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UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (First Leg)

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12-14 February 2019 Fenerbahçe – Zenit Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA) Assistant Referee 2: Julien Pacelli (FRA) Fourth Official: Cyril Mugnier (FRA) Additional AR 1: Amaury Delerue (FRA) Additional AR 2: Jerôme Miguelgorry (FRA) Referee Observer: Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP) Rapid Wien – Internazionale Milano Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER) Fourth Official: Mark Borsch (GER) Additional AR 1: Tobias Welz (GER) Additional AR 2: Christian Dingert (GER) Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarsky (SVK) Slavia Praha – KRC Genk Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA) Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA) Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs (LVA) Fourth Official: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA) Additional AR 1: Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA) Additional AR 2: Edgars Maļcevs (LVA) Referee Observer: Nikolay Levnikov (RUS) FC Krasnodar – Bayer Leverkusen Referee: Davide Massa (ITA) Assi...
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Women's World Cup referees taking fresh lessons to France 2019

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Four months – barely even that – until the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 gets under way. And while the 24 teams who have qualified are eagerly anticipating the tournament, the referees also have plenty to look forward to. "We know that the teams are preparing very intensively, and we referees are no different. We’re going to do everything in our power to put in the best performance we can in France," said German match official Bibiana Steinhaus. Together with 26 fellow referees and 48 assistant referees, Steinhaus has spent the past two weeks in Doha on a FIFA World Cup training camp, which put the participants through their paces as they went through a whole host of theoretical and practical activities from early in the morning until late every evening. "We know that the World Cup is not far off and we can sense the anticipation that comes with it," said Lucila Venegas, a referee from Mexico. "We have a lot of responsibility on our shoulders, but I’m real...
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UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, I)

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12 February 2019 Manchester United – Paris Saint Germain Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Fabiano Preti (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA) Fourth Official: Daniele Doveri (ITA) VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA) AVAR: Marco Guida (ITA) Referee Observer: Eugen Strigel (GER) AS Roma – FC Porto Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED) Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED) Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED) Fourth Official: Kevin Blom (NED) VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED) AVAR: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)  Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel (GER) 13 February 2019 Tottenham Hotspur – Borussia Dortmund Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devís (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Díaz Perez (ESP) Fourth Official: Xavier Estrada Fernandez (ESP) VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP) AVAR: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP) Referee Observer: Hans Reijgwart (NED) AFC Ajax – Real Madrid Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN) Assistant Referee 1: Jure Pr...
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Rosetti: "VAR has to be an insurance, a parachute for the referee"

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Players who make a television-screen gesture with their hands to appeal for a video replay in UEFA competitions will be shown a yellow card, European football's governing body has confirmed. UEFA has delayed the introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) but has now committed to using them from this month's knockout round of the Champions League, the Europa League final, this summer's Nations League finals, and Euro 2020. Having seen the system being used in leagues throughout Europe and at last summer's World Cup in Russia, UEFA wants its use of VAR to be more consistent and less intrusive, with the final say left with the referee on the pitch. In a media briefing ahead of the UEFA Congress, the confederation's referees’ chief Roberto Rosetti explained that maintaining the referee's authority was a key part of that, which is why he wants a crackdown on players appealing for VAR. "Any player who shows the shape of the TV screen needs to be cautioned,...
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Copa Libertadores – Second Round (Second Leg)

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12-14 February 2019 Atletico Mineiro – Danubio Referee: Patricio Loustau (ARG, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG) Assistant Referee 2: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG) Fourth Official: Facundo Tello (ARG) Referee Assessor: Enrique Caceres (PAR) Barcelona – Defensor Sporting Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL) Assistant Referee 1: Wilmar Navarro (COL) Assistant Referee 2: John Leon (COL) Fourth Official: Bismarks Santiago (COL) Referee Assessor: Jorge Jaimes (PER) Independiente Medellin – Palestino Referee: Juan Soto (VEN) Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Lopez (VEN) Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Urrego (VEN) Fourth Official: Marlon Escalante (VEN) Referee Assessor: Hebert Aguilera (BOL) Universidad de Chile – Melgar Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (URU) Assistant Referee 1: Richard Trinidad (URU) Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Popovits (URU) Fourth Official: Andres Matonte (URU) Referee Assessor: Nilson Moncao (BRA) Libertad – The Strongest Referee: Wagner Magalhaes (BRA) Assistant Referee 1: Emerson de ...
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Copa Sudamericana – First Round (First Leg, II)

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12-14 February 2019 River Plate – Santos Referee: German Delfino (ARG, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Chade (ARG) Assistant Referee 2: Lucas Germanotta (ARG) Fourth Official: Dario Herrera (ARG) Referee Assessor: Patricio Polic (CHI) Macara – Guabira Referee: Rodolpho Toski (BRA) Assistant Referee 1: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA) Assistant Referee 2: Fabricio Vilarinho (BRA) Fourth Official: Wagner Reway (BRA) Referee Assessor: Wilson Lamouroux (COL) Fluminense – Antofagasta Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (PAR) Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR) Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zorrilla (PAR) Fourth Official: Derlis Lopez (PAR) Referee Assessor: Ricardo Casas (ARG) Royal Pari – Monagas Referee: Cristian Garay (CHI) Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Molina (CHI) Assistant Referee 2: Jose Retamal (CHI) Fourth Official: Eduardo Gamboa (CHI) Referee Assessor: Mauricio Espinosa (URU) Corinthians – Racing Club Referee: Victor Carrillo (PER) Assistant Referee 1: Victor Raez (PER) Assistant Referee 2...
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CONMEBOL U-20 Championship 2019 (Matchday 5)

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10 February 2019 Colombia – Uruguay Referee: Diego Haro (PER, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Victor Raez (PER) Assistant Referee 2: Michael Orue (PER) Fourth Official: Ivo Mendez (BOL) Reserve AR: Edwar Saavedra (BOL) Referee Assessor: Hector Baldassi (ARG) Venezuela – Ecuador Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (PAR) Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Canete (PAR) Assistant Referee 2: Dario Gaona (PAR) Fourth Official: Cristian Garay (CHI) Reserve AR: Claudio Urrutia (CHI) Referee Assessor: Hugo Munoz (CHI) Brazil – Argentina Referee: Piero Maza (CHI) Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Rios (CHI) Assistant Referee 2: Jose Retamal (CHI) Fourth Official: Joel Alarcon (PER) Reserve AR: Alejandro Molina (CHI) Referee Assessor: Claudio Puga (CHI)
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