FIFA Arab Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 3-5)

2 December 2025

Morocco – Comoros

Referee: Ma Ning CHN (photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Zhang Cheng CHN
Fourth Official: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT
Reserve AR: Taleb Al-Marri QAT
VAR: Jumpei Iida JPN
AVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT

Egypt – Kuwait
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Ismail Elfath USA
Reserve AR: Corey Parker USA
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Antonio Garcia URU

Saudi Arabia – Oman
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al-Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Al-Roalle JOR
Fourth Official: Juan Benitez PAR
Reserve AR: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Allen Chapman USA

UEFA Women’s Nations League Final 2025/26 (Second Leg)

2 December 2025

Final
Spain – Germany
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Frida Klarlund DEN
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
Referee Observer:

Match for Third Place
Sweden – France
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernandez Gonzalez ESP
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
VAR: Valentin Pizarro Gomez ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano Garcia ESP
Referee Observer:

FIFA Arab Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 1-2)

1 December 2025

Tunisia – Syria
Referee: Juan Calderon CRC (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora CRC
Assistant Referee 2: William Arrieta CRC
Fourth Official: Mario Escobar GUA
Reserve AR: Luis Ventura GUA
VAR: Benjamin Pineda CRC
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI

Qatar – Palestine
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Travis NZL
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Lahlou Benbraham ALG

Former UEFA Champions League final referee sent off by current Spanish FIFA referee

Getafe’s LaLiga victory over Elche produced one of the quirkiest stories of the matchday - and arguably the season. In the closing stages of the Week 14 clash at the Estadio Coliseum, referee Alejandro Hernández Hernández brandished a red card in the direction of the Getafe bench. At first glance, the recipient seemed to be José Bordalás, Los Azulones’ ever-fiery head coach. Bordalás even protested the decision as if it were aimed squarely at him. However, Hernández Hernández’s official match report revealed a surprising twist: the man sent off was a familiar face in officiating circles - Manuel Mejuto González, a former top-flight referee and now Getafe’s matchday delegate. “In the 90th minute, delegate Mejuto González, Manuel Enrique, was dismissed for the following reason,” reads the referee’s report documenting the incident. “As the person responsible for the stadium’s ball boys, he was held accountable for their behavior during the second half, which caused several delays in restarting play.”

Mejuto González, considered one of the best referees in Spanish football, ended his career in 2010 after officiating the Copa del Rey final on May 19, played between Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla, which Sevilla won thanks to goals from Diego Capel and Jesús Navas. An international referee since 1999, he participated in two European Championships and the legendary Champions League final in which Liverpool came back from 0-3 against AC Milan before winning on penalties.

Source: as

FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup 2025 – Quarter-finals

1 December 2025

Argentina – Colombia
Referee 1: Mariia Myslovska UKR (photo)
Referee 2: Noelia Gutierrez Munoz ESP
Third Official: Monica Czudzinowicz POL
Fourth Official: Florentina Kallaba KOS
Timekeeper: Alice Vevodova CZE

Spain – Morocco
Referee 1: Zari Fathi IRN
Referee 2: Gelareh Nazemi IRN
Third Official: Liang Qingyun CHN
Fourth Official: Reem Al-Bishi KSA
Timekeeper: Panadda Khotsenaphattra THA

2 December 2025
Portugal – Italy
Referee 1: Oriana Zambrano VEN
Referee 2: Tayana Moreno VEN
Third Official: Anelize Schultz BRA
Fourth Official: Maria Caceres PAR
Timekeeper: Valeria Palma CHI

Brazil – Japan
Referee 1: Kimberly Valverde CRC
Referee 2: Krystin Pahia USA
Third Official: Marijana Orešić CRO
Fourth Official: Filipa Prata POR 

Timekeeper: Martina Piccolo ITA

Referee dishes out 17 red cards in a Copa Bolivia mass brawl

A Copa Bolivia quarter-final between Club Blooming and Real Oruro descended into chaos, with the referee dishing out a staggering 17 red cards, including 16 following a massive brawl that required police intervention with pepper spray.

The fracas began with what Bolivian outlet El Potosi described as a scuffle involving some Blooming players and Oruro's Sebastian Zeballos and Julio Vila. The altercation quickly spiralled as punches and kicks broke out in a frenzy, with both clubs' staff, including Oruro coach Marcelo Robledo, also getting involved. Oruro posted a picture on Instagram showing Robledo in hospital after Tuesday's brawl, which resulted in four of their players receiving red cards. 

Blooming fared even worse in the disciplinary stakes, with seven players sent off – six of those red cards coming after the brawl. The other six red cards were given to the teams' backroom staff, including the Oruro coach. Blooming shared an Instagram video saying a member of their security staff had undergone surgery for a fractured cheekbone sustained during the violence. Blooming advanced to the semi-finals after winning the tie 4-3 on aggregate, having taken a 2-1 advantage from the first leg. They will now face Club Bolivar, last year's Bolivian top-flight champions, in the semi-finals.

Source: Flashscore

CAF Confederation Cup 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

28-30 November 2025

Olympic Safi – USM Alger
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf EGY (photo)

Azam – Wydad AC
Referee: Antoine Effa CMR

AS Otoho – CR Belouizdad
Referee: Celso Alvacao MOZ

Zesco United – Al Masry
Referee: Andre Kolissala CTA

Kaizer Chiefs – Zamalek
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda RWA

San Pedro – Djoliba
Referee: Brighton Chimene ZIM

Nairobi United – Maniema Union
Referee: Aklesso Gnama TOG

Singida Black Stars – Stellenbosch
Referee: Lamin Jammeh GAM

CAF Champions League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

28-30 November 2025

Rivers United – RS Berkane
Referee: Issa Sy SEN (photo)

AS FAR – Al Ahly
Referee: Ahmed Abdulrazg LBY

JS Kabylie – Young Africans
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall MRI

MC Alger – Mamelodi Sundowns
Referee: Jean Ouattara BFA

Petro de Luanda – Esperance de Tunis
Referee: Jean Ndala COD

Power Dynamos – Pyramids
Referee: Omar Artan SOM

St. Eloi Lupopo – Al Hilal
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN

Stade Malien – Simba
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona MAD

FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2025 – Round 2

14 December 2025

AS FAR – Wuhan Jiangda
Referee: Ivana Martincic CRO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karsic CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Stasa Spur SVN
Fourth Official: Ivana Projkovska MKD
VAR: Ovidiu Hategan ROU
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB

FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 21-24)

29 November 2025

Tanzania – Japan
Referee 1: Yeraldin Araya CRC (photo)
Referee 2: Yendis Montalvo COL
Third Official: Kimberly Valverde CRC
Fourth Official: Krystin Pahia USA
Timekeeper: Maria Caceres PAR

New Zealand – Portugal
Referee 1: Panadda Khotsenaphattra THA
Referee 2: Liang Qingyun CHN
Third Official: Mariia Myslovska UKR
Fourth Official: Zari Fathi IRN
Timekeeper: Gelareh Nazemi IRN

Iran – Italy
Referee 1: Maria Pinto ARG
Referee 2: Valeria Palma CHI
Third Official: Tayana Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Filipa Prata POR
Timekeeper: Oriana Zambrano VEN

Panama – Brazil
Referee 1: Kana Saito JPN
Referee 2: Mari Yamamoto JPN
Third Official: Zhu Xin CHN
Fourth Official: Nurul Janah MAS
Timekeeper: Reem Al-Bishi KSA