UPDATE-World Cup referee Al-Mirdasi banned for life for match-fixing attempt in Saudi Arabia-Soccersnews

Saudi Arabia has banned referee Fahad Al-Mirdasi from football for life for a match-fixing attempt, weeks before he was due to fly to Russia...

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UPDATE-Serbian referee arrested after penalty howler-Soccersnews

Serbian referee Srdjan Obradovic has been arrested and questioned on abuse of power charges after awarding a wrongful penalty kick in Sunday...

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UPDATE-Saudi Arabia World Cup referee placed under investigation-Soccersnews

Fahad Al-Mirdasi's involvement at the World Cup has been thrown into major doubt after he was dramatically stood down from Saturday'...

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UPDATE-VAR failed during A-League Final-Soccersnews

A “technical failure” with the video assistant referee (VAR) stopped the controversial technology from disallowing the goal that decided Sat...

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UPDATE-Chapron honoured as French Referee of the Year despite being suspended for attempting to kick a player-Soccersnews

The referee suspended after trying to trip a player during a Ligue 1 game has been named the French top flight's Referee of the Year. To...

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UPDATE-Cakir offered astronomical contract in China-Soccersnews

The Chinese have offered astronomical fees to Cuneyt Cakir, one of the world's top referees. If Cakir, who is said to be looking positiv...

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UPDATE-Venezuelan referee Argote involved in the case "Hands of paper"-Soccersnews

At least 1133 bank accounts of companies and individuals have been blocked by the Venezuelan Government for being linked to "acts of co...

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UPDATE-Zimbabwe referee was offered bribe to fix CAF Confederation Cup game-Soccersnews

Following the draw for the group phase of the African Confederation Cup, conducted in Cairo, more revelations of attempted match fixing in t...

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UPDATE-Bundesliga season will end early for referee Stieler-Soccersnews

German referee Tobias Stieler (36) gets the receipt for his performance in front of the DFB sports court. According to Bild information, the...

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UPDATE-VAR decisions at World Cup to be explained on giant screens-Soccersnews

Fans attending World Cup matches in Russia won’t be left wondering about the reasons behind decisions of the video assistant referee. After ...

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UPDATE-FIFA World Cup 2018 Seminar for Referees, Assistant Referees and VARs-Soccersnews

The selected FIFA World Cup match officials will attend another dedicated seminar for two weeks at the technical centre of the Italian Footb...

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UPDATE-South African referee Gomes rejected bribe attempt to fix CAF match-Soccersnews

Referee Victor Gomes was approached to fix the result of the African Confederation Cup first leg tie between Nigerian side Plateau United an...

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UPDATE-FIFA World Cup 2018: Referee Salaries and Match Fees-Soccersnews

The biggest competition on the planet, the World Cup generates a few billion dollars and fills the coffers of FIFA and the 32 participating ...

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UPDATE-AIA: Nicchi and Rizzoli were sent packages with bullets-Soccersnews

The AIA president, Marcelo Nicchi, said on Thursday that he, the AIA vice-president Narciso Pisacreta and the referee assignor Nicola Rizzol...

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UPDATE-Clattenburg returns to UEFA-Soccersnews

The UEFA Centre of Refereeing Excellence (CORE) in Nyon plays a key role in training potential future FIFA match officials, ensuring high qu...

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UPDATE-VAR at the 2018 FIFA World Cup-Soccersnews

Five essential facts about VAR 1. A video assistant referee team supports the match officials during all 64 matches. 2. The video assistant ...

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UPDATE-Atkinson wanted no cards in his last international match-Soccersnews

Manuel Lanzini claims referee Martin Atkinson told him there would be no cards in the recent friendly Argentina – Italy because it was his l...

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UPDATE-UEFA Referee Liaison intimidated with metal pole by England coach-Soccersnews

Former England Women head coach Mark Sampson was being investigated for intimidating a female UEFA official with a metal pole at the 2017 Eu...

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UPDATE-Chapron's ban extended to 8 months after appeal-Soccersnews

French referee Tony Chapron's ban for trying to kick out at Nantes player Diego Carlos in a Ligue 1 game against Paris St Germain has be...

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UPDATE-Concacaf Elite Referee Course 2018-Soccersnews

Concacaf elite referees continue preparing to raise the level of the game across multiple competitions including the Scotiabank Concacaf Cha...

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