UEFA Europa Conference League 2024/25 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

1 May 2025

Real Betis – AC Fiorentina
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett AUS
AVAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR

Djurgardens IF – Chelsea FC
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Urs Schnyder SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Lionel Tschudi SUI
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP

UEFA Europa League 2024/2025 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

1 May 2025

Athletic Club – Manchester United
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Morten Krogh DEN
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

Tottenham Hotspur – Bodo Glimt
Referee: José Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto López ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
VAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA

Concacaf Champions Cup 2025 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

30 April 2025

Inter Miami – Vancouver Whitecaps
Referee: Said Martinez HON (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Walter Lopez HON
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez HON
Fourth Official: Adonai Escobedo MEX
VAR: Benjamin Pineda CRC
AVAR: Oscar Macias MEX

1 May 2025
Cruz Azul – Tigres UANL
Referee: Drew Fischer CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Barwegen CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa CAN
Fourth Official: Tori Penso USA
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic USA
AVAR: Daneon Parchment JAM

AFC Champions League Elite 2025 – Semi-finals

29 April 2025

Al Hilal SFC – Al Ahli
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al-Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Al-Hamadi UAE
Fourth Official: Omar Al-Ali UAE
Reserve AR: Ahmed Al-Rashedi UAE
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
Referee Assessor: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh MAS

30 April 2025
Al Nassr – Kawasaki Frontale
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Park Kyun-Yong KOR
Fourth Official: Kim Jong-Hyeok KOR
Reserve AR: Mohamad Tan MAS
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin MAS
Referee Assessor: Valentin Kovalenko UZB

UEFA Champions League 2024/2025 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

29 April 2025

Arsenal FC – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Matej Jug SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

30 April 2025
FC Barcelona – Inter Milano
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: François Letexier FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU

Rudiger throws ice at the referee in the Copa del Rey final

Antonio Rudiger faces a possible multi-game suspension after appearing to throw ice at the referee and shouting aggressively while being held back by Real Madrid teammates late in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona on Saturday. Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea also handed out red cards to Jude Bellingham and Lucas Vázquez for protesting in the waning moments of Barcelona’s 3-2 win.

De Burgos wrote in his match report that Rudiger “threw an object from the technical area that didn’t reach me. After being shown the red card, he had to be held back by various members of the coaching staff, while he showed an aggressive attitude.” The referee’s report also details how Vazquez, who had been substituted off in the 55th minute, was dismissed “for protesting one of our decisions, entering several metres onto the playing surface, and making gestures of disconformity.” Bellingham, who completed the full 120 minutes, was sent off after the match. “He came towards us with an aggressive attitude, having to be held back by his teammates,” De Burgos Bengoechea’s report added.

The day before the final De Burgos denounced a campaign to discredit him by Real Madrid’s official club television. The referee for the Copa del Rey final got emotional on Friday when he described the verbal abuse his child suffers because of criticism his profession receives from soccer’s top clubs - in his case led by Real Madrid. Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea expressed his anguish to reporters after Madrid’s club-owned television station aired a video supposedly documenting his bias against the club. “To see your son come from school crying because some kids have said his dad is a crook is very hard to take,” De Burgos said as he choked up. “What I do is tell my son that his father is honorable. I make mistakes, like any athlete, but I am honorable,” he said. “I want my son to be proud of his father and of the refereeing profession. … Nobody has the right to submit my colleagues to what they are dealing with.”

De Burgos spoke along with video assistant referee Pablo González Fuertes at the now customary pre-Copa del Rey press conference for the referee crew, a rare moment for referees to be questioned by the press. González Fuertes supported his fellow referee and launched a warning that Spain’s referees were going to take unspecified actions to curtail attacks on their honor. “Do not have the least doubt that we are going to have to start taking more serious measures,” González Fuertes said, without giving details. He added that he was worried that the verbal hate referees receive from players and as well on social media could have real-world consequences. “One day we will have a real problem, and we will all hold our heads and condemn what happened, but who will be held responsible for the situation?”

Source: AP

CAF Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2025

Morocco, 22-30 April 2025

Referees

1. Warda Chanai (ALG)

2. Malika Chihaoui (ALG)
3. Jose Katchingavisa (ANG)
4. Ahmed Gamal (EGY)
5. Ahmed Hamdi (EGY)
6. Mariette Aguie (CIV)
7. Ali Al-Ayat (LBY)
8. Khalid Hnich (MAR, photo)
9. Said El-Haoud (MAR)
10. Ndubuisi Ukah (NGA)
11. Elhadji Dieme (SEN)
12. Sipho Mahlangu (RSA)
13. Abdelakram El-Hentati (TUN)

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2024/25 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

27 April 2025

Chelsea FC – FC Barcelona
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Lokkeberg NOR
Fourth Official: Frida Klarlund DEN
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Helder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: Ivana Vlaić BIH

Olympique Lyonnais – Arsenal WFC 

Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Franca Overtoom NED
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP

AFC Champions League Elite 2025 – Quarter-finals

25 April 2025

Al Hilal SFC – Gwangju FC
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali KUW (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulhadi Al-Anezi KUW
Assistant Referee 2: Ramzan Al-Naemi QAT
Fourth Official: Salman Falahi QAT
Reserve AR: Mohamed Al-Hammadi UAE
VAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
AVAR: Fu Ming CHN
Referee Assessor: Valentin Kovalenko UZB

26 April 2025
Al Ahli FC – Buriram United
Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf OMA
Assistant Referee 1: Abu Al Amri OMA
Assistant Referee 2: Jun Mihara JPN
Fourth Official: Yusuke Araki JPN
Reserve AR Mohamad Tan MAS
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
Referee Assessor: Valentin Kovalenko UZB

Yokohama Marinos – Al Nassr
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al-Rashedi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Mohammad Al-Kalaf JOR
Fourth Official: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Reserve AR Park Kyun-Yong KOR
VAR Omar Al-Ali UAE
AVAR Fu Ming CHN
Referee Assessor: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh MAS

27 April 2025
Kawasaki Frontale – Al Sadd SC
Referee: Ma Ning CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Shchetinin AUS
Fourth Official: Alireza Faghani AUS
Reserve AR: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
Referee Assessor: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh MAS

Concacaf Champions Cup 2025 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

23 April 2025

Tigres UANL – Cruz Azul
Referee: Ivan Barton SLV (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Henri Pupiro NCA
Fourth Official: Keylor Herrera CRC
VAR: Armando Villarreal USA
AVAR: Chris Penso USA

24 April 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps – Inter Miami
Referee: Mario Escobar GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj GUA
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC
VAR: Luis Santander MEX
AVAR: Oscar Mejia MEX

CAF Confederation Cup 2025 – Semi-finals

First Leg, 20 April 2025

Simba – Stellenbosch
Referee: Jean Ndala (COD, photo)

RS Berkane – CS Constantine
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (LBY)

Second Leg, 27 April 2025

Stellenbosch – Simba
Referee: Amin Omar (EGY)

CS Constantine – RS Berkane
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (SDN)

CAF Champions League 2025 – Semi-finals

First Leg, 19 April 2025

Mamelodi Sundowns – Al Ahly
Referee: Omar Artan (SOM, photo)

Orlando Pirates – Pyramids
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (BDI)

Second Leg, 25 April 2025

Al Ahly – Mamelodi Sundowns
Referee: Dahane Beida (MTN)

Pyramids – Orlando Pirates
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (GAB)

UEFA Women’s U-19 Euro 2025

Poland, 15-27 June 2025

Referees
1. Merima Čelik (BIH)
2. Kristina Georgieva (BUL)
3. Lotta Vuorio (FIN)
4. Fabienne Michel (GER, photo)
5. Rasa Grigone (LTU)
6. Emilie Torkelsen (NOR)

Assistant Referees
1. Aida Jusufović (BIH)
2. Laura Koskinen (FIN)
3. Jasmin Matysiak (GER)
4. Zoi Papadopoulou (GRE)
5. Nikolett Bizderi (HUN)
6. Dinara Idrissova (KAZ)
7. Gerda Brežneva (LTU)
8. Line Nymoen (NOR)

Fourth Officials
1. Anna Adamska (POL)
2. Eugenia Gil Soriano (ESP)

UEFA Women’s U-17 Euro 2025

Faroe Islands, 4-17 May 2025

Referees
1. Jana van Laere (BEL)
2. Jelena Kumer (CRO, photo)
3. Nanna Andersen (DEN)
4. Franziska Wildfeuer (GER)
5. Kirsty Dowle (ENG)
6. Roxana Timiș (ROU)
7. Milica Milanović (SRB)
8. Vanja Janković (SVN)

Assistant Referees
1. Margot Jacobs (BEL)
2. Tamara Došen (BIH)
3. Angeliki Athanasopoulou (CYP)
4. Tereza Hessova (CZE)
5. Sidsel Dall (DEN)
6. Nicoleta Bria (ENG)
7. Anne Uersfeld (GER)
8. Tilde Larsson (SWE)

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

22-24 April 2025

Guarani – Independiente
Referee: Roberto Perez PER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue PER
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Atoche PER
Fourth Official: Daniel Ureta PER
VAR: Michael Espinoza PER
AVAR: Joel Alarcon PER
Referee Assessor: Cynthia Franco PAR
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo PER

Boston River – Nacional Potosi
Referee: Anderson Daronco BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Guilherme Camilo BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Imazu BRA
Fourth Official: Matheus Candancan BRA
VAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
AVAR: Marco Fazekas BRA
Referee Assessor: Miguel Nievas URU
VAR Supervisor: Angel Sanchez ARG

GV San Jose – Once Caldas
Referee: Nazareno Arasa ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Chade ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Navarro ARG
Fourth Official: Yael Falcon ARG
VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
AVAR: Jorge Baliño ARG
Referee Assessor: Jorge Antequera BOL
VAR Supervisor: Carlos Pastorino URU

Vasco da Gama – Lanus
Referee: Gery Vargas BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Antelo BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Edwar Saavedra BOL
Fourth Official: Christian Aleman BOL
VAR: Wilfredo Campos BOL
AVAR: Ariel Guizada BOL
Referee Assessor: Sergio Cristiano BRA
VAR Supervisor: Henry Gambetta PER

Melgar – Academia Puerto Cabello
Referee: Juan Andrade ECU
Assistant Referee 1: David Vacacela ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Viviana Segura ECU
Fourth Official: Robert Cabrera ECU
VAR: Carlos Orbe ECU
AVAR: Kevin Pazmino ECU
Referee Assessor: Silvia Reyes PER
VAR Supervisor: Juan Lugones BOL

Huracan – America de Cali
Referee: Augusto Aragon ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Danny Avila ECU
Fourth Official: Anthony Diaz ECU
VAR: Franklin Congo ECU
AVAR: Roberto Sanchez ECU
Referee Assessor: Sabrina Lois ARG
VAR Supervisor: Emerson de Carvalho BRA

Union Espanola – Fluminense
Referee: Andres Matonte URU
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Soppi URU
Assistant Referee 2: Andres Nievas URU
Fourth Official: Alberto Feres URU
VAR: Andres Cunha URU
AVAR: Horacio Ferreiro URU
Referee Assessor: Carlos Ulloa CHI
VAR Supervisor: Rodney Aquino PAR

Caracas – Atletico Mineiro
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Facundo Rodriguez ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Fourth Official: Sebastian Martinez ARG
VAR: Nicolas Lamolina ARG
AVAR: Pablo Dovalo ARG
Referee Assessor: Jairo Romero VEN
VAR Supervisor: Oswaldo Segura ECU

Vitoria – Cerro Largo
Referee: Jose Mendez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Cuevas PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Julio Aranda PAR
Fourth Official: Mario Diaz de Vivar PAR
VAR: Fernando Lopez PAR
AVAR: Esteban Testta PAR
Referee Assessor: Leandro Vuaden BRA
VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic CHI

Mushuc Runa – Union de Santa Fe
Referee: Augusto Menendez PER
Assistant Referee 1: Alberth Alarcon PER
Assistant Referee 2: Leonar Soto PER
Fourth Official: Edwin Ordoñez PER
VAR: Milagros Arruela PER
AVAR: Coty Carrera PER
Referee Assessor: Sandra Zambrano ECU
VAR Supervisor: Joel Ruiz PAR

Atletico Grau – Sportivo Luqueno
Referee: Diego Ulloa COL
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman COL
Assistant Referee 2: John Gallego COL
Fourth Official: Andres Rojas COL
VAR: Leonard Mosquera COL
AVAR: Mary Blanco COL
Referee Assessor: Ana Perez PER
VAR Supervisor: Marcelo de Leon URU

Godoy Cruz – Gremio
Referee: Francisco Gilabert CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Molina CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Venegas CHI
Fourth Official: Diego Flores CHI
VAR: Franklin Congo ECU
AVAR: Roberto Sanchez ECU
Referee Assessor: Sergio Viola ARG
VAR Supervisor: Claudio Rios CHI

Corinthians – Racing
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Baren ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Edson Vazquez ECU
Fourth Official: Yerson Zambrano ECU
VAR: Bryan Loyaza ECU
AVAR: Byron Romero ECU
Referee Assessor: Ednilson Corona BRA
VAR Supervisor: Henry Gambetta PER

Palestino – Cruzeiro
Referee: Mathias de Armas URU
Assistant Referee 1: Pablo Llarena URU
Assistant Referee 2: Agustin Berisso URU
Fourth Official: Nadia Fuques URU
VAR: Diego Dunajec URU
AVAR: Jonathan Fuentes URU
Referee Assessor: Julio Bascunan CHI
VAR Supervisor: Juan Cardellino URU

Deportes Iquique – Cienciano
Referee: Maximiliano Ramirez ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mamani ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Mariana de Almeida ARG
Fourth Official: Sebastian Zunino ARG
VAR: Hector Paletta ARG
AVAR: Laura Fortunato ARG
Referee Assessor: Pedro Saucedo BOL
VAR Supervisor: Oscar Viera PAR

Universidad Catolica – Defensa y Justicia
Referee: Yender Herrera VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Erizon Nieto VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Migdalia Rodriguez VEN
Fourth Official: Emikar Calderas VEN
VAR: Angel Arteaga VEN
AVAR: Reyes Soto VEN
Referee Assessor: Jose Lara ECU
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Lamouroux COL

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

22-24 April 2025

Alianza Lima – Talleres

Referee: Andres Rojas COL (photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman COL

Assistant Referee 2: John Gallego COL

Fourth Official: Diego Ulloa COL

VAR: Leonard Mosquera COL

AVAR: Mary Blanco COL

Referee Assessor: Cesar Mongrut PER

VAR Supervisor: Marcelo de Leon URU

LDU Quito – Flamengo
Referee: Derlis Lopez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Nadia Weiler PAR
Fourth Official: Fernando Vejar CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Edson Cisternas CHI
Referee Assessor: Jose Espinel ECU
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano PER

Carabobo – Universidad de Chile
Referee: Carlos Ortega COL
Assistant Referee 1: Richard Ortiz COL
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Aguirre COL
Fourth Official: Danna Victorino COL
VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
AVAR: Jenny Arias COL
Referee Assessor: Marlon Escalante VEN
VAR Supervisor: Oswaldo Segura ECU

Colo Colo – Racing
Referee: Juan Benitez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Villagra PAR
Fourth Official: David Ojeda PAR
VAR: Ulises Mereles PAR
AVAR: Luis Onieva PAR
Referee Assessor: Julio Bascunan CHI
VAR Supervisor: Juan Cardellino URU

Internacional – Nacional
Referee: Alexis Herrera VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Antoni Garcia VEN
Fourth Official: Yeferson Miranda VEN
VAR: Yorman Delgado VEN
AVAR: Carlos Lopez VEN
Referee Assessor: Silvia Regina BRA
VAR Supervisor: Luis Vera ECU

Barcelona – Universitario
Referee: Carlos Benitez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Cañete PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Nancy Fernandez PAR
Fourth Official: Blas Romero PAR
VAR: Zulma Quiñonez PAR
AVAR: Eduardo Britos PAR
Referee Assessor: Juan Corozo ECU
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Lamouroux COL

Olimpia – Penarol
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Rony Cueva VEN
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Marco Suarez VEN
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal PAR
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo PER

San Antonio – Velez Sarsfield
Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Maira Mastella BRA
Fourth Official: Edina Alves BRA
VAR: Wagner Reway BRA
AVAR: Diego Pombo BRA
Referee Assessor: Oscar Maldonado BOL
VAR Supervisor: Barbra Bastias CHI

Estudiantes La Plata – Botafogo
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Matias Muniz URU
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez URU
VAR: Antonio Garcia URU
AVAR: Santiago Fernandez URU
Referee Assessor: Juan Zorrilla PAR
VAR Supervisor: Claudio Rios CHI

Libertad – Sao Paulo
Referee: Cristian Garay CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Retamal CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Alan Sandoval CHI
Fourth Official: Jose Cabero CHI
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI
AVAR: Nicolas Millas CHI
Referee Assessor: Ubaldo Aquino PAR
VAR Supervisor: Roberto Silvera URU

Independiente Del Valle – River Plate
Referee: Piero Maza CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Rocha CHI
Fourth Official: Fernando Vejar CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Edson Cisternas CHI
Referee Assessor: Jose Carpio ECU
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano PER

Atletico Bucaramanga – Fortaleza
Referee: Kevin Ortega PER
Assistant Referee 1: Jesus Sanchez PER
Assistant Referee 2: Enrique Pinto PER
Fourth Official: Jordi Espinoza PER
VAR: Diego Haro PER
AVAR: Alejandro Villanueva PER
Referee Assessor: Wilmar Navarro COL
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Avila ECU

Bolivar – Palmeiras
Referee: Yael Falcon ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Chade ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Navarro ARG
Fourth Official: Nazareno Arasa ARG
VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
AVAR: Jorge Baliño ARG
Referee Assessor: Jorge Antequera BOL
VAR Supervisor: Carlos Pastorino URU

Central Cordoba – Deportivo Tachira
Referee: John Ospina COL
Assistant Referee 1: John Leon COL
Assistant Referee 2: Jenny Torres COL
Fourth Official: Jose Ortiz COL
VAR: Antonio Garcia URU
AVAR: Santiago Fernandez URU
Referee Assessor: Hector Baldassi ARG
VAR Supervisor: Emerson de Carvalho BRA

Bahia – Atletico Nacional
Referee: Mario Diaz de Vivar PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Cuevas PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Julio Aranda PAR
Fourth Official: Jose Mendez PAR
VAR: Fernando Lopez PAR
AVAR: Esteban Testta PAR
Referee Assessor: Cleidy Riveiro BRA
VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic CHI

Cerro Porteno – Sporting Cristal
Referee: Esteban Ostojich URU
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Hector Bergalo URU
Fourth Official: Jose Burgos URU
VAR: Christian Ferreyra URU
AVAR: Richard Trinidad URU
Referee Assessor: Cynthia Franco PAR
VAR Supervisor: Roberto Silvera URU

AFC Champions League Elite 2025 – Final Stage

Saudi Arabia, 25 April - 3 May 2025

Referee: Alireza Faghani (AUS, photo)
Assistant Referee: Anton Shchetinin (AUS)

Referee: Ma Ning (CHN)
Assistant Referee: Zhou Fei (CHN)

Referee: Yusuke Araki (JPN)
Assistant Referee: Jun Mihara (JPN)

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
Assistant Referee: Mohammad Al-Kalaf (JOR)

Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (KOR)
Assistant Referee: Park Kyun-Jong (KOR)

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (KSA)
Assistant Refere: Khalaf Al-Shammari (KSA)

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (KSA)
Assistant Referee: Mohammed Al-Abakry (KSA)

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (KUW)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulhadi Al-Anezi (KUW)

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (MAS)
Assistant Referee: Mohamad Tan (MAS)

Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf (OMA)
Assistant Referee: Abu Al Amri (OMA)

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)
Assistant Referee: Taleb Al-Marri (QAT)

Referee: Salman Falahi (QAT)
Assistant Referee: Ramzan Al-Naemi (QAT)

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (UAE)
Assistant Referee: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (UAE)

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (UAE)
Assistant Referee: Ahmed Al-Rashedi (UAE)

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB)
Assistant Referee: Andrey Tsapenko (UZB)

Video Match Officials
1. Fu Ming (CHN)
2. Khamis Al-Marri (QAT)
3. Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)

Referee Assessors
1. Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (MAS)
2. Valentin Kovalenko (UZB)

CONMEBOL U-17 Women’s Championship 2025

Colombia, 1 - 25 May 2025

Referee: Adriana Alvarez (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Carla Lopez (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Belen Bevilaqua (ARG)

Referee: Wilma Balderrama (BOL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Maria Cabezas (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Ines Choque (BOL)

Referee: Andreza Siqueira (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Anne Gomes (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Gizeli Casaril (BRA)

Referee: Brenda Cisternas (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Yomara Salazar (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Yasna Moreno (CHI)

Referee: Danna Victorino (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Iris Alarcon (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Loaiza (COL)

Referee: Maria Lupera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Joselyn Romero (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Paguay (ECU)

Referee: Gabriela Arce (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Liz Fleitas (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Claudia Delvalle (PAR)

Referee: Priscila Vazquez (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Diana Ruiz (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Mariana Aquino (PER)

Referee: Nohelia Giacomazzi (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Adela Sanchez (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sofia Sarzay (URU)

Referee: Ana Rodriguez (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Garcia (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Elibith Higuera (VEN)

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2024/25 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

19 April 2025 

Arsenal WFC – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Alina Peșu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Staša Špur SVN
Fourth Official: Catarina Campos POR
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Judit Romano Garcia ESP
Referee Observer: Snježana Fočić CRO

20 April 2025
FC Barcelona – Chelsea FC
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Anita Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
Referee Observer: Ana Minić SRB

Concacaf Women’s Futsal Championship 2025

Guatemala, 29 April - 4 May 2025

Referees

1. Yeraldin Araya (CRC, photo)*
2. Andy Leon (CRC)
3. Kimberly Valverde (CRC)*
4. Julio Pascual (CUB)
5. Yordanka Pouyoux (CUB)*
6. Diego Suarez (DOM)
7. Roberto Cux (GUA)
8. Andrea Davila (GUA)*
9. Mynor Quintana (GUA)
10. Colin Abel (GUY)
11. Eduardo Reynoso (MEX)
12. Ramon Mejia (NCA)
13. Gregorio Evila (PAN)
14. Hector Santos (PUR)
15. Manuel Barrera (SLV)
16. Anthony Terborg (SUR)
17. Kristyn Pahia (USA)*
18. Matthew Rodman (USA)
*Selection process for the FIFA Women’s Futsal World Cup 2025

Referee Assessors
1. Shane Butler (USA)
2. Jeisson Penaloza (CRC)
3. Victorino Rodriguez (SLV)
4. Wilson Matute (HON)

AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final 2025: Al-Shammari (QAT)

20 April 2025

Uzbekistan – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari QAT (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Yousuf Al-Shamari QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Nuanid Dornjangreed THA
Fourth Official: Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
Reserve AR: Nishihashi Isao JPN
VAR: Daniel Elder AUS
AVAR: Nagamine Koki JPN
Referee Assessor: Ali Al-Qaysi IRQ

UEFA Europa Conference League 24/25 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

17 April 2025

Jagiellonia Bialystok – Real Betis
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Benoît Millot FRA
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

AC Fiorentina – NK Celje
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: André Narciso POR
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA

Rapid Wien – Djurgardens IF
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni ITA

Chelsea FC – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarsky SVK

UEFA Europa League 2024/2025 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

17 April 2025

Lazio – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Eintracht Frankfurt – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Manchester United – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Lionel Tschudi SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín ESP

Athletic Club – Rangers FC
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

UEFA Champions League 2024/2025 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

15 April 2025

Aston Villa – Paris St. Germain
Referee: José Sánchez Martínez ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto López ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

Borussia Dortmund – FC Barcelona
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

16 April 2025
Real Madrid – Arsenal FC
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA

Inter Milano – Bayern München
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Matej Jug SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

FIFA Club World Cup 2025

USA, 15 June - 13 July 2025

AFC

Referee: Alireza Faghani (AUS, 1978, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin (AUS, 1986)

Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham (AUS, 1988)

Referee: Salman Falahi (QAT, 1990)

Assistant Referee 1: Ramzan Al-Naemi (QAT, 1986)

Assistant Referee 2: Majid Al-Shammari (QAT, 1987)

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB, 1984)

Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko (UZB, 1987)

Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin (UZB, 1982)

Support Referees

1. Ma Ning (CHN, 1979)

2. Omar Al-Ali (UAE, 1981)

Video Match Officials

1. Shaun Evans (AUS, 1987) 

2. Fu Ming (CHN, 1983)

3. Khamis Al-Marri (QAT, 1984)

4. Mohammed Obaid (UAE, 1984)

CAF

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, 1985)

Assistant Referee 1: Mokrane Gourari (ALG, 1982)

Assistant Referee 2: Abbes Zerhouni (ALG, 1983)

Referee: Dahane Beida (MTN, 1991)

Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG, 1983)

Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Yiembe (KEN, 1986)

Referee: Issa Sy (SEN, 1984)

Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN, 1983)

Assistant Referee 2: Nouha Bangoura (SEN, 1984)

Support Referees

1. Jean Ndala (COD, 1987)

2. Mutaz Ibrahim (LBY, 1990)

Video Match Officials

1. Mahmoud Ashour (EGY, 1976)

2. Hamza El-Fariq (MAR, 1990)

CONCACAF

Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN, 1980)

Assistant Referee 1: Michael Barwegen (CAN, 1986)

Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa (CAN, 1986)

Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV, 1991)

Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV, 1985)

Assistant Referee 2: Henri Pupiro (NCA, 1988)

Referee: Said Martinez (HON, 1991)

Assistant Referee 1: Walter Lopez (HON, 1978)

Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez (HON, 1988)

Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX, 1983)

Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morin (MEX, 1980)

Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra (MEX, 1988)

Referee: Tori Penso (USA, 1985)

Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo (USA, 1990)

Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA, 1988)

Video Match Officials

1. Erick Miranda (MEX, 1982)

2. Guillermo Pacheco (MEX, 1995)

3. Tatiana Guzman (NCA, 1985)

4. Armando Villarreal (USA, 1986)

CONMEBOL

Referee: Yael Falcon (ARG, 1988)

Assistant Referee 1: Maximiliano Del Yesso (ARG, 1979)

Assistant Referee 2: Facundo Rodriguez (ARG, 1986)

Referee: Facundo Tello (ARG, 1982)

Assistant Referee 1: Juan Bellati (ARG, 1979)

Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG, 1979)

Referee: Ramon Abatti (BRA, 1989)

Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Alves (BRA, 1984)

Assistant Referee 2: Danilo Manis (BRA, 1981)

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA, 1981)

Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Boschilia (BRA, 1983)

Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires (BRA, 1985)

Referee: Cristian Garay (CHI, 1989)

Assistant Referee 1: Jose Retamal (CHI, 1981)

Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Rocha (CHI, 1980)

Referee: Juan Benitez (PAR, 1984)

Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR, 1982)

Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR, 1983)

Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN, 1983)

Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN, 1981)

Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno (VEN, (1986)

Support Referee

1. Gustavo Tejera (URU, 1988)

Video Match Officials

1. Hernan Mastrangelo (ARG, 1981)

2. Juan Lara (CHI, 1989)

3. Nicolas Gallo (COL, 1986)

4. Juan Soto (VEN, 1977)

5. Leodan Gonzalez (URU, 1983)

OFC

Support Referee

1. Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (NZL, 1983)

UEFA

Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG, 1985)

Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG, 1980)

Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring (ENG, 1982)

Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG, 1978)

Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG, 1978)

Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG, 1985)

Referee: Francois Letexier (FRA, 1989)

Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA, 1983)

Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA, 1988) 

Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA, 1982)

Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA, 1980)

Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages (FRA, 1986)

Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER, 1981)

Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter (GER, 1988)

Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz (GER, 1984)

Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED, 1983)

Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED, 1978)

Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED, 1982)

Referee: Espen Eskas (NOR, 1988)

Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan (NOR, 1986)

Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin (NOR, 1989)

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL, 1981)

Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL, 1978)

Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik (POL, 1982)

Referee: Istvan Kovacs (ROU, 1984)

Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica (ROU, 1985)

Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi (ROU, 1986)

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN, 1979)

Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN, 1982)

Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN, 1985)

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE, 1988)

Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE, 1986)

Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist (SWE, 1988)

Video Match Officials

1. Bram Van Driessche (BEL, 1985)

2. Ivan Bebek (CRO, 1977)

3. Jerôme Brisard (FRA, 1986)

4. Bastian Dankert (GER, 1980)

5. Marco Di Bello (ITA, 1981)

6. Rob Dieperink (NED, 1988)

7. Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL, 1978)

8. Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP, 1976)

9. Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP, 1982)

UEFA Youth League Final 2025: Colombo (ITA)

28 April 2025

Trabzonspor – FC Barcelona
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Joonas Jaanovits EST
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

UEFA Youth League 2024/2025 – Semi-finals

25 April 2025

FC Salzburg – Trabzonspor
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Geerolf BEL
Fourth Official: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

AZ Alkmaar – FC Barcelona
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Juuso Mantere FIN
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
VAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
AVAR: Tom Hagen NOR
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 Qualifiers – Main Round (Matchday 6)

15-16 April 2025

Georgia – France
Referee 1: Nikola Jelić CRO (photo)
Referee 2: Mislav Džeko CRO
Third Official: Dino Kramar CRO
Timekeeper: Grigol Bliadze GEO
Referee Observer: Sebastian Stawicki POL

Cyprus – Germany
Referee 1: Hikmat Qafarli AZE
Referee 2: Ali Jabrayilov AZE
Third Official: Knyaz Amiraslanov AZE
Timekeeper: Larisa Avramidou GRE
Referee Observer: Patrick Willemarck BEL

Turkiye – Moldova
Referee 1: Dejan Veselič SVN
Referee 2: Admir Zahovič SVN
Third Official: Jernej Petek SVN
Timekeeper: Ayberg Öz TUR
Referee Observer: Ainar Kuusk EST

Ukraine – Romania
Referee 1: Damian Grabowski POL
Referee 2: Slawomir Steczko POL
Third Official: Monika Czudzinowicz POL
Timekeeper: Adam Sobinek POL
Referee Observer: Alessandro Malfer ITA

Hungary – Slovenia
Referee 1: Petar Radojcic SRB
Referee 2: Nikola Rabrenović SRB
Third Official: Srdjan Mihajlovic SRB
Timekeeper: Gergő Kiss HUN
Referee Observer: Tarik Keco BIH

Azerbaijan – Croatia
Referee 1: Yiangos Yiangou CYP
Referee 2: Nicolas Nicolaou CYP
Third Official: Theocharis Theocharous CYP
Timekeeper: Hidayat Feyzullayev AZE
Referee Observer: Gjergji Bitri MLT

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Spain
Referee 1: Arttu Kyynaeraeinen FIN
Referee 2: Kirill Naishouler FIN
Third Official: Paavo Komppa FIN
Timekeeper: Sanel Herceglija BIH
Referee Observer: Vyacheslav Daragan UKR

Norway – Montenegro
Referee 1: Volha Pauliuts BLR
Referee 2: Aliaksandr Auramau BLR
Third Official: Maryia Kacheyeva BLR
Timekeeper: Robert Krolikowski NOR
Referee Observer: Edi Sunjić CRO

Greece – Sweden
Referee 1: Juan Boelen BEL
Referee 2: Jiri Bergs BEL
Third Official: Amine El Hilali BEL
Timekeeper: Dimitrios Tzafolias GRE
Referee Observer: Massimo Cumbo ITA

Slovakia – Poland
Referee 1: Daniel Matkovic SUI
Referee 2: Darko Boskovic SUI
Third Official: David Schaerli SUI
Timekeeper: Rastislav Behancin SVK
Referee Observer: Timo Onatsu FIN

Switzerland – England
Referee 1: Radim Cep CZE
Referee 2: Ingus Puriņš LVA
Third Official: Sergejs Šacmans LVA
Timekeeper: Lukas Schwizer SUI
Referee Observer: Elchin Samadli AZE

Bulgaria – Kosovo
Referee 1: Dominykas Norkus LTU
Referee 2: Irmantas Kaprašovas LTU
Third Official: Mantas Pomeckis LTU
Timekeeper: Aleksandar Vangelov BUL
Referee Observer: Igor Babovic SWE

Czechia – Serbia
Referee 1: Ruben Santos POR
Referee 2: Cristiano Santos POR
Third Official: Pedro Costa POR
Timekeeper: Luboš Rygl CZE
Referee Observer: Angelo Galante ITA

Malta – Belarus
Referee 1: Norbert Szilágyi HUN
Referee 2: Ádám Czene-Joó HUN
Third Official: David Juhasz HUN
Timekeeper: Stephen Vella MLT
Referee Observer: Sreten Vasić SRB

Austria – Belgium
Referee 1: Denys Kutsyi UKR
Referee 2: Orest Dutsiak UKR
Third Official: Yevhen Hordiienko UKR
Timekeeper: Daniel Stauber AUT
Referee Observer: Nuno Bogalho POR

Italy – Finland
Referee 1: Marjan Mladenovski MKD
Referee 2: Done Ristovski MKD
Third Official: Dejan Mladenovski MKD
Timekeeper: Antonio Dimundo ITA
Referee Observer: Stefan Weber GER

CONMEBOL U-17 Championship Final 2025: Heras (URU)

12 April 2025

Colombia – Brazil
Referee: Hernan Heras URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Pablo Llarena URU
Assistant Referee 2: Matias Muniz URU
Fourth Official: David Ojeda PAR
Reserve AR: Esteban Testta PAR

Darren Cann to officiate final match of record-breaking career

Assistant referee Darren Cann, 56, will officiate his final professional match this weekend when Manchester City take on Crystal Palace. The hugely decorated individual will be hanging up his flag after the fixture at the Etihad Stadium, which will bring to a close an extraordinary career spanning more than three decades, two of which have been spent at the very top of the game. Since reaching the Premier League in 2005, Cann has officiated a record-breaking number of matches, with Saturday marking his 579th and final appearance – the most by any match official in the competition’s history. In total, he has overseen more than 1,000 professional matches domestically and on the international stage, setting the benchmark for consistency and professionalism.

Cann’s journey as a match official started in 1991 and he was operating in the Football League 10 years later before making the step up to the top flight of English football. He has an equally impressive international resume, having proudly represented England in 140 international fixtures, including two FIFA World Cups – South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014 – and UEFA EURO 2008. Most notably, he was part of the officiating teams who took charge of the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Netherlands, and the UEFA Champions League final between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich – both in 2010, underlining his elite status in world football. His illustrious career also includes appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup, the FIFA U20 World Cup and the FIFA U17 World Cup, affirming his reputation as one of the best assistant referees in the history of the game.

“This Saturday will be my 579th – and final – Premier League match. It’s been an honour to serve the professional game for the last 25 years,” said Cann. “Officiating the World Cup final and the Champions League final are memories I will cherish forever but, above all, I’m proud of the fact I’ve given 100 per cent in every single match throughout my career. I would like to thank every single person who has helped and supported me to work in this wonderful sport, PGMOL and The FA as well as all of the clubs, managers, players and fans that have made the Premier League the greatest league in the world. It’s been the privilege of my life to serve the game that I love.”

Cann has been a role model to countless officials across the country, consistently setting the highest standards and inspiring those around him – both on and off the field. PGMOL Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb, who worked alongside Cann in the World Cup and Champions League finals, echoed that sentiment: "Darren’s career has been nothing short of exceptional. As I know first-hand from working with Darren on many matches, he is an official of extraordinary talent and he has performed at the very highest level with distinction. His professionalism and dedication have made him an outstanding ambassador for English officiating. We wish him all the very best as he steps away from the field - though we’re sure his impact will continue to be felt for many years to come." As he prepares for his final Premier League outing this weekend, PGMOL wishes to express its deepest gratitude to Darren Cann for his outstanding contribution to the world of officiating. His influence on the next generation of referees is already well established.

Source: EPL

UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 Qualifiers – Main Round (Matchday 5)

10-12 April 2025

Belarus – Italy
Referee 1: Juan Cordero Gallardo ESP (photo)
Referee 2: Alejandro Martinez Flores ESP (photo)
Third Official: Javier Moreno Reina ESP
Timekeeper: Danilo Francalanza MLT
Referee Observer: Victor van Helvoirt NED

Kosovo – Georgia
Referee 1: Ondřej Černy CZE
Referee 2: Jan Kresta CZE
Third Official: Alice Vévodová CZE
Timekeeper: Rinor Shala KOS
Referee Observer: Gabriel Gherman ROU

Sweden – Azerbaijan
Referee 1: Peter Nurse ENG
Referee 2: Jordan Griffiths ENG
Third Official: Oliver Rodriguez-Ballinger ENG
Timekeeper: George Jansizian SWE
Referee Observer: Bogdan Sorescu ROU

Croatia – Greece
Referee 1: Maximilian Alkofer GER
Referee 2: Jacob Pawlowski GER
Third Official: Sven Schreiber GER
Timekeeper: Dino Kramar CRO
Referee Observer: Pedro Galán Nieto ESP

Moldova – Slovakia
Referee 1: Vlad Ciobanu ROU
Referee 2: Bogdan Hanceariuc ROU
Third Official: Laurentiu Deaconu ROU
Timekeeper: Igor Soltanici MDA
Referee Observer: Silvo Borosak SVN

Poland – Turkiye
Referee 1: Telmen Undrakh NOR
Referee 2: Dag Tangvik NOR
Third Official: Kastriot Gerxhaliu SWE
Timekeeper: Kamil Szczolko POL
Referee Observer Oleg Ivanov UKR

Finland – Malta
Referee 1: Besar Beqiri KOS
Referee 2: Besart Ismajli KOS
Third Official: Florentina Kallaba KOS
Timekeeper: Janne Määttänen FIN
Referee Observer: Stefan Tivold SVN

Montenegro – Hungary
Referee 1: Lars van Leeuwen NED
Referee 2: Joern Te Kloeze NED
Third Official: Ibrahim El Jilali NED
Timekeeper: Vladimir Sebek MNE
Referee Observer: Antonio Cardoso POR

Slovenia – Norway
Referee 1: Chiara Perona ITA
Referee 2: Simone Zanfino ITA
Third Official: Giovanni Zannola ITA
Timekeeper: Azra Ahmetovic SVN
Referee Observer: Talal Darawshe ISR

Germany – Romania
Referee 1: Lukaš Peško SVK
Referee 2: Rastislav Behancin SVK
Third Official: Peter Budac SVK
Timekeeper: Fatih Sava GER
Referee Observer: Karel Henych CZE

France – Bulgaria
Referee 1: Grigori Ošomkov EST
Referee 2: Viktor Bugenko MDA
Third Official: Jagnar Jakobson EST
Timekeeper: Maxence Laurent FRA
Referee Observer: Andreas Demetriou CYP

Ukraine – Cyprus
Referee 1: Pawel Tokarewicz POL
Referee 2: Monika Czudzinowicz POL
Third Official: Dominik Cipinski POL
Timekeeper: Adam Sobinek POL
Referee Observer: Darren Coombes IRL

Serbia – Austria
Referee 1: Nicola Manzione ITA
Referee 2: Dario Pezzuto ITA
Third Official: Giulio Colombin ITA
Timekeeper: Bojan Graovac SRB
Referee Observer: Shota Kukhilava GEO

Albania – Denmark
Referee 1: Vasilios Christodoulis GRE
Referee 2: Panagiotis Ntalas GRE
Third Official: Larisa Avramidou GRE
Timekeeper: Milot Rexhepi KOS
Referee Observer: Swen Eichler GER

Guida: “Not safe to referee Napoli in my own province”

Serie A referee Marco Guida reveals he and Fabio Maresca won’t officiate Napoli games: ‘ When I made mistakes, walking in the streets or going to the grocery store wasn’t exactly safe.’ Guida and Maresca live in Naples’ province and the Italian Referee Association (AIA) recently scrapped territorial boundaries, meaning that referees could officiate matches of teams based in the same region as their section. By instance, a Lombardy-based official can now referee Milan and Inter, while those coming from Campania can oversee Napoli matches. Guida and Maresca, however, have decided not to officiate Napoli games. “Fabio Maresca and I can referee Napoli matches without a problem, but we’ve decided not to because football is experienced differently compared to other cities like Milan,” Guida told Radio CRC via Repubblica. “We simply did what we thought was most appropriate, even without territorial boundaries.”

Guida, 43, has officiated 208 games in Serie A and 11 in the Champions League, including two in the current campaign: PSV-Sporting CP and Atletico Madrid-Lille. “I live in the province of Naples, I have three children, and my wife runs a business. It’s a personal choice. I have to take my children to school in the morning, and I want to do it peacefully,” Guida continued. “Football is lived with strong emotions over here. When I made mistakes, walking in the streets or going to the grocery store wasn’t exactly safe. Thinking of making an error, like awarding a penalty kick and not being able to leave home for two days for my daily activities, didn’t make me feel at ease. AIA has given us the freedom to officiate any team, anytime. I want to be transparent about this. There is no hidden agenda. The designator, Gianluca Rocchi, picks the best referees for the best games.” Guida believes that cultural issues make referees’ lives much harder, regardless of the league. In recent weeks, angry fans and parents have attacked several young referees, even in youth games. “The media portrays referees as enemies to be insulted, no matter what. I can’t watch a youth game where the parents insult the referee,” Guida concluded. “I am a father of three, and I truly believe it’s deeply harmful. We’re talking about young people who do this job out of passion and respect for the rules, hoping to make it to Serie A one day. Yet, they are insulted from the first to the last minute of the game.”

Source: Football Italia

CAF Confederation Cup 2025 – Quarter-finals

First Leg, 2 April 2025

CS Constantine – USM Alger
Referee: Dahane Beida (MTN, photo)

Stellenbosch – Zamalek
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (GAB)

ASEC Mimosas – RS Berkane
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (BDI)

Al Masry – Simba
Referee: Boubou Traore (MLI)

Second Leg, 9 April 2025

Zamalek – Stellenbosch
Referee: Bamlak Tessema (ETH)

RS Berkane – ASEC Mimosas
Referee: Abongile Tom (RSA)

USM Alger – CS Constantine
Referee: Amin Omar (EGY)

Simba – Al Masry
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (BEN)

CAF Champions League 2025 – Quarter-finals

First Leg, 1 April 2025

Mamelodi Sundowns – ES Tunis
Referee: Jean Ndala (COD, photo)

Al Ahly – Al Hilal
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (CHA)

Pyramids – AS Far
Referee: Omar Artan (SOM)

MC Alger – Orlando Pirates
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (SDN)

Second Leg, 8 April 2025

Al Hilal – Al Ahly
Referee: Pierre Atcho (GAB)

AS Far – Pyramids
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (LBY)

ES Tunis – Mamelodi Sundowns
Referee: Issa Sy (SEN)

Orlando Pirates – MC Alger 

Referee: Ibrahim Traore (CIV)

Ref Cam at FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Pierluigi Collina has said supporters will get a "new experience" at this summer's FIFA Club World Cup with footage from the referee's body camera available to broadcasters during matches. Fans could get the perspective of goals, free kicks, tackles and attacking moves from the view of the referee immediately after they happen.

Body cameras have been trialed by officials in grassroots in England over the past two seasons as a tool to reduce abuse directed at referees. The IFAB has also permitted their use in limited senior competitions for training and education purposes. At senior level, it forms part of the referee's headset with the camera attached to the ear. The Bundesliga used a "Ref Cam" last season in a game between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg to provide insights into the referee's perspective and the work of the VAR in a short documentary. At the end of last season, Jarred Gillett had his every move recorded when Crystal Palace played Manchester United in the Premier League, once again for a future documentary.

The IFAB has supported a request to test the body cameras in FIFA competitions to identify possible future use, and they will be used at the Club World Cup in the United States. FIFA believes it will deliver a new dynamic for fans, as well training opportunities for referees. "We think that it is a good chance to offer the viewers a new experience, in terms of images taken from a perspective, from an angle of vision which was never offered before," said Collina, chairman of FIFA's Referees Committee. "It also has a purpose in terms of referee coaching. Because, of course, having the possibility to see what the referee sees is important in the debriefing, to evaluate how the call was made by the referee, which was his view, and so on. So, it's a combination of new experience for broadcasters and also for coaching purposes."

The Club World Cup referees from UEFA attended a seminar in Zurich this week, following on from earlier events in Dubai and Buenos Aires, to prepare for the tournament. "[It's the] first time ever to have the best clubs... from each corner of the world competing," Collina added. "So, it's, I would say, an extra responsibility for us, for refereeing, because we want to have our referees ready in the best conditions when the competition will start. And we are aware that a high standard of refereeing is key to having a successful competition. We are following [and] monitoring their fitness, their health. Basically, we try to provide them all the support they may need. Our objective, our goal is to have the FIFA 'Team One' at the very best of their conditions when the ball will start rolling in Miami."

Source: FIFA

UEFA Europa Conference League 24/25 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

10 April 2025

Legia Warszawa – Chelsea FC
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij NED
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Real Betis – Jagiellonia Bialystok
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL

NK Celje – AC Fiorentina
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Pascal Müller GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Djugardens IF – Rapid Wien
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Harm Osmers GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO

UEFA Europa League 2024/2025 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

10 April 2025

Bodo Glimt – Lazio
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

Tottenham Hotspur – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Pawel Raczkowski POL
VAR: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Manuel Diaz Vega ESP

Olympique Lyonnais – Manchester United
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Alen Borošak SVN
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP

Rangers FC – Athletic Club
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

UEFA Champions League 2024/2025 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

8 April 2025

Arsenal FC – Real Madrid
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigovic BIH
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GRE

Bayern München – Inter Milano
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stephane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

9 April 2025
Paris St. Germain – Aston Villa
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

 
FC Barcelona – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi NOR
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

Concacaf Champions Cup 2025 – Quarter-finals

First Leg, 1-2 April 2025

Club America – Cruz Azul
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (USA, photo)

Los Angeles Galaxy – Tigres UANL
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (TRI)

Vancouver Whitecaps – Pumas UNAM
Referee: Keylor Herrera (CRC)

Los Angeles FC – Inter Miami
Referee: Oshane Nation (JAM)

Second Leg, 8-9 April 2025

Tigres UANL – Los Angeles Galaxy
Referee: Selvin Brown (HON)

Cruz Azul – Club America
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (SLV)

Inter Miami – Los Angeles FC
Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX)

Pumas UNAM – Vancouver Whitecaps
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA)

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

8-10 April 2025

Libertad – Talleres
Referee: Esteban Ostojich URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Soppi URU
Assistant Referee 2: Horacio Ferreiro URU
Fourth Official: Jose Brugos URU
VAR: Antonio Garcia URU
AVAR: Agustin Berisso URU
Referee Assessor: Juan Zorrilla PAR
VAR Supervisor: Juan Cardellino URU

Botafogo – Carabobo
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Dennys Guerrero ECU
Fourth Official: Juan Andrade ECU
VAR: Franklin Congo ECU
AVAR: Susana Corella ECU
Referee Assessor: Rodrigo Joja BRA
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo PER

Penarol – San Antonio
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Pires BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Alves BRA
Fourth Official: Daiane Muniz BRA
VAR: Daniel Nobre BRA
AVAR: Marco Fazekas BRA
Referee Assessor: Fernando Falce URU
VAR Supervisor: Rodney Aquino PAR

River Plate – Barcelona
Referee: Raphael Claus BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Rodrigo Correa BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Nailton Souza BRA
Fourth Official: Rodrigo Pereira BRA
VAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
AVAR: Rodrigo Nunes BRA
Referee Assessor: Hector Baldassi ARG
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano PER

Estudiantes de La Plata – Universidad de Chile
Referee: Derlis Lopez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Nancy Fernandez PAR
Fourth Official: Zulma Quinonez PAR
VAR: Jose Mendez PAR
AVAR: Jose Villagra PAR
Referee Assessor: Jose Carpio ECU
VAR Supervisor: Carlos Pastorino URU

Independiente Del Valle – Universitario
Referee: John Ospina COL
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Roldan COL
Assistant Referee 2: Mayra Sanchez COL
Fourth Official: Jenny Arias COL
VAR: Heider Castro COL
AVAR: Luis Picon COL
Referee Assessor: Jose Lara ECU
VAR Supervisor: Marcelo de Leon URU

Olimpia – Velez Sarsfield
Referee: Piero Maza CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Retamal CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Serrano CHI
Fourth Official: Fernando Vejar CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Edson Cisternas CHI
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal PAR
VAR Supervisor: Carlos Pastorino URU

Nacional – Bahia
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Chade ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Facundo Rodriguez ARG
Fourth Official: Luis Lobo ARG
VAR: Silvio Trucco ARG
AVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
Referee Assessor: Roberto Silvera URU
VAR Supervisor: Rodney Aquino PAR

Bolivar – Sporting Cristal
Referee: Maximiliano Ramirez ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Savorani ARG
Fourth Official: Carlos Gariano ARG
VAR: Nicolas Lamolina ARG
AVAR: Fernando Espinoza ARG
Referee Assessor: Pedro Saucedo BOL
VAR Supervisor: Joel Ruiz PAR

Palmeiras – Cerro Porteno
Referee: Andres Rojas COL
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman COL
Assistant Referee 2: John Leon COL
Fourth Official: Angel Arteaga VEN
VAR: Carlos Orbe ECU
AVAR: Byron Romero ECU
Referee Assessor: Ednilson Corona BRA
VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic CHI

Flamengo – Central Cordoba
Referee: Cristian Garay CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Molina CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Urrutia CHI
Fourth Official: Jose Cabero CHI
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI
AVAR: Mathias Riquelme CHI
Referee Assessor: Hilton Moutinho BRA
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Lamouroux COL

LDU Quito – Deportivo Tachira
Referee: Joel Alarcon PER
Assistant Referee 1: Coty Carrera PER
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Jaimes PER
Fourth Official: Michael Espinoza PER
VAR: Diego Haro PER
AVAR: Alejandro Villanueva PER
Referee Assessor: Jose Espinel ECU
VAR Supervisor: Henry Gambetta PER

Internacional – Atletico Nacional
Referee: Felipe Gonzalez CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Rocha CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Leslie Vazquez CHI
Fourth Official: Dione Rissios CHI
VAR: Miguel Araos CHI
AVAR: Nicolas Millas CHI
Referee Assessor: Ricardo Marques BRA
VAR Supervisor: Jorge Mercado PAR

Racing – Atletico Bucaramanga
Referee: Andres Matonte URU
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Hector Bergalo URU
Fourth Official: Mathias de Armas URU
VAR: Christian Ferreyra URU
AVAR: Richard Trinidad URU
Referee Assessor: Hector Baldassi ARG
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano PER

Colo Colo – Fortaleza
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Andres Nievas URU
Fourth Official: Javier Feres URU
VAR: Andres Cunha URU
AVAR: Santiago Fernandez URU
Referee Assessor: Oscar Maldonado BOL
VAR Supervisor: Oswaldo Segura ECU

Sao Paulo – Alianza Lima
Referee: Alexis Herrera VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte VEN
Fourth Official: Angel Arteaga VEN
VAR: Carlos Orbe ECU
AVAR: Byron Romero ECU
Referee Assessor: Silvia Regina BRA
VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic CHI