Taylor to referee 2020 Super Cup

The UEFA Referees Committee has introduced that Anthony Taylor will take rate of the UEFA Super Cup sport between Bayern München and Sevilla, which takes position on the Puskás Aréna in Budapest on Thursday 24 September.Now 41, Manchester-born Taylor has been refereeing since 2002, and featured in his first UEFA fits in 2009. He has been a referee in England's Premier League since 2010 and is now an ordinary fixture within the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League and national-team competitions. His most up-to-date UEFA task was once Paris’s 2-1 win in opposition to Atalanta within the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on 12 August.

Referee crew appointed for UEFA Europa League last in Baku

The UEFA Referees Committee has introduced in the present day that Gianluca Rocchi will referee the 2019 UEFA Europa League last between Chelsea and Arsenal on the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday 29 May (kick-off at 23.00 native time/21.00CET).Rocchi has been a world referee since 2008. This season, the 45-year-old Italian has officiated at six UEFA Champions League matches. This would be the first UEFA Europa League last that Rocchi has overseen, after dealing with the fourth referee duties within the 2010 encounter between Atlético Madrid and Fulham, in addition to the 2017 UEFA Europa League last between Ajax and Manchester United. The similar yr, he was

Former player Martinčić proud to referee WU19 final

Former player Martinčić proud to referee WU19 final

Croatia's Ivana Martinčić is the referee for Monday's UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship final between Germany and Spain in Switzerland, and will have an important insight into what the players are experiencing in Biel/Bienne.Martinčić, who turned 33 on Saturday, was a player in the Croatian top division a decade ago before taking up officiating. Now, as well as refereeing FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's EURO qualifiers, as well as UEFA Women's Champions League knockout games, Martinčić also takes charge of matches in the Croatian men's second division.UEFA.com spoke to Martinčić at the Women's U19 EURO referees' base in Lenzburg, where... UEFA.com - News

Pride for WU19 final referee Tsiareshka

Pride for WU19 final referee Tsiareshka

“I just want to wave my arms in the air, I am so happy. I can’t express the emotion I feel to have been chosen. It’s a dream come true...”Volha Tsiareshka says that putting into words the significance of her appointment as referee for Sunday’s UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship final is not easy.Yet the smile of the 28-year-old teacher from Belarus says it all. Tsiareshka is surprised and delighted to have been named in charge of the encounter between France and Spain.“I couldn’t sleep at all,” she recalls of the hours after she was told of her appointment. “I think it must have been

Esther Staubli to referee UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 final

Esther Staubli to referee UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 final

Swiss official Esther Staubli has been appointed referee for Sunday's UEFA Women's EURO 2017 final between the Netherlands and Denmark in Enschede.It is the latest major appointment for the 37-year-old, who in 2015 refereed the UEFA Women's Champions League final in Berlin between FFC Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain. She will be assisted by Sanja Rodjak Karšić of Croatia and Switzerland's Belinda Brem. Germany's Bibiana Steinhaus will be fourth official, with compatriot Katrin Rafalski as reserve assistant referee.Former player Staubli became an international referee in 2006, and officiated at UEFA Women's EURO 2009 and 2013, as... UEFA.com - News

Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf Apologizes (Sort Of) After $10K Fine For Using Gay Slur

Share this: Ryan Getzlaf is the latest professional athlete to be punished for a poor choice of words. The NHL on Saturday fined the Anaheim Ducks center $10,000 for directing a gay slur at a referee during Game 4 of his team’s Western Conference finals matchup against the Nashville Predators. Television cameras caught Getzlaf barking at a referee while on the ice, then appearing to use the gay slur after he sat down on the bench. “Getzlaf’s comment in Thursday’s game, particularly as directed to another individual on the ice, was inappropriately demeaning and disrespectful, and crossed the line into behavior that we deem unacceptable,”  the NHL said in a statement. “The type of language chosen and utilized in this instance will not be tolerated

Sacrifices ‘all worth it’ for final referee Clattenburg

It has been some season for Mark Clattenburg. Having officiated at the FA Cup final and then the UEFA Champions League showpiece in May, the 41-year old is about to add the UEFA EURO 2016 showdown between Portugal and France at Saint-Denis to his impressive CV.In a tournament in which the standard of all the refereeing teams has been impressively high, Clattenburg has joined his peers in focusing on working together as a team, developing fitness levels and preparing meticulously, including detailed analysis of how sides play.How did it feel to hear you will referee the UEFA EURO 2016 final?Mark Clattenburg: Sunday is one of the bigge...