell SCO
Fourth Official: Ryan Lee SCO
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

MSK Zilina – Rakow Czestochowa
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Fatlum Berisha KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Bujar Selimaj KOS
Fourth Official: Dardan Çaka KOS
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

Valur Reykjavik – Kauno Zalgiris
Referee: Dalibor Černý CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Paták CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Pavel Pospíšil CZE
Fourth Official: Stanislav Volek CZE
Referee Observer: Gerard Perry IRL

Rapid Wien – FK Decic
Referee: Dumitru Muntean MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Vadim Vicol MDA
Fourth Official: Igor Boșca MDA
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR

Linfield FC – FK Zalgiris
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Martinš Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševčenko LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
Referee Observer: William Collum SCO

Dungannon Swifts – FC Vaduz
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Mikael Hallin SWE
Fourth Official: Oscar Johnson SWE
Referee Observer: Mark Whitby WAL

Dinamo City – AC d’Escaldes
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Morim LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Dani Balsa LUX
Fourth Official: Loic Thomas LUX
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO

Vikingur Reykjavik – KF Vllaznia
Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Buzás HUN
Fourth Official: Imre Kovács HUN
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

KI Klaskvik – FK Radnicki
Referee: Roman Jitari MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Anatolie Basiul MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Vadim Roșca MDA
Fourth Official: Daniel Luca MDA
Referee Observer: Libor Kovařík CZE

KF Egnatia – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Kevin O’Sullivan IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Eoin Michael Harte IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Darragh Keegan IRL
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin IRL
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Partizan – Oleksandriya
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Atom Sevgulyan ARM
Fourth Official: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM
Referee Observer: Callum Murray SCO

Shamrock Rovers – St. Joseph FC
Referee: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Marcus Klitte SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Kristensson SWE
Fourth Official: Victor Wolf SWE
Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaidis CYP

Hajduk Split – Zira PFK
Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Khaled Bahri ITA
Fourth Official: Paride Tremolada ITA
Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE

UEFA Europa League 2025/26 – Second Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

31 July 2025

AEK Larnaca – NK Celje
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ian Hussin ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Peter Bankes ENG
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

BK Hacken – RSC Anderlecht
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Antonio Melnjak CRO
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Ivan Matić CRO
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR

CFR Cluj – FC Lugano
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Johan Balder NED
Assistant Referee 2: Roy de Nas NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Robin Hensgens NED
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

FC Utrecht – Sheriff Tiraspol
Referee: Chrysovalántis Theoulí CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Mários Kalogírou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Pétros Pétrou CYP
Fourth Official: Konstantínos Fotíou CYP
VAR: Dimítris Solomoú CYP
AVAR: Rovértos Kósta CYP
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

Shakhtar Donetsk – Besiktas JK
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Martínez Munuera ESP
Fourth Official: Francisco Hernández Maeso ESP
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
AVAR: Juan Pulido Santana ESP
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO

SC Braga – Levski Sofia
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Bert Put BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Ella De Vries BEL
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK

Legia Warszawa – Banik Ostrava
Referee: Novak Simović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Djorović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Miloš Simović SRB
Fourth Official: Jovan Šegrt SRB
VAR: Aleksandar Živković SRB
AVAR: Pavle Tomić SRB
Referee Observer: Jari Järvinen FIN

Hibernian – Midtjylland
Referee: Gustavo Correia POR
Assistant Referee 1: André Dias POR
Assistant Referee 2: Fábio Silva POR
Fourth Official: Carlos Macedo POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Hélder Carvalho POR
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI