FIFA List 2020 Changes

Albania
Assistant Referees
In: Koleta Prenga (F, photo)

Algeria
Futsal
In: Ammar Ballahouane (M), Adel Chenaoua (M)

Beach Soccer
In: Badreddine Seffoud (M), Fethallah Senhadji (M)

Andorra
Assistant Referees
In: Bruno Parente (M)

Argentina
Referees
In: Roberta Echeverria (F), Nicolas Lamolina (M), Andres Merlos (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Facundo Rodriguez (M), Gisela Trucco (F)

Armenia
Referees
Out: Ruzanna Petrosyan (F)
In: Sofik Torosyan (F, 1994)

Assistant Referees
In: Liana Yagmurian (F)

Futsal
Out: Mihran Kudoyan (M)
In: Arman Alaberkyan (M)

Australia
Referees
Out: Jarred Gillett (M, 1986)
In: Alexander King (M)

Austria
Referees
Out: Alexander Harkam (M, 1981), Robert Schörgenhofer (M, 1973)
In: Walter Altmann (M, 1984), Christian Ciochirca (M, 1989), Olivia Tschon (F, 1994)

Assistant Referees
In: Michael Nemetz (M), Amina Raschid (F), Santino Schreiner (M)

Futsal
Out: Gerald Bauernfeind (M), Patrik Porkert (M)
In: Daniel Stauber (M), Manuel Wolf (M)

Azerbaijan
Assistant Referees
In: Elshad Abdullayev (M), Parvin Talibov (M)

Futsal
Out: Ramil Namazov (M), Yusif Nurullayev (M)

Beach Soccer
In: Nail Naghiyev (M)

Bangladesh
Referees
In: Bituraj Barua (M), Jaya Chakma (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Sharifujjaman Khan (M)

Belarus
Referees
Out: Dzianis Shcharbakou (M, 1978), Siarhei Tsynkevich (M, 1976), Irina Turovskaya (F)
In: Dzmitry Dzmitryieu (M, 1988), Amine Kourgheli (M, 1991), Viktar Shymusik (M, 1985), Aliaksandra Yakushevich (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Anton Gusev (M), Anton Ihnatsiuk (M), Siarhei Kasavets (M), Dzianis Yemelyanchykau (M)

Belgium
Assistant Referees
In: Matthias Hillaert (M), Ruben Wyns (M)

Futsal
Out: Gerd Bylois (M)
In: Jiri Bergs (M)

Beach Soccer
In: Mehdi Sayoud (M)

Benin
Referees
In: Dedjinnanchi Ahomlanto (M), Daniel Kassa (M), Issa Mouhamed (M)

Bolivia
Referees
In: Christian Aleman (M), Telma Castro (F), Janet Portugal (F), Dilio Rodriguez (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Elizabeth Blanco (F), Ruben Flores (M), Carlos Tapia (M), Maricela Urapuca (F)

Futsal
In: Martha Quispe (F)

Beach Soccer
In: Noe Parra (M)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assistant Referees
In: Jovanka Višekruna (F)

Botswana
Referees
In: Itumeleng Methikga (F), Tirelo Mositwane (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Lucky Kegakologetswe (M), Ookeditse Keitseope (M)

Brazil
Referees
In: Bruno Arleu (M), Flavio Rodrigues (M), Charly Straud (F), Rafael Traci (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Fabrini Bevilaqua (F), Barbara Da Costa (F), Rafael Da Silva (M), Fernanda Gomes (F)

Bulgaria
Referees
Out: Stanislav Todorov (M, 1976)
In: Dragomir Draganov (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Miroslav Maksimov (M), Petar Mitrev (M)

Burkina Faso
Referees
In: Vincent Kabore (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Ami Kouma (F), Dofinte Lamien (M)

Burundi
Referees
In: Djaffari Nduwimana (M)

Cambodia
Assistant Referees
In: Sopheak Sean (M)

Futsal
In: Vizel Sorn (M)

Cameroon
Assistant Referees
In: Neant Ahmadou (M), Ronalde Bigoh (M), Patrick Emah (M),

Canada
Assistant Referees
Out: Erina Cho (F), Richard Gamache (M)

Cape Verde Islands
Referees
In: Ana Fernandes (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Marisa Goncalves (F)

Cayman Islands
Referees
In: Benjamin Whitty (M)

Central African Republic
Referees
In: Paterne Ouaboe (M)

Chad
Referees
In: Bit Aicha (M), Abdelkerim Ousmane (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Ndingadal Homadje (F)

Chile
Referees
In: Angelo Hermosilla (M), Madelaine Rojas (F)

Futsal
In: Felipe Conolef (M)

China
Referees
In: Li Haixin (M), Wang Jing (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Guo Jingtao (M), Wu Qiaoli (F), Yang Yang (M)

Futsal
In: Zhu Xin (F)

Chinese Taipei
Referees
In: Kuo Chia Hao (M)

Colombia
Referees
Out: Gustavo Murillo (M, 1983)

Assistant Referees
In: Nataly Arteaga (F), Jenny Torres (F)

Futsal
In: Daniel Manrique (M), Nilson Norena (M)

Beach Soccer
In: Ferley Fuentes (M), Erney Ramos (M)

Comoros
Assistant Referees
In: Koudeidi Abdourazak (M)

Congo
Assistant Referees
In: Chany Malondi (M), Vital Mapangolou (M)

Congo DR
Referees
In: Vanessa Sifa (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Rambo Makombo (M)

Costa Rica
Assistant Referees
In: Victor Ramirez (M)

Futsal
In: Josue Molina (M)

Cote d’Ivoire
Referees
In: Clement Kpan (M), Patrick Vlei (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Nouho Ouattara (M)

Cyprus
Assistant Referees
In: Nicos Egglezou (M), Omiros Tziortzis (M)

Futsal
Out: Christos Christou (M), Costas Nicolaou (M)
In: Georgios Kozakos (M), Nicolas Nicolaou (M)

Czech Republic
Referees
Out: Zbynek Proske (M, 1981)
In: Pavel Rejzek (M, 1990)

Assistant Referees
In: Adam Horak (M), Zuzana Spindlerova (F), Jana Stychova (F)

Denmark
Referees
Out: Tinna Christensen (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Ole Kronlykke (M), Jakob Mastrup (M)

Djibouti
Referees
In: Nasser Houssein (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Charmake Mohamed (M)

Dominican Republic
Futsal
In: Ramon Rosario (M)

Ecuador
Referees
In: Augusto Aragon (M), Marlon Vera (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Juan Aguiar (M), Dennys Guerrero (M), Joselyn Romero (F), Andres Tola (M)

Futsal
In: Daniel Villacis (M), Pedro Zuniga (M)

Beach Soccer
In: Javier Marcillo (M)

England
Referees
Out: Amy Fearn (F), Sarah Garratt (F)
In: David Coote (M, 1982), Kirsty Dowle (F), Andrew Madley (M, 1983), Stacey Pearson (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Melissa Burgin (F)

Equatorial Guinea
Referees
In: Beata Angue (F), Martin Ngomo (M), Jacinto Ondo (M)

Eritrea
Referees
In: Suzana Semere (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Warsay Melake (F)

Eswatini
Referees
In: Thokozani Dlamini (M), Celumusa Siphepho (M)

Ethiopia
Referees
In: Medab Biftu (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Yebekal Alemayhu (M), Birtukan Mamo (F), Fasika Yehualashet (M)

Finland
Referees
Out: Minna Maenpaa (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Veli-Matti Leppanen (M)

Futsal
Out: Olli Niemela (M)
In: Paavo Komppa (M)

France
Referees
Out: Nicholas Rainville (M, 1982)
In: Willy Delajod (M, 1992), Maika Vanderstichel (F, 1994)

Assistant Referees
Out: Bertrand Jouannaud (M)
In: Aurelien Drouet (M)

Beach Soccer
Out: Benoit Wolff (M)
In: Mathieu Dor (M)

Gabon
Assistant Referees
In: Davy Mboussou (M)

Georgia
Referees
Out: Irakli Kvirikashvili (M, 1984)
In: Goga Kikacheishvili (M, 1991)

Assistant Referees
In: Davit Akhvlediani (M), David Gabisonia (M)

Germany
Referees
Out: Tobias Welz (M, 1977)
In: Harm Osmers (M, 1985)

Assistant Referees
Out: Markus Hacker (M, 1974)
In: Dominik Schaal (M, 1985)

Futsal
Out: Danijel Darandik (M)
In: Franziska Bruckner (F)

Beach Soccer
In: Annett Unterbeck (F)

Gibraltar
Assistant Referees
In: Daniel Gomez (M)

Greece
Referees
In: Alexandra Deligianni (F)

Beach Soccer
In: Georgios Fitsas (M), Vasileios Fitsas (M)

Guatemala
Assistant Referees
In: Iris Vail (F)

Futsal
In: Israel Davila (M)

Guinea
Referees
In: Aissatou Kante (F), Abdoulaye Manet (F)

Honduras
Referees
In: Selvin Brown (M)

Hungary
Referees
Out: Viktor Kassai (M, 1975)

Assistant Referees
Out: Gyorgy Ring (M, 1981)

Beach Soccer
In: Renata Foris (F)

Iceland
Assistant Referees
In: Arnar Arnason (M), Egill Gudlaugsson (M)

India
Referees
In: Kanika Barman (F)

Indonesia
Referees
In: Aprisman Aranda (M), Fariq Hitaba (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Fajar Furqon (M), Azizul Hanafiah (M), Dinan Lazuardi (M)

Futsal
In: Windy Putra (M)

Iran
Referees
In: Amir Arabbaraghi (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Farhad Moraveji (M)

Futsal
In: Zahra Rahmi (F)

Ireland
Assistant Referees
In: Olivia Sneyd (F)

Israel
Referees
Out: Erez Papir (M, 1980)
In: David Fuxman (M, 1990)

Italy
Referees
Out: Gianluca Rocchi (M, 1973)
In: Fabio Maresca (M, 1981)

Japan
Referees
In: Hiroki Kasahara (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Yosuke Takebe (M)

Korea DPR
Referees
Out: Ri Hyang Ok (F)
In: Jong Yu Ri (F), Kim Gyong Wi (F), Ryo Yu Song (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Han Bok Sun (M), Jang Chol Jin (M), Ri Un Im (M)

Futsal
In: Ryu Hyok Chol (M)

Korea Republic
Referees
In: Choi Hyun Jai (M)

Kosovo
Referees
In: Visar Kastrati (M, 1986)

Assistant Referees
In: Imran Kabashi (M), Besnik Morina (M)

Kuwait
Assistant Referees
In: Ahmad Abbas (M)

Futsal
In: Abdulaziz Alsarraf (M)

Kyrgyzstan
Referees
In: Denis Shalaev (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Kanat Myrsabekov (M)

Latvia
Assistant Referees
In: Deniss Sevcenko (M), Martins Svipsts (M)

Lebanon
Referees
In: Shiekh Alaeddin (M)

Futsal
In: Elias Al-Hakim (M)

Lesotho
Assistant Referees
In: Siza Dlangamandla (M)

Liberia
Referees
In: Moses Forkpah (M)

Libya
Referees
In: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (M), Abdulrazg Ahmed (M), Agha Mohamed (M), Elmabrouk Muhammad (M)

Futsal
In: Gshaira Abdulhamid (M)

Beach Soccer
In: Sulayman Husayn (M)

Lithuania
Assistant Referees
In: Ugn Smitait (F)

Luxembourg
Referees
Out: Christophe Pires (M, 1989)
In: Jasmin Sabotic (M, 1994)

Futsal
In: Michael Lima (M)

North Macedonia
Assistant Referees
In: Slagjan Markoski (M)

Malawi
Referees
In: Eness Gumbo (F), Mercy Kayira (F), Easter Zimba (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Eliza Sichinga (F)

Malaysia
Referees
In: Mohd Hanafiah (M)

Futsal
In: Mohd Norhayalan (M)

Maldives
Referees
In: Hussain Sinan (M)

Mali
Referees
In: Ousmane Diakate (M), Rokiatou Fofana (F), Sory Keita (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Modibo Samake (M)

Mauritania
Referees
In: Moussa Diou (M)

Mauritius
Assistant Referees
In: Aswet Teeluck (M)

Futsal
In: Mohammad Bachun (M), Suraj Sobhee (M)

Mexico
Referees
Out: Quetzalli Alvarado (F), Roberto Garcia (M)

Moldova
Referees
Out: Vera Onica (F)
In: Natalia Clipca (F), Oxana Cruc (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Maria Cerbulenco (F)

Beach Soccer
In: Piotr Stoianov (M)

Mongolia
Assistant Referees
In: Enkhjargal Galbadrakh (M)

Montenegro
Assistant Referees
In: Vladan Todorovic (M)

Morocco
Referees
In: Sabah Sadir (F)

Mozambique
Referees
In: Artur Alfinar (M)

Futsal
In: Lucio Julio (M)

Myanmar
Assistant Referees
In: San Htet (M), Wint Tun (M)

Namibia
Referees
In: Eveline Augistinus (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Festus Shaningwa (M), Johannes Shinuna (M)

Netherlands
Referees
Out: Kevin Blom (M, 1974), Pol van Boekel (M, 1975)
In: Jochem Kamphuis (M, 1986), Allard Lindhout (M, 1987)

Assistant Referees
In: Rogier Honig (M)

Beach Soccer
In: Stef Van Vliet (F)

New Caledonia
Assistant Referees
In: Marc Sinyeue (M)

Nicaragua
Assistant Referees
In: Berman Bermudez (M), Carmen Munoz (F)

Futsal
In: Joel Chavarria (M)

Niger
Referees
In: Ali Mahaman (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Ali Seydou (M)

Nigeria
Referees
In: Grema Mohammed (M), Alaba Olufunmilayo (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Igho Hope (M), Akpan Mfon (M)

Futsal
In: Alhassan Bello (M)

Northern Ireland
Referees
Out: Arnold Hunter (M, 1979)
In: Jamie Robinson (M, 1995), Louise Thompson (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Victoria Finlay (F), Ryan Kelsey (M), Andrew Nethery (M)

Norway
Referees
Out: Ola Hobber Nilsen (M, 1986)
In: Sigurd Kringstad (M, 1987)

Futsal
In: Telmen Undrakh (M)

Oman
Futsal
In: Maryam Al Hadhrami (F)

Pakistan
Assistant Referees
In: Adeel Anwer (M), Hidayat Ullah (M)

Palestine
Referees
In: Muath Owfi (M), Mohammed Alkhatib (M)

Panama
Referees
In: Victor Rios (M)

Assistant Referees
Out: Gabriel Victoria (M)

Futsal
In: Ricardo Lay (M)

Paraguay
Referees
In: Carmen Gomez (F), Juan Lopez (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Jose Cuevas (M)

Futsal
In: Maria Caceres (F), Astrid Mendoza (F), Samuel Morales (M)

Peru
Referees
In: Edwin Ordonez (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Mariana Aquino (F)

Futsal
In: Alejandro Villanueva (M)

Beach Soccer
In: Jose Tipian (M)

Poland
Assistant Referees
Out: Marcin Borkowski (M), Krzysztof Myrmus (M), Kinga Seniuk (F)
In: Adam Kupsik (M), Jakub Winkler (M), Karolina Zygmond (F)

Futsal
Out: Damian Jaruchiewicz (M)
In: Dominik Cipiski (M)

Portugal
Referees
Out: Joao Capela (M, 1974)
In: Vitor Ferreira (M, 1988), Teresa Oliveira (F, 1987)

Assistant Referees
Out: Antonio Albino (M), Alvaro Mesquita (M), Nelson Moniz (M), Nuno Dos Santos (M)
In: Bruno Alves (M), Paulo Duarte (M), Pedro Ferreira (M), Tiago Pereira (M)

Futsal
In: Ruben Cardoso (M)

Qatar
Assistant Referees
In: Faisal Al-Shammari (M), Khaled Khalaf (M)

Romania
Referees
In: Ana Terteleac (F, 1994)

Futsal
Out: Ovidiu Curta (M)
In: Liviu Chita (M)

Russia
Assistant Referees
In: Ekaterina Chernova (F, 1994), Ekaterina Kozyreva (F, 1993)

San Marino
Assistant Referees
Out: Salvatore Tuttifrutti (M)
In: Gianmarco Ercolani (M)

Scotland
Referees
Out: Andrew Dallas (M, 1983)
In: David Munro (M, 1990)

Assistant Referees
Out: Jordan Stokoe (M)
In: Calum Spence (M)

Serbia
Referees
Out: Milorad Mazic (M, 1973), Tamara Petric (F)
In: Lazar Lukic (M, 1981), Jelena Medjedovic (F, 1992)

Assistant Referees
Out: Milan Minic (M), Dejan Petrovic (M), Jelena Jovanovic (F)
In: Nikola Djorovic (M), Jovan Grujic (M), Ivana Jovanovic (F)

Futsal
Out: Vladan Radulovic (M)
In: Nikola Rabrenovic (M)

Seychelles
Referees
In: Darrio Landry (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Stephen Dugasse (M), Steve Marie (M)

Sierra Leone
Referees
In: Bangura Swahib (M)

Singapore
Assistant Referees
In: Ashokraj Jeevaraja (M), Andy Mint (M)

Slovakia
Referees
Out: Zuzana Kovacova (F)
In: Miriama Matulova (F, 1994)

Assistant Referees
Out: Miroslav Benko (M)
In: Peter Bednar (M)

Futsal
Out: Mario Belavy (M), Mario Bohun (M)
In: Peter Budac (M), Martin Matula (M)

Slovenia
Assistant Referees
Out: Petra Bombek (F)
In: Sladjana Jovicic (F)

Somalia
Referees
In: Ahmed Hussein (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Adam Eid (M)

South Africa
Referees
In: Luxolo Badi (M), Tshidiso Maruping (M), Euzen Mokoena (F), Abongile Tom (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Shaun Olive (M)

Spain
Referees
Out: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (M, 1973)
In: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (M, 1984)

Assistant Referees
Out: Javier Aguilar Rodriguez (M)
In: Jose Naranjo Perez (M)

Sri Lanka
Referees
In: Loshini Kadangoda (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Ma Hathlahawatta (F)

Sudan
Referees
In: Samoal Elfatih (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Muaaz Eltoum (M)

Sweden
Assistant Referees
Out: Peter Magnusson (M), Sandra Osterberg (F), Daniel Wärnmark (M)
In: Peter Allheim (M), Robin Wilde (M), Almira Spahic (F)

Futsal
Out: Fredric Nilholt (M)
In: George Jansizian (M)

Switzerland
Referees
Out: Stephan Klossner (M, 1981)
In: Lukas Fähndrich (M, 1984)

Assistant Referees
Out: Raffael Zeder (M), Remigius Zgraggen (M)
In: Jonas Erni (M), Matthias Sbrissa (M)

Syria
Referees
In: Mohammed Kanah (M)
Assistant Referees
In: Oqubah Alali (M), Kinan Hatoum (M)

Tahiti
Assistant Referees
In: Vaihina Teura (M)

Tajikistan
Referees
In: Nodira Mirzoeva (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Farkhod Kutalov (M), Ismoil Nuraliev (M), Dilshoda Rahmonova (F)

Timor-Leste
Referees
In: Pedro Maia (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Romario Dos Santos (M)

Togo
Assistant Referees
In: Koffi Ahonto (M)

Tunisia
Referees
In: Asma Chouchane (M), Naim Hosni (M)

Assistant Referees
In: Amine Barkallah (M)

Turkey
Referees
Out: Umit Ozturk (M, 1983)
In: Arda Kardeler (M, 1988)

Beach Soccer
In: Goekhan Barcin (M)

Turkmenistan
Referees
In: Resul Mammedov (M)

Uganda
Referees
Out: Brian Miiro (M)
In: Ronald Madanda (M)

Assistant Referees
Out: Musa Balikoova (M), Catherine Nagaddya (F), Mark Ssonko (M)
In: Docus Atuhaire (F), Hakim Mulindwa (M), Emmanuel Okudra (M)

Futsal
In: Brian Nsubuga (M), Isaac Sengendo (M)

Ukraine
Referees
Out: Mykola Kryvonosov (M, 1983)
In: Viktor Kopiievskyi (M, 1990)

Assistant Referees
Out: Sergii Bekker (M)
In: Viktor Nyzhnyk (M)

Futsal
Out: Hennadiy Hora (M)
In: Sviatoslav Kliuchnyk (M)

UAE
Referees
Out: Hamad Al-Ali (M), Sultam Al-Marzooqi (M)
In: Ali Al-Mulla (M), Ahmed Darwish (M)

Assistant Referees
Out: Oshba Al-Mansoori (F)
In: Amal Badhafari (F)

Futsal
Out: Khalifa Al-Hammadi (M)

Uruguay
Referees
In: Anahi Fernandez (F)

Assistant Referees
Out: Miguel Nievas (M), Gabriel Popovits (M)
In: Agustin Berisso (M), Santiago Fernandez (M)

Futsal
Out: Luis Altez (M), Diego Nisivoccia (M)
In: Matthias De Armas (M), Diego Etcheverry (M)

USA
Referees
Out: Mark Geiger (M, 1974), Christina Unkel (F)
In: Danielle Chesky (F), Nima Saghafi (M, 1990), Rubiel Vazquez (M)

Assistant Referees
Out: Adam Wienckowski (M, 1975)
In: Logan Brown (M), Nick Uranga (M)

Futsal
Out: Lance VanHaitsma (M, 1982)

Uzbekistan
Referees
Out: Ravshan Irmatov (M, 1977)
In: Rustam Latfullim (M)

Futsal
Out: Ibrokhim Juraev (M)
In: Askarbay Arzibekov (M)

Yemen
Assistant Referees
In: Bassam Al-Mqdashi (M)

Zambia
Referees
In: Gloria Sambumba (F)

Assistant Referees
In: Gertrude Nyirenda (F)

Zimbabwe
Referees
In: Prince Mathumbo (M)

UEFA Europa League 2019/2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

12 December 2019

Getafe CF – FC Krasnodar
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Markus Häcker (GER)
Fourth Official: Sören Storks (GER)
Referee Observer: Domenico Messina (ITA)

FC Kobenhavn – Malmö FF
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Tegoni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich (GER)

Apoel FC – Sevilla FC
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Djukić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković (MNE)
Referee Observer: Ray Ellingham (WAL)

Qarabag FK – F91 Dudelange
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen (EST)
Fourth Official: Juri Frischer (EST)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Ivanov (RUS)

Dynamo Kyiv – FC Lugano
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali (AZE)
Fourth Official: Orkhan Mammadov (AZE)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

FC Basel – Trabzonspor
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Kirovski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Dejan Kostadinov (MKD)
Fourth Official: Dejan Jakimovski (MKD)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

PSV Eindhoven – Rosenborg BK
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksei Lunev (RUS)
Fourth Official: Mikhail Vilkov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)

LASK – Sporting Clube de Portugal
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Fourth Official: Nicholas Walsh (SCO)
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari (FIN)

Stade Rennais – Lazio
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Novak Simović (SRB)
Referee Observer: Michael Riley (ENG)

CFR Cluj – Celtic FC
Referee: Halis Özkahya (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ekrem Kan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Alper Ulusoy (TUR)
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif (ISR)

Eintracht Frankfurt – Vitória SC
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov (UKR)

Standard de Liège – Arsenal FC
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines (SCO)

FC Porto – Feyenoord
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Fourth Official: Sven Jablonski (GER)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

Rangers FC – BSC Young Boys
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen (GER)
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi (SMR)

PFC Ludogorets – Ferencvárosi TC
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež (SVN)
Fourth Official: Nejc Kajtazović (SVN)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)

RCD Espanyol – CSKA Moskva
Referee: Kevin Blom (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Johan Balder (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Davie Goossens (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Referee Observer: Niklas à Lidarenda (FRO)

KAA Gent – FC Olexandriya
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan (ROU)
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)

VfL Wolfsburg – AS Saint Étienne
Referee: Paul Tierney (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Edward Smart (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)
Fourth Official: David Coote (ENG)
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato (ITA)

AS Roma – Wolfsberger AC
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley (ENG)
Referee Observer: Marian Ružbarský (SVK)

Borussia Mönchengladbach – İstanbul Başakşehir
Referee: José Sánchez Martínez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto López (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero (ESP)
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)

Slovan Bratislava – SC Braga
Referee: Pawel Gil (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Konrad Sapela (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Piotr Lasyk (POL)
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav (BIH)

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Beşiktaş JK
Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs (LVA)
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA)
Referee Observer: Michael Argyrou (CYP)

FK Partizan – FC Astana
Referee: Filip Glova (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: František Ferenc (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Miroslav Benko (SVK)
Fourth Official: Michal Ocenáš (SVK)
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)

Manchester United – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephane De Almeida (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Fourth Official: Fedayi San (SUI)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

FIFA Club World Cup 2019 – First Round

11 December 2019

Al Sadd SC – Hienghene Sport
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud Ahmed (EGY)
Assistant Referee 2: Mokrane Gourari (ALG)
Fourth Official: Ismail Elfath (USA)
Reserve AR: Corey Parker (USA)
VAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
AVAR 1: Bakary Gassama (GAM)
AVAR 2: Kyle Atkins (USA)

UEFA Champions League 2019/2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

10-11 December 2019

SSC Napoli – KRC Genk
Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (TUR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Fourth Official: Halil Umut Meler (TUR)
VAR: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
AVAR: Ali Palabiyik (TUR)
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)

Red Bull Salzburg – Liverpool FC
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Kevin Blom (NED)
VAR: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
AVAR: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Referee Observer: Emil Bozhinovski (MKD)

Borussia Dortmund – Slavia Praha
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Igor Demeshko (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Maksim Gavrilin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Sergei Lapochkin (RUS)
VAR: Vitali Meshkov (RUS)
AVAR: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec (FRA)

Internazionale Milano – FC Barcelona
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Dennis Higler (NED)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

Olympique Lyonnais – RB Leipzig
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Craig Pwson (ENG)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR: Paul Tierney (ENG)
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)

SL Benfica – FC Zenit
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devis.(ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Santiago Jaime Latre (ESP)
VAR: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
AVAR: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea (ESP)
Referee Observer: Darko Ceferin (SVN)

Chelsea FC – LOSC Lille
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ioannis Papadopoulos (GRE)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Mark Borsch (GER)
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

AFC Ajax – Valencia CF
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Frank Schneider (FRA)
VAR: François Letexier (FRA)
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz (TUR)

GNK Dinamo – Manchester City
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (ESP)
VAR: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
AVAR: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)

Shakhtar Donetsk – Atalanta BC
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Fourth Official: Robert Schröder (GER)
VAR: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN)

Club Brugge – Real Madrid
Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Harm Osmers (GER)
VAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
AVAR: Tobias Christ (GER)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)

Paris Saint Germain – Galatasaray
Referee: István Kovács (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Artene (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marius Avram (ROU)
VAR: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
AVAR: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE)

Olympiacos FC – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Fourth Official: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
VAR: Marco Guida (ITA)
AVAR: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)

Bayern München – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

Atlético de Madrid – Lokomotiv Moskva
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Toth (HUN)
Fourth Official: Tamás Bognár (HUN)
VAR: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista (POR)

Bayer Leverkusen – Juventus
Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Frédéric Haquette (FRA)
Fourth Official: Karim Abed (FRA)
VAR: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
AVAR: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)

UEFA Youth League 2019/2020 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

10-11 December 2019

Salzburg – Liverpool
Referee: Fran Jovic (CRO, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pušic (CRO)
Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner (AUT)
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)

SSC Napoli – Genk
Referee: Zbynek Proske (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Radek Kotik (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Radim Dresler (CZE)
Fourth Official: Francesco Fourneau (ITA)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

Inter Milano – FC Barcelona
Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB)
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Dojando Myftari (ALB)
Fourth Official: Eugenio Abbattista (ITA)
Referee Observer: Domenico Messina (ITA)

Borussia Dortmund – Slavia Praha
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Sigurdsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Birkir Sigurdarson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Thorben Siewer (GER)
Referee Observer: Claus Bo Larsen (DEN)

Benfica – Zenit
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Edward Spiteri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Spencer (MLT)
Fourth Official: Joao Pinto (POR)
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR)

Lyon – Leipzig
Referee: Luis Teixeira (AND)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Parente (AND)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Machado (AND)
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez (ESP)

AFC Ajax – Valencia CF
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: David Chigogidze (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Levan Todria (GEO)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
Referee Observer: Hans Reijgwart (NED)

Chelsea – LOSC Lille
Referee: Robert Harvey (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne McDonnell (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Gavin (IRL)
Fourth Official: John Busby (ENG)
Referee Observer: Brian Lawlor (WAL)

Club Brugge – Real Madrid
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Söderqvist (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Robin Wilde (SWE)
Fourth Official: Kevin Debeuckelaere (BEL)
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlak (CZE)

Paris St. Germain – Galatasaray
Referee: Helgi Jónasson (ISL)
Assistant referee 1: Johann Gudmundsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Thórdur Árnason (ISL)
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Freddy Fautrel (FRA)

Olympiacos – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Arkadiusz Wójcik (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig (POL)
Fourth Official: Petros Tsagkarakis (GRE)
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)

Bayern Munchen – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jo de Weirdt (BEL)
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner (GER)
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel (GER)

Shakhtar Donetsk – Atalanta BC
Referee: Rade Obrenović (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomislav Pospeh (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: David Gabrovec (SVN)
Fourth Official: Dmytro Kryvushkin (UKR)
Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)

Dinamo Zagreb – Manchester City
Referee: Georgios Kominis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Reinhart Buxbaoum (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Meintanas (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ivan Vučković (CRO)
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik (CRO)

Atlético de Madrid – Lokomotiv Moskva
Referee: Loukas Sotiriou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 1: Marios Kalogirou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Marios Dimitriadis (CYP)
Fourth Official: Manuel Pérez Hernández (ESP)
Referee Observer: Chato Cipres (AND)

Bayer Leverkusen – Juventus
Referee: Admir Sehovic (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Amer Macić (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Goran Dujak (BIH)
Fourth Official: Sven Waschitzki (GER)
Referee Observer: Luc Wouters (BEL)

VAR use expanded by UEFA

The UEFA Executive Committee agreed to use VAR in the upcoming European Qualifiers play-offs in March 2020, and in the European Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, subject to approval from FIFA for the latter.

European Qualifiers for 2022 World Cup

The qualification system to determine the 13 European teams that qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup was approved as follows, pending validation from FIFA:

• the ten group winners from the European Qualifiers will qualify directly for the final tournament;

• plus, the three winners from a play-off round involving

•the ten group runners-up from the European Qualifiers;

•and the two best group winners of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League overall ranking that have neither qualified directly for the final tournament as European Qualifiers group winners, nor entered the play-offs already as European Qualifiers group runners-up. Three play-off paths will be formed with two semi-final pairings each. The semi-finals will be played in single-leg knockout matches. The winner of each semi-final will advance to their respective play-off final, whereby a draw will be conducted in advance to determine the team playing at home. The winners of the three play-off finals qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

UEFA Women's Champions League

UEFA will transform the format of its Women's Champions League in 2021/22 – a move designed to boost competitiveness and increase exposure of women's club football through its elite competition. The changes, announced by the UEFA Executive Committee, represent a fundamental shift from the current format. As of the 2021/22 season clubs in rounds 1 and 2 will be split into champions (for domestic league winners) and league paths as they try to reach the new 16-team group stage. This new round will see four groups of four teams playing each other home and away, with the top two in each group progressing to quarter-final matches. "Today's decision is a game-changer for women's football," said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin. "The world's best women's club competition will get both the platform and visibility it deserves."

UEFA Futsal Champions League Finals 2020

Minsk was appointed to host the 2020 UEFA Futsal Champions League finals. It will be the first time ever that the finals are staged at a neutral venue. The teams of Barça (ESP), KPRF (RUS), Murcia FS (ESP) and Tyumen (RUS) will compete for the title from 23 to 26 April 2020.

UEFA Women's EURO 2021 match schedule

The UEFA Executive Committee also confirmed the match schedule for UEFA Women's EURO 2021. The tournament will take place from 7 July to 1 August 2021, with the final being played at Wembley Stadium in London. The venue for the opening match will be confirmed in due course.

UEFA Women's Futsal EURO 2020/21

The regulations of the 2020/21 UEFA European Women's Futsal Championship – which will be the second edition of the tournament – were approved.

Source: UEFA

CONMEBOL Qlympic Qualifiers 2020

The CONMEBOL Referees Committee selected 12 referees and 20 assistant referees for the 2020 Qlympic Qualifying tournament. The referees will arrive in Colombia on 12 January for training and then will referee matches in Armenia, Pereira and Bucaramanga, from 18 January to 9 February 2020.

Argentina

Referee 1: Facundo Tello (photo)

Referee 2: Dario Herrera

Assistant Referee 1: Julio Fernandez

Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Navarro

Bolivia

Referee: Ivo Mendez

Assistant Referee 1: Juan Montano

Assistant Referee 2: Ariel Guizada

Brazil

Referee: Rodolpho Toski

Assistant Referee 1: Kleber Gil

Assistant Referee 2: Patricio Vilarinho

Chile

Referee: Piero Maza

Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Molina

Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Urrutia

Colombia

Referee: Nicolas Gallo

Assistant Referee 1: Dionisio Ruiz

Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Vela

Ecuador

Referee: Franklin Congo

Assistant Referee 1: Juan Macias

Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Baren

Paraguay

Referee: Eber Aquino

Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zorrilla

Assistant Referee 2: Dario Gaona

Peru

Referee: Kevin Ortega

Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio

Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Sanchez

Uruguay

Referee 1: Esteban Ostojich

Referee 2: Andres Matonte

Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro

Assistant Referee 2: Horacio Ferreiro

Venezuela

Referee: Angel Arteaga

Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba

Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno

Ceferin explains UEFA's new offside proposal as he hits out at VAR

It is the top-level backing that fans against VAR will appreciate. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, coming down on the side of the football fans, players and pundits against Video Assistant Referees. As the controversies continue to pile up, the animosity building towards the system is continuing to build.

Ceferin summed up the frustrations of supporters who would rather see the back of it. “If you have a long nose, you are in an offside position these days,” he said. “Also the lines are drawn by the VARS. So it’s a bit subjective drawing of objective criteria. So our proposal will be - we will discuss this with our referees division - that it is a tolerance of 10-20 centimetres. Second thing, we had at UEFA the top coaches two weeks ago, in Nyon. There was Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, Max Allegri, Carlo Ancelotti, Zinedine Zidane. All the top coaches of European teams, and our referee officer, Roberto Rossetti shows a handball. He says: ‘Handball or not?’ Half the room said yes. Half said no. So tell me how clear the rule is. We don’t know anything! For example, let me think about the Liverpool game against Manchester City. Was that handball or not?” Referee Michael Oliver controversially denied Manchester City a penalty in their title clash against Liverpool last month when Bernardo Silva’s cross struck Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. Jurgen Klopp’s side benefited and went on to win. “Some referees in England, they don’t even check,” said Ceferin, “In Italy they check for half an hour. You know, it’s a mess. I was never a big fan of this. Now these days you see that linesmen don’t even bother to lift the flag anymore. They wait, wait, wait. The players? They don’t celebrate. Now they wait first for the VAR. And as I said, handball - no one can explain what is handball and what is not. What is intentional? The referee is not a psychiatrist to know if you did it on purpose or not!” Ceferin went on: “Referees make mistakes. I’ve followed football since I was a kid. The first game I remember is 1978 when I watched the World Cup in Argentina. Kempes - 3-1 in the final against Holland. Referees mistakes are like players’ mistakes. We were discussing about referees mistakes for a week. It was interesting. Round tables this, that. Now it’s some kind of technology. Nobody knows who is deciding. It’s okay if you don’t rule someone offside if it’s one centimetre. Because the meaning of offside is that I have to have some kind of advantage. I’m not a big fan, but unfortunately, if we say we don’t use it anymore, we are killed.”

While VAR will be used at next summer’s European Championship it was not in operation during the qualifiers as Ceferin’s home nation, Slovenia, had their hopes ended by Poland. “Look, we simply have to [have it at the Euros] because the teams will all complain when there’s a mistake against them. They will say: ‘We want VAR.’ For example, my national team Slovenia was put out. There’s a clear handball and I was at the stadium. I was so mad! It was a clear handball! I was so mad!! But the referee didn’t see it. We would have qualified for the Euros.” Ceferin joked: “People were looking at me like: ‘Who the hell are you if you don’t have any influence?’ Somebody started to shout: ‘Shame on UEFA!’ It’s okay. I’m used to that. But it’s not so simple. At the end of the day, I said, every bad thing has something good - and the good thing is that now everybody knows I don’t interfere.”

Source: Mirror

VAR tweaks being considered by IFAB

Football lawmakers are considering whether to make changes to Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in the game. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will hold a key meeting in Belfast and receive feedback from its advisory panel. Football's most powerful administrators will discuss updates on the use of VARs around the world, including the Premier League. "It's still relatively new technology for the game of football," Patrick Nelson, Irish Football Association chief executive and IFAB's chairman on Tuesday, told Sky Sports News. "Cricket and rugby have had it for a long time. We need to look at the data that we've got, from the many experiments around the world, and see if there are any tweaks to the protocol that we need to make, to make it better for everyone in the game." Premier League referees' chief Mike Riley is expected to hold talks on VAR standards with former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Wenger, FIFA's new Chief of Global Football Development, is also a member of IFAB's football and technical advisory panels and he is expected to attend the discussion in Northern Ireland. But Nelson stressed that IFAB will only focus on VAR's impact on the global game, where technology is currently used in 25 countries. "IFAB is about the parks game, as well as the World Cup final," he explains. "A lot of the media interest, and supporter interest, tends to be around the top-end games in the professional part of football. The laws of the game, they're there for everyone. We have to take that into account all the time."

Lawmakers will also continue to debate concussion assessment and management of players during matches, after initial talks in October. Headway, the brain injury association, expressed its disappointment over the "unnecessary delay" in introducing concussion substitutes. "Concussion will be one of the main issues," says Nelson. "It's a brand-new issue for IFAB. We will take this very seriously. We will look at how we can work within the laws of the game to try to minimise the effects of concussion. It's very, very, early stages so don't expect anything too dramatic just yet. It will be one of the key items that we discuss." Sky Sports News has been told that temporary substitutions for footballers suspected of concussion are 'likely' to become compulsory for next summer's Euro 2020, but Nelson gave a cautious response over whether any law changes will be made at IFAB's AGM next February. "I think it's very early stages for that," adds Nelson "The European Championships are coming up very close to us now. It could be too early for that. I think, from an IFAB perspective, we need to study all the data and try and make the best decisions we can for the future of the game." IFAB is comprised of the four British associations and world football's governing body, FIFA. 

Source: SkySports

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final 2019: Moraes (BRA)

1 December 2019

Final
Italy – Portugal
Referee 1: Ivo Moraes (BRA, photo)
Referee 2: Said Hachim (MAD)
Referee 3: Ingilab Mammadov (AZE)
Timekeeper: Sofien Benchabane (FRA)
Reserve AR: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (MAS)

Match for Third Place
Russia – Japan
Referee 1: Juan Angeles (DOM)
Referee 2: Gustavo Dominguez (PAR)
Referee 3: Gionni Matticoli (ITA)
Timekeeper: Raul Gonzalez (ESP)
Reserve AR: Gonzalo Carballo (SLV)