UEFA U-21 Euro 2019 Qualifiers (Matchday 14)

5-7 September 2018

England – Netherlands
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Amihay Mozes (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Moshe Bohbot (ISR)
Fourth Official: Gal Leibovitz (ISR)
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason (ISL)

Azerbaijan – Israel
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Camilleri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Luke Portelli (MLT)
Fourth Official: Malcolm Spiteri (MLT)
Referee Observer: Plarent Kotherja (ALB)

San Marino – Czech Republic
Referee: Luís Teixeira (AND)
Assistant Referee 1: Manuel Fernandes (AND)
Assistant Referee 2: Hugo Pereira (AND)
Fourth Official: Pedro Costa (AND)
Referee Observer: Gaetano De Gabriele (MLT)

Moldova – Belarus
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgi Elikashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Levan Todria (GEO)
Fourth Official: Giorgi Vadachkoria (GEO)
Referee Observer: Albano Janku (ALB)

Iceland – Estonia
Referee: Rahim Hasanov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Yaşar Abbasov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali (AZE)
Fourth Official: Ömar Paşayev (AZE)
Referee Observer: Kaj Natri (FIN)

Spain – Albania
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Arkadiusz Wójcik (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Niemirowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel (FRA)

Scotland – Andorra
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Karakolev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Kushtrim Lika (MKD)
Fourth Official: Dimitar Mečkarovski (MKD)
Referee Observer: Drago Kos (SVN)

Kazakhstan – Slovenia
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Jon Knutsen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Hagenes (NOR)
Referee Observer: Patrițiu Abrudan (NOR)

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Switzerland
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Igor Demeshko (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Dmitri Mosyakin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Sergey Lapochkin (RUS)
Referee Observer: Edward Foley (IRL)

Malta – Belgium
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Neeme Neemlaid (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Egerd Pajustik (EST)
Fourth Official: Marko Liiva (EST)
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov (UKR)

Lithuania – Georgia
Referee: Alexandru Tean (MDA)
Assistant Referee 1: Anatolie Bodean (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Borisov (MDA)
Fourth Official: Gabriel Tupicica (MDA)
Referee Observer: Stávros Tritsónis (GRE)

Poland – Faroe Islands
Referee: Robert Hennessy (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Gavin (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Darren Carey (IRL)
Fourth Official: Robert Rogers (IRL)
Referee Observer: Pavel Saliy (KAZ)

Denmark – Finland
Referee: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Bertrand Jouannaud (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephan Luzi (FRA)
Fourth Official: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

Ukraine – Latvia
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Kolev (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Georgi Doynov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Stanislav Todorov (BUL)
Referee Observer: Salustià Ciprés (AND)

Turkey – Cyprus
Referee: Danilo Grujić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Dragan Bogićević (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Oliver Petrović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Milan Ilić (SRB)
Referee Observer: Aleksei Spirin (RUS)

Serbia – FYR Macedonia
Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

Austria – Armenia
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksey Vorontsov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladislav Nazarov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Mikhail Vilkov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović (SRB)

Bulgaria – France
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Damir Lazić (BIH)
Fourth Official: Haris Kaljanac (BIH)
Referee Observer: David Malcolm (NIR)

Sweden – Hungary
Referee: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Sean Carr (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Stokoe (SCO)
Fourth Official: Gavin Duncan (SCO)
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (SUI)

Kosovo – Ireland
Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomáš Mokrusch (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Jiří Moláček (CZE)
Fourth Official: Jiří Houdek (CZE)
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)

Wales – Liechtenstein
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (LUX)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Da Costa (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Jasmin Sabotic (LUX)
Fourth Official: Laurent Wilmes (LUX)
Referee Observer: Jiří Ulrich (CZE)

Portugal – Romania
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kerem Ersoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Serkan Olguncan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Alper Ulusoy (TUR)
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 8)

30-31 August 2018

Scotland – Switzerland
Referee: Sara Persson (SWE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Julia Magnusson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA)

Russia – Kazakhstan
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Panagiota Koutsoumpou (GRE)
Fourth Official: Jana Eleferenko (RUS)

Moldova – Portugal
Referee: Irena Velevačkoska (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Biljana Milanova (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Elena Soklevska-Ilievski (MKD)
Fourth Official: Maria Buclis (MDA)

Sweden – Ukraine
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Anna Dabrowska (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Slavomira Majkuthová (SVK)
Fourth Official: Petra Pavlikova (SVK)

Denmark – Croatia
Referee: Volha Tsiareshka (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Alena Karas (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Anna Ilyankova (BLR)
Fourth Official: Line-Maria Rasmussen (DEN)

Belarus – Poland
Referee: Ainara Acevedo Dudley (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Rocio Puente Pino (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrada Aloman (ESP)
Fourth Official: Tatsiana Dankouskaya (BLR)

Czech Republic – Slovenia
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Alistratova (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Dinara Idrisova (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Jana Štychová (CZE)

Ireland – Northern Ireland
Referee: Angelika Soeder (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Ines Appelmann (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Franziska Wildfeuer (GER)
Fourth Official: Michelle O'Neill (IRL)

Romania – Belgium
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tonja Paavola (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jenni Mahlamäki (FIN)
Fourth Official: Alexandra Apostu (ROU)

Spain – Finland
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid (SUI)
Fourth Official: Silvia Fernandez Perez (ESP)

Slovakia – Norway
Referee: Valentina Finzi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Lucia Abruzzese (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Tiziana Trasciatti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Maria Sukenikova (SVK)

Wales – England
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Katalin Török (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Lucie Ratajová (CZE)
Fourth Official: Jana Adámková (CZE)

Iceland – Germany
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Österberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Lisa Rashid (ENG)
Fourth Official: Cheryl Foster (WAL)

4 September 2018

Russia – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Tanja Subotič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Helena Buh (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tanja Vrabel (SVN)
Fourth Official: Yekaterina Kozyreva (RUS)

Kazakhstan – England
Referee: Hristiana Guteva (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Ekaterina Marinova (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Mirela Ivanova (BUL)
Fourth Official: Elena Alistratova (KAZ)

Poland – Switzerland
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Mária Súkeníková (SVK)
Fourth Official: Katarzyna Wójs (POL)

Albania – Scotland
Referee: Barbara Poxhofer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Cindy Zeferino (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Sara Telek (AUT)
Fourth Official: Emanuela Rusta (ALB)

Norway – Netherlands
Referee: Riem Hussein (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Kylie Cockburn (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Mihaela Țepușă (ROU)
Fourth Official: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)

Denmark – Sweden
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Ekaterina Kurochkina (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Sabina Valieva (RUS)
Fourth Official: Esther Staubli (SUI)

Ukraine – Hungary
Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli (ITA)
Fourth Official: Oleksandra Vdovina (UKR)

Iceland – Czech Republic
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Biljana Milanova (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Vjolca Izeiri (MKD)
Fourth Official: Rebecca Welch (ENG)

Faroe Islands – Germany
Referee: Lizzy van der Helm (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Fijke Hoogendijk (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Bianca Scheffers (NED)
Fourth Official: Shona Shukrula (NED)

Belgium – Italy
Referee: Florence Guillemin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Élodie Coppola (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)
Fourth Official: Ella De Vries (BEL)

Austria – Finland
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Olga Almeida (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Sandra dos Santos (POR)
Fourth Official: Elisabeth Walcher (AUT)

Portugal – Romania
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Judit Kulcsár (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Brigitta Petz (HUN)
Fourth Official: Ana Afonso (POR)

Northern Ireland – Slovakia
Referee: Alina Peșu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Patricia Șamșudean (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandra Apostu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Louise Thompson (NIR)

Spain – Serbia
Referee: Vesna Budimir (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Gordana Katušić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Andrada Aloman (ESP)

FIFA referee Madley forced to quit after “mocking” disabled man

Premier League referee Bobby Madley was fired for discrimination against the disabled, SunSport can reveal. Madley, 32, posted an offensive and inappropriate message on his Snapchat account that was sent on to league chiefs. The official shared a picture of a disabled man with an insensitive remark about the probability of being able to beat him in a school sports day race. One of his followers then took a screen grab of the comment and took it to his bosses. They fired Madley, who was on a six-figure salary plus bonuses with the Premier League, and placed a gagging order on him as part of his exit package. That silence has led to intense speculation about why he left the game — but SunSport can reveal the real reason behind his shock departure.

Madley has recently split with his wife and is now living in Norway as he attempts to rebuild his shattered life. Despite a dodgy season last year, he was still regarded as one of the best referees in English football and was a regular on the UEFA circuit. He was given the Community Shield in 2017 in recognition of his progress and officiated 19 top-flight games last season. A Premier League spokesman, responding to questions from SunSport over his dismissal relating to the Snapchat message, said: “Bobby Madley is no longer employed by PGMOL. We understand he has decided to relocate due to a change in his personal circumstances”.

Source: The Sun

FA Cup Final: Audio Oliver - VAR

Fascinating audio reveals what referee Michael Oliver’s conversations with his assistants and the players in the build-up to awarding Chelsea penalty during FA Cup final win over Manchester United. What referees hear and say on the football pitch as they make a VAR decision has been revealed for the first time. And it shows how the man in the middle deals with the players, and his vast array of assistants as Eden Hazard is brought down by Phil Jones inside the box. As the Belgian bears down on goal, an assistant can be heard shouting 'DOGSO' (Denial of Goal Scoring Opportunity). 'Not now, not now,' replies Oliver, before Jones finally fouls Hazard inside the box, prompting Oliver to blow the whistle and point to the spot, in footage shared by NBCSN. The VAR immediately indicates that they will take a closer look at the incident, before both sets of players surround Oliver. Oliver can be heard telling the United players 'he's not got the ball', and also informing the Chelsea players that it was a 'genuine attempt to play the ball', prompting the award of a yellow card for the foul.

Audio transcript

Michael Oliver: Miss me Paul.

[Chelsea and United players tussle for ball, appeals for handball]

No, no, no, no. I don't know whose hand it hit.

[Ball played up field, Hazard runs clear as Jones chases]

Assistant: DOGSO, DOGSO.

Oliver: Not now, not now.

[Jones brings down Hazard in the box, penalty awarded]

Assistant: DOGSO, DOGSO Michael.

VAR: Just going to have a look at it.

[Players from both sides surround the referee]

Oliver: He's not got the ball.

[Referee addresses Chelsea players]

Listen, listen, listen. It's in the area, it's a genuine attempt to play the ball.

I'll talk to you, I'll talk to you. Listen, listen. Let's talk to Gary. Let me talk, let me talk to Gary.

[Cesc Fabregas wanders over to chat to the assistant referee]

Assistant: It's a genuine attempt for the ball. It's a genuine attempt for the ball inside the area.

Oliver: It's a genuine attempt for the ball. It's a yellow card.

He's come in from the side, Hazard's run is between, he doesn't touch the ball.

[United players query the use of VAR]

VAR looks at it already. VAR looks at it anyway.

[Referee talks to VAR]

Just to confirm Neil, check complete?

VAR: Check complete.

Oliver: Penalty check, fine. Penalty is correct.

Phil Jones, No 4, yellow card, genuine attempt to play the ball, didn't win it.

[Talks to penalty taker and goalkeeper]

Eden, whistle. David, whistle. He's in.

[Tells players not to encroach]

Phil, stay out. Paul, stay out. Jesse, stay out.

Oliver then asks to talk to Chelsea skipper Gary Cahill to further explain the situation. Cesc Fabregas is seen wandering over to the assistant on the touchline, who confirms it was a 'genuine attempt.' A United player enquires about VAR, before Oliver swiftly replies that it is already in use. The VAR later confirms that the penalty stands, with Oliver relaying this to the players. As he instructs Hazard to take his attempt when the whistle sounds, he reminds players not to encroach inside the box when the penalty is being taken.

Source: DailyMail

UEFA Europa League – Play-offs (Second Leg)

30 August 2018

Burnley – Olympiakos
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Tóth (HUN)
Fourth Official: Sándor Andó-Szabó (HUN)
Referee Observer: Vladimír Medved (SVK)

Ufa – Rangers
Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Patrick Ittrich (GER)
Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević (MNE)

Astana – Apoel
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Henrik Larsen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Heine Sørensen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Michael Tykgaard (DEN)
Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev (AZE)

AEK Larnaca – AS Trenčín
Referee: Sergey Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Igor Demeshko (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksey Lunev (RUS)
Fourth Official: Sergey Ivanov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

København – Atalanta
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Anastásios Papapétrou (GRE)
Referee Observer: Jaap Uilenberg (NED)

RB Leipzig – Zorya Luhansk
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Kevin Blom (NED)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

Maccabi Tel Aviv – Sarpsborg FF
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Soares (POR)
Fourth Official: Tiago Martins (POR)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)

Apollon Limassol – FC Basel
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Julien Pacelli (FRA)
Fourth Official: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Referee Observer: Eyjólfur Ólafsson (ISL)

Molde – Zenit
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Abrahám Álvarez Cantón (ESP)
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

CFR Cluj – F91 Dudelange
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fabiano Preti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel (FRA)

Qarabağ FK – Sheriff Tiraspol
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Kirovski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Dejan Kostadinov (MKD)
Fourth Official: Dimitar Mečkarovski (MKD)
Referee Observer: Johan Verbist (BEL)

PFC Ludogorets – Torpedo Kutaisi
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Peter Aravirta (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Mikko Alakare (FIN)
Fourth Official: Antti Munukka (FIN)
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz (TUR)

FC Midtjylland – Malmö FF
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Davie Goossens (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
Referee Observer: Kýros Vasáras (GRE)

Beşiktaş – Partizan
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Șovre (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Colțescu (ROU)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Ivanov (RUS)

Shkëndija – Rosenborg
Referee: Aleksei Kuĺbakoŭ (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitryj Žuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Alieh Maslianka (BLR)
Fourth Official: Dzianis Ščarbakoŭ (BLR)
Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (ARM)

FCSB – Rapid Wien
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)

Brøndby IF – KRC Genk
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Fourth Official: Donatas Šimėnas (LTU)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

Spartak Trnava – Olimpija Ljubljana
Referee: Luca Banti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

Girondins de Bordeaux – KAA Gent
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Javier Martínez Nicolás (ESP)
Fourth Official: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís (CYP)

Celtic – Sūduva
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Diyan Valkov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Stanislav Todorov (BUL)
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos (CRO)

Sevilla FC – Sigma Olomouc
Referee: István Kovács (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Artene (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marius Avram (ROU)
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav (BIH)

CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

28-30 August 2018

Santos – Independiente
Referee: Julio Bascuñan (CHI, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Astroza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Rios (CHI)
Fourth Official: Eduardo Gamboa (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)

Atlético Nacional – Atletico Tucumán
Referee: Roberto Tobar (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Schiemann (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Retamal (CHI)
Fourth Official: Piero Maza (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Carlos Torres (PAR)

Gremio – Estudiantes
Referee: Eber Aquino (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zorrilla (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Gaona (PAR)
Fourth Official: Arnaldo Samaniego (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Francisco Mondria (CHI)

River Plate – Racing
Referee: Mario Diaz de Vívar (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Fourth Official: Julio Quintana (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Carlos Herrera (ECU)

Cruzeiro – Flamengo
Referee: Andres Cunha (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Fourth Official: Leodan Gonzalez (URU)
Referee Assessor: Claudio Puga (CHI)

Corinthians – Colo Colo
Referee: Nestor Pitana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)
Fourth Official: Fernando Espinoza (ARG)
Referee Assessor: Jose Buitrago (COL)

Libertad – Boca Juniors
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian de la Cruz (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Wilmar Navarro (COL)
Fourth Official: Andres Rojas (COL)
Referee Assessor: Jorge Jaimes (PER)

Palmeiras – Cerro Porteño
Referee: German Delfino (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG)
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera (ARG)
Referee Assessor: Roberto Silvera (URU)

UEFA Champions League – Play-offs (Second Leg)

28-29 August 2018

GNK Dinamo – Young Boys
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Charles Schaap (NED)
Additional AR 1: Dennis Higler (NED)
Additional AR 2: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Manuel Díaz Vega (ESP)

AEK Athens – MOL Vidi
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Radosław Siejka (POL)
Additional AR 1: Paweł Raczkowski (POL)
Additional AR 2: Tomasz Musiał (POL)
Referee Observer: Eugen Strigel (GER)

Dynamo Kyiv – AFC Ajax
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN)
Fourth Official: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Additional AR 1: Matej Jug (SVN)
Additional AR 2: Slavko Vinčič (SVN)
Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski (MKD)

Red Bull Salzburg – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Fourth Official: Ceyhun Sesigüzel (TUR)
Additional AR 1: Halis Özkahya (TUR)
Additional AR 2: Barış Şimşek (TUR)
Referee Observer: Michael Riley (ENG)

PSV Eindhoven – Bate Borisov
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Paul Tierney (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec (FRA)

PAOK – Benfica
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Markus Häcker (GER)
Additional AR 1: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

Growing pay gap between male and female referees in France

The Executive Committee of the French Football Federation has published the referee fees for the 2018-2019 season. The gap between men's and women's football is growing day-by-day. Despite the campaigns for the promotion of women's refereeing, the FFF is showing little consideration and respect for female referees.

A male referee in Ligue 1 earns 2290 € per match, while a female referee in the women’s Division 1, which counts the best women’s team in Europe, Olympique Lyonnais, only gets paid 210 €. A difference of 2080 €! This is just enough to cover the costs of logistics (train, plane, hotel, gas) for female referees. It is a scandal at a time when the Federation is constantly promoting women's football, but continues to ignore its female referees. Stephanie Frappart, the flagship of the women's refereeing and who works Ligue 2 matches, represented France at the Women’s Euro 2017 where she was appointed to the semi-final Netherlands - England. She also recently refereed the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final between Spain and Japan.

Assistant referees are also considered as a by-product of refereeing in France. For example, Assistant Referees F1 receive 1173 € less than their referee colleagues. Worse still, the referees belonging to the categories F3 and F4 are paid 532 € and 282 € respectively per match. An Assistant Referee F3 receives an allowance of 234 €, which is more than the referee of a female D1 match. A total aberration. The FFF has also communicated the fees that will be received by the referees F1, F2 and the 10 specialized video assistant referees appointed as VARs for the current season. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will receive an allowance of 615 €, while the Assistant Video Assistant Referee (AVAR) will be paid up to 270 €. 

Source: Arbitrage57

UEFA Women’s Futsal Euro 2019 Qualifiers – Preliminary Round

21-26 August 2018

Group A - Newry (NIR)
1. Daniel Deca (ROU)
2. Arttu Kyynaeraeinen (FIN)
3. Patrik Porkert (AUT, photo)
4. Adrian Tschopp (SUI)

Group B - Prienai (LTU)
1. Veljko Bošković (MNE)
2. Ugur Cakmak (TUR)
3. Yevhen Hordiienko (UKR)

Group C - Ciurescu (MDA)
1. Kreshnik Hakrama (ALB)
2. Yusif Nurullayev (AZE)
3. Jacob Pawlowski (GER)

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Final 2018: Frappart (FRA)

While the host nation will not be taking part in the upcoming final of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018, there will be one French representative present on the pitch on Friday: Stephanie Frappart, who has been selected to referee the tournament’s showpiece match between Japan and Spain in Vannes. With just two days to go until the global decider, the 34-year-old shared her feelings of pride and joy with FIFA.com.

- Stephanie, how did it feel to be picked to referee the U-20 Women’s World Cup final?

- It’s a great honour to be selected for the match and I’m very proud to represent France. You never expect it, because there’s an entire group of referees that you work with, and all of them are in with a shout. Secondly, my chances depended on how France got on in the tournament, as I’m obviously not allowed to referee my own country. Just like all my colleagues, I try to do my work as well as I can, hoping that I’ll one day be able to referee a final. And when that day actually comes, it’s a really great feeling, and it’s even more special that the match will take place in France.

- Do you prepare for a final in the same way as any other match?

- You obviously know that there'll be more of a spotlight on the game, and you’ll feel a bit of pressure due to the high stakes involved. But it’s still a football match, and it’s part of a competition that I’ve spent a long time preparing for. You don’t leave anything to chance – you constantly work on technical and tactical aspects so that you’re ready for this type of encounter.

- Have you enjoyed refereeing during this U-20 Women’s World Cup?

- Yes, because it was the first time I’d officiated at this event, although I had already taken part in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the 2016 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament. It’s been particularly memorable for me because of it being held in France. It’s been a great experience; the standard of play has been very high.

- Is refereeing a U-20 match different from refereeing a senior game?

- The only distinguishing factor is speed. In terms of skills and tactics, however, the U-20s have made a huge amount of progress. The game is slower, sure, but it’s not easier. At the end of the day, they’re football matches in which you deal with the same issues.

- Are some teams easier or tougher to referee?

- No. Each team has a style of play, their own tactics, and players with different attributes – that’s what makes a World Cup like this one so great. You prepare for that; that’s what you expect. Prior to the semi-finals, two coaches came to us to explain how the teams were set up and how they played. The goal of this was to enable us to adapt to them better and to be in the right place at the right time, so that we can make the best possible decision when we referee a match involving such-and-such a team.

- Does refereeing a U-20 Women’s World Cup final assure you of a spot on the list of officials for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019?

- No, not at all – that list has not been set yet. After this competition, there’s the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay, which will feature other potential candidates. We’re all on the list of possible referees, but the objective is to remain there, or to try to remain there. In order to do that, you have to keep working hard on the technical side of the game, as well as on tactics and fitness. And so I’m going to knuckle down and do just that! (Source: FIFA)

24 August 2018

Final

Spain – Japan

Referee: Stephanie Frappart (FRA)

Assistant Referee 1: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)

Assistant Referee 2: Michelle O'Neill (IRL)

Fourth Official: Edina Alves (BRA)

Reserve AR: Kim Kyoung Min (KOR) 

Match for Third Place

France – England

Referee: Gladys Lengwe (ZAM)

Assistant Referee 1: Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (MAD)

Assistant Referee 2: Bernadettar Kwimbira (MWI)

Fourth Official: Ri Hyang Ok (PRK)

Reserve AR: Hong Kum Nyo (PRK)