The selection of Szymon Marciniak as Euro 2024 referee was expected to be certain. However, this time, apart from Tomasz Listkiewicz, Adam Kupsik will be the second assistant referee, not Pawel Sokolnicki. The change in the team of Szymon Marciniak does not result from Sokolnicki’s lack of form, but rather from the desire to give a chance to participate in the great tournament to another assistant referee from Poland. Other senior referees from Ekstraklasa are not ranked so high in FIFA or UEFA and they do not have chances to participate in the World Cup or Euro, so the only possibility of suc ..read more

28 April 2024 Dreams FC – Zamalek Referee: Mahamat Alhadji (CHA, photo) RS Berkane – USM Alger Referee ..read more

23 April 2024 Yokohama Marinos – Ulsan HD Referee: Alireza Faghani (AUS, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin (AUS) Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham (AUS) Al Hilal – Al Ain Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (KUW) Assistant Referee 1: Abdulhadi Al-Anezi (KUW) Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Abbas (KUW ..read more

The UEFA Referees Committee has announced 18 referees, their referee assistant teams, and the video match officials and support match officials, who will be in charge of the 51 matches at UEFA Euro 2024, from 14 June to 14 July. As part of the co-operation between UEFA and the South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL, a referee from Argentina, Facundo Tello, together with his two assistants, will join the European group of referees at the final tournament in Germany. "UEFA Euro 2024 is the pinnacle of European national team football with the best teams competing and that’s why we have se ..read more

23 April 2024 Club America – CF Pachuca Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA) Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA) Fourth Official: Rubiel Vazquez (USA) VAR: Allen Chapman (USA) AVAR: Joseph Dickerson (USA) 24 April 2024 Columbus Crew – CF Monterrey Referee: Oshane Nation (JAM) Assistant Referee 1: Caleb Wales (TRI) Assistant Referee 2: Ojay Duhaney (JAM) Fourth Official: Julio Luna (GUA) VAR: Daneon Parchment (JAM) AVAR: Benjamin Whitty (CAY ..read more

21 April 2024 Final Morocco – Angola Referee: Mohamed Hassan (EGY, photo) Match for Third Place Libya – Egypt Referee: Khalid Hnich (MAR ..read more

The German Football Association (DFB) is mourning for his honorary member Siegfried Kirschen. The former referee and official died on Friday evening at the age of 80. With SV Empor Augustusburg and Lokomotiv Karl-Marx-Stadt, Siegfried Kirschen started his football career in 1961. As referee, no one was more successful in East German football than Siegfried Kirschen. From 1972 to 1991, he refereed 250 matches of the GDR Oberliga and 43 European Cup matches, including the 1987 UEFA Cup Final between IFK Göteborg and Dundee United. Kirschen appeared as assistant referee at the Euro 1980 and 19 ..read more

Ukrainian hero Andriy Shevchenko has been in the spotlight since becoming President of the Ukraine Football Association in late January. The 47-year-old allegedly took over after he tried to have his godfather and predecessor, Pavelko, removed from office. After just a few months as his replacement, Shevchenko is finally doing something daring to clear Ukrainian domestic soccer of the suspected corruption that has dogged it. To make officiating more open and credible, he is pushing for domestic referees to be subject to lie-detector testing. “We see the polygraph as an opportunity to obtain cl ..read more

23-25 April 2024 Estudiantes – Gremio Referee: Gustavo Tejera (URU, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Martin Soppi (URU) Assistant Referee 2: Horacio Ferreiro (URU) Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez (URU) VAR: David Rodriguez (COL) AVAR: Mauricio Perez (COL) Referee Assessor: VAR Supervisor: Caracas – Rosario Central Referee: Gery Vargas (BOL) Assistant Referee 1: Jose Antelo (BOL) Assistant Referee 2: Edwar Saavedra (BOL) Fourth Official: Javier Revollo (BOL) VAR: Nicolas Gallo (COL) AVAR: Leonard Mosquera (COL) Referee Assessor: VAR Supervisor: Atletico Mineiro – Penarol Referee: Andres Rojas ..read more

23-25 April 2024 Union La Calera – Cruzeiro Referee: Mario Diaz de Vivar (PAR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar (PAR) Assistant Referee 2: Jose Villagra (PAR) Fourth Official: Blas Romero (PAR) VAR: Ulises Mereles (PAR) AVAR: Luis Onieva (PAR) Referee Assessor: VAR Supervisor: Deportivo Garcilaso – Cuiaba Referee: Augusto Aragon (ECU) Assistant Referee 1: Dennys Guerrero (ECU) Assistant Referee 2: Edson Vasquez (ECU) Fourth Official: Anthony Diaz (ECU) VAR: Juan Lara (CHI) AVAR: Alan Sandoval (CHI) Referee Assessor: VAR Supervisor: Sportivo Trinidense – Nacional Potosi Refere ..read more