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Instructors brainstorm in Madrid
Tuesday 7 October 2008Coaching and referee instructors from all over the globe gathered in Madrid last month to discuss and map out new methods and techniques.
Referees gear up for FIFA World Cup
Tuesday 30 September 200853 referees were put through their paces during a week-long seminar in Zurich to see who has the potential to officiate at the next FIFA World Cup.
Women referees at the ready
Sunday 9 September 2007"I can't wait for it to come around," says Opening Match referee Tammy Ogston, one of 35 match officials waiting to show their worth at China 2007.
Referees: Final list approved
Thursday 21 June 2007The FIFA Referees Committee chaired by FIFA Vice-President Ángel María Villar Llona has officially approved the final list of referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007.
Two Cs the key for Steinhaus
Tuesday 19 June 2007Next season, 28-year-old Bibiana Steinhaus will become the first woman to referee in the German Bundesliga. FIFA.com spoke to her at her official introduction to the press.
Fair Play key for Frisk and Meier
Monday 26 February 2007Anders Frisk and Urs Meier belong to the FIFA referee instructors team, charged with passing on their experience to young hopefuls. FIFA.com talked to the former FIFA match officials.
Experienced Petignat still seizing the day
Monday 22 January 2007Villar praises China 2007 candidate referees
Monday 15 January 2007Former ref Collina returns to football
Thursday 28 December 2006All roads lead to China
Friday 17 November 2006FIFA Referees Committee very satisfied with World Cup results
Tuesday 24 October 2006Russia 2006 referees' sights on China
Wednesday 16 August 2006Aspiring officials take academic route
Tuesday 1 August 2006"Open day" for media representatives at referees' headquarters in Frankfurt/Neu-Isenburg on 5 June
Friday 26 May 200623 referees from 23 countries
Friday 31 March 2006Referees enter final FIFA World Cup preparation phase
Wednesday 15 March 2006IFAB clamps down on time-wasting, reckless play and simulation
Saturday 4 March 2006Italian FA goal-line technology item added to IFAB agenda
Wednesday 22 February 2006Referees find the Net
Tuesday 25 October 2005FIFA provisionally suspends Brazilian referee
Tuesday 27 September 2005IFAB clarifies the on-field application of "Law 11-Offside"
Thursday 18 August 2005Referees satisfied with results of experiments
Thursday 7 July 2005Arbiters on the Algarve
Monday 21 March 2005FIFA President demands respect and fair play towards referees
Monday 14 March 2005Anders Frisk hangs up his whistle
Monday 14 March 2005FIFA Referees' Committee delighted with first World Cup workshop
Friday 18 February 2005Blatter: “Referees are the authority on the pitch”
Sunday 13 February 2005FIFA President Blatter to open workshop for refereeing candidates
Saturday 12 February 2005FIFA shocked by German referee's match-fixing
Thursday 27 January 2005World Cup Referees' Project launched with 46 candidates
Wednesday 12 January 2005A victory for FIFA on the administrative front
Wednesday 27 October 2004FIFA Referees and Assistant Referees Committee introduces programme to ensure world-class officiating at 2006 FIFA World Cup™
Wednesday 27 October 2004Instructing the instructors
Tuesday 14 September 2004Refereeing: another Olympian feat
Monday 9 August 2004Krystyna Szokolai: “It's a real thrill”
Thursday 5 August 2004Clarification of Law 12: Yellow Card for removal of jersey
Tuesday 22 June 2004Mejuto González: "It will be an unforgettable moment"
Wednesday 19 May 2004Referees 'on loan' to Qatar
Wednesday 12 May 2004John Baker: “Football can unite the people”
Thursday 8 April 2004The fourth element
Monday 15 March 2004Van der Ende: “Referees who think like pros”
Friday 9 January 2004Horacio Elizondo: “Referees need to be clinical”
Tuesday 4 November 2003Silvia pioneers a new life for women in black
Thursday 23 October 2003It’s all about efficiency
Wednesday 8 October 2003FIFA to appoint referees for matches 1–12 on 17 June
Sunday 15 June 2003Referees: Next stop Germany 2006
Monday 26 May 2003García-Aranda: Who wants to be a referee?
Monday 21 April 2003Garcia-Aranda - standards must improve
Monday 3 March 2003I'll never forget Korea and Japan
Thursday 31 October 2002Experiences at the FIFA U19 Women's World Championships Canada
Monday 28 October 2002The dance of the hypocrites
Thursday 10 October 2002When the World Cup calls refereeing offside
Monday 19 August 2002FIFA Executive to study Refereeing and Ticketing
Friday 28 June 2002The team that cannot win
Tuesday 28 May 2002Progress in women's refereeing in the German Football Association
Tuesday 7 May 2002World Cup referees get ready
Friday 5 April 2002Differences between refereeing the men's and women's game
Wednesday 3 April 2002The national association's role in the development of women referees
Thursday 21 February 2002A matter of time
Thursday 21 February 2002Ken Aston – the inventor of yellow and red cards
Tuesday 15 January 2002"It's only a game"
Friday 11 January 2002Of insults and injuries
Tuesday 27 November 2001Football innovator Ken Aston has died
Saturday 27 October 2001Sylvain Kastendeuch: setting a captain's example
Friday 31 August 2001Good ideas and bad habits
Tuesday 17 July 2001Have referee, will travel
Friday 29 June 2001Referees should be above the luck of the draw
Monday 14 May 2001Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs!
Tuesday 1 May 2001Of Laws, lenses and language
Wednesday 7 March 2001The Laws change and the game gets better
Tuesday 1 August 2000When the ends justify the means
Saturday 17 June 2000Keeping pace with changing times
Friday 12 May 2000Keeping pace with changing times
Wednesday 12 April 2000Shuffling the cards
Friday 31 December 1999Match officiating at the Women's World Cup USA'99
Tuesday 12 October 1999Sport's loyal foot soldiers
Thursday 7 October 1999The law is law, even if it is hard
Friday 20 August 1999Refereeing Women's Soccer
Tuesday 15 June 1999Technical Committee in favour of comprehensive trials with two referees
Tuesday 18 May 1999What the eye doesn't see...
Thursday 13 May 1999Human Values
Monday 15 March 1999The same old song
Thursday 21 January 1999A Matter for Professionals
Friday 4 December 1998The Same Old Song
Thursday 17 September 1998A Match like any Other ...
Wednesday 17 June 1998It does not have to be a 'red' World Cup
Wednesday 17 June 1998A historical link with the Franche-Comté
Wednesday 17 June 1998
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