FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 9-12)

19 October 2015

Syria – Paraguay
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Zunic (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Gregor Rojko (SVN)
Fourth Official: Oscar Reyna (GUA)

South Africa – Costa Rica
Referee: Mohd Bin Yaacob (MAS)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohd Muhamad (MAS)
Assistant Referee 2: Azman Ismail (MAS)
Fourth Official: Stephan Klossner (SUI)

New Zealand – France
Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Kedlee Powell (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Richard Washington (JAM)
Fourth Official: Gery Vargas (BOL)

Korea DPR – Russia
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Wilmar Navarro (COL)
Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema (ETH)

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)

17 October 2015 
Nigeria – USA
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Markus Hacker (GER)
Fourth Official: Martin Strombergsson (SWE) 

England – Guinea

Referee: Roberto Tobar (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcelo Barraza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Schiemann (CHI)
Fourth Official: Gery Vargas (BOL)

Brazil – Korea
Referee: Ricardo Montero (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Warner Castro (CRC)
Fourth Official: Oscar Reyna (GUA)

Chile – Croatia
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Almaqaleh (QAT)
Fourth Official: Malang Diedhiou (SEN)

18 October 2015
Australia – Germany
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (ALG)
Assistant Referee 1: Anouar Hmila (TUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Theoghene Ndagijimana (RWA)
Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema (ETH)

Belgium – Mali
Referee: Nick Waldron (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Ravinesh Kumar (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 2: Glen Lochrie (NZL)
Fourth Official: Abdelkhader Zitouni (TAH)

Mexico – Argentina
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Stephan Klossner (SUI)

Honduras – Ecuador
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Fourth Official: Hettikamkanamge Perera (SRI)

Makkelie’s gesticulations changed the AAR signals

The Arsenal goalkeeper dropped Kostas Fortounis's corner just over the goal-line, costing Arsenal a shock defeat to the Greek side that has made progression from their Champions League group stage difficult. Danny Makkelie - an official from Holland - who was stood next to the upright, furiously waved his arms to indicate to the referee that it was a goal. But his actions were in breach of UEFA rules. The AARs were supposed to communicate only via a microphone and were not allowed to make any signals with their hands at all. But as of last week, due to Makkelie's gesticulations, those officials - often criticised for appearing to do absolutely nothing - are now able to signal that the ball has crossed the line.

UEFA's referee chief Pierluigi Collina spotted the rogue pioneer's actions and, though suggesting he “went too far” at the time, decided to change the rule, which came into effect last week. Collina contacted the International Football Association Board, who implements rule changes, and it has been brought into effect starting with the Euro 2016 qualifiers over the weekend. “According to the Laws of the Game he did too much, but today he becomes the good one. He went a bit too far, but for me positively”, said Collina, speaking at Leaders in Sports. “He was not punished but used as an example and we have to learn from the positive situations. The arm of the official points to the centre circle and it is clear for everybody that he made the decision”. Collina has acted because he felt supporters, players and managers were not aware that the goal-line officials were actually communicating to the referee when it was unclear if a ball had crossed the line. “If he was simply shouting in the microphone nobody would have understood that he made the decision”, Collina added. “The Laws of the Game said that the assistant referee cannot make hand signals and we managed to change something. We are very pleased the decision was understood by IFAB and from this week's qualifiers assistants are allowed to make a signal when there are doubtful situations”.

Source: Daily Mail

UEFA Women’s Champions League – Round of 32 (Second Leg)

14-15 October 2015

Bayern München – FC Twente
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR, photo)

VfL Wolfsburg – Spartak Subotica
Referee: Silvia Spinelli (ITA)

Olympique Lyonnais – Medyk Konin
Referee: Barbara Bollenberg (AUT)

Brøndby IF – Slavia Praha
Referee: Riem Hussein (GER)

FC Zürich – LSK Kvinner
Referee: Florence Guillemin (FRA)

FC Rosengård – PK Vantaa
Referee: Sandra Bastos (POR)

Fortuna Hjørring – ZFK Minsk
Referee: Ana Minić (SRB)

FC Barcelona – BIIK Kazygurt
Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (CYP)

FC Liverpool – ACF Brescia
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA)

Örebro DFF – PAOK Thessaloniki
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (SVK)

Paris Saint Germain – Olimpia Cluj Napoca
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (FIN)

Glasgow City – Chelsea LFC
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)

WFC Zvezda – Stjarnan
Referee: Jana Adámková (CZE)

FFC Frankfurt – Standard Liège
Referee: Morag Pirie (SCO)

Zorky – Atlético Madrid
Referee: Carina Vitulano (ITA)

Verona ASD – FSK St. Pölten
Referee: Esther Staubli (SUI)

FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CONMEBOL (Matchday 2)

13 October 2015

Peru – Chile
Referee: Nestor Pitana (ARG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ernesto Uziga (ARG)
Fourth Official: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)
Referee Observer: Otalvaro Polanco (COL)

Ecuador – Bolivia
Referee: Sandro Ricci (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA)
Fourth Official: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
Referee Observer: Adrian Gomez (VEN)

Paraguay – Argentina
Referee: Andres Cunha (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Nievas (URU)
Fourth Official: Christian Ferreyra (URU)
Referee Observer: Antonio Pereira (BRA)

Uruguay – Colombia
Referee: Heber Lopes (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Kleber Gil (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia (BRA)
Fourth Official: Luiz Oliveira (BRA)
Referee Observer: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)

Brazil – Venezuela
Referee: Dario Ubriaco (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Pastorino (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Fourth Official: Fernando Falce (URU)
Referee Observer: Rene Ortube (BOL)

FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, Matchday 6)

13 October 2015

Vietnam – Thailand
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ebrahim Saleh (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nawaf Moosa (BHR)
Fourth Official: Yusuf Abdulla (BHR)

Timor – Malaysia
Referee: Nivon Gamini (SRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Palitha Hemathunga (SRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Sanjeewa Wellabada (SRI)
Fourth Official: Prashanth Rajakrishna (SRI)

Korea DPR – Yemen
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (HKG)
Assistant Referee 1: Chow Chun Kit (HKG)
Assistant Referee 2: Kin Fung Yu (HKG)
Fourth Official: Chanketya Thong (CAM)

Myanmar – Laos
Referee: Salah Abbas (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Sayed Mahfoodh (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Rashed (BHR)
Fourth Official: Van Dung Dinh (VIE)

Bhutan – Hong Kong
Referee: Aziz Asimov (UZB)
Assistant Referee 1: Alisher Usmanov (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrey Tsapenko (UZB)
Fourth Official: Murod Mukhamedov (UZB)

Singapore – Cambodia
Referee: Kim Dae-Young (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Young Ha (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Park In-Sun (KOR)
Fourth Official: Alongkron Feemuechang (THA)

Turkmenistan – Guam
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair (KSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Fahad Al Umri (KSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohammed Al Abakry (KSA)
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al Hoaish (KSA)

Kyrgyzstan – Bangladesh
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Yaser Tulefat (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Salman (BHR)
Fourth Official: Ammar Mahfoodh (BHR)

Oman – India
Referee: Fahad Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Juma Al Burshaid (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Yousuf Al-Shamari (QAT)
Fourth Official: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (UAE)

Bahrain – Philippines
Referee: Mohanad Sarray (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 1: Muayad Mohammed (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 2: Luay Subhi (IRQ)
Fourth Official: Wathik Al Baag (IRQ)

Qatar – Maldives
Referee: Ahmed Abu Bakar (OMA)
Assistant Referee 1: Rashid Al Ghaithi (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Al Jardani (OMA)
Fourth Official: Khalid Al Shaqsi (OMA)

Syria – Afghanistan
Referee: Dmitri Mashentsev (KGZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Bakhadyr Kochkarov (KGZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Sergei Grishchenko (KGZ)
Fourth Official: Rysbek Shekerbekov (KGZ)

Jordan – Tajikistan
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (OMA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hamed Al Mayahi (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Al Shammakhi (OMA)
Fourth Official: Mahmood Al Majarafi (OMA)

Kuwait – Lebanon
Referee: Ammar Al Jeneibi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al Rashadi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Zayed Kamal (UAE)
Fourth Official: Ibrahim Al Marzooqi (UAE)

FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 1, Second Leg)

11-13 October 2015

Madagascar – Central Africa
Referee: Daniel Bennett (RSA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mothibidi Khumalo (RSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Johannes Moshidi (RSA)
Fourth Official: Tinyiko Hlungwani (RSA)

Niger – Somalia
Referee: Falou Kane (SEN)
Assistant Referee 1: El Hadji Samba (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ababacar Sene (SEN)
Fourth Official: Issa Sy (SEN)

Mauritania – South Sudan
Referee: Fidel Gomes (GNB)
Assistant Referee 1: Firmino Bassafim (GNB)
Assistant Referee 2: Aderito Barbosa (GNB)
Fourth Official: Bonifacio Da Silva (GNB)

Namibia – Gambia
Referee: Joshua Bondo (BOT)
Assistant Referee 1: Oamogetse Godisamang (BOT)
Assistant Referee 2: Moemedi Monakwane (BOT)
Fourth Official: Lekgotla Johannes (BOT)

Lesotho – Comoros
Referee: Samuel Chirinda (MOZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Celio Mugabe (MOZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Joao Nhatuve (MOZ)
Fourth Official: Jose Rachide (MOZ)

Burundi – Seychelles
Referee: Hafiz Alamen (SDN)
Assistant Referee 1: Haitham Ahmed (SDN)
Assistant Referee 2: Nagei Ahmed (SDN)
Fourth Official: Sabri Fadul (SDN)

Guinea Bissau – Liberia
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (NGA)
Assistant Referee 1: Peter Edibi (NGA)
Assistant Referee 2: Temitope Orowole (NGA)
Fourth Official: Benjamin Odey (NGA)

Ethiopia – Sao Tome
Referee: Jean Ishimwe (RWA)
Assistant Referee 1: Honore Simba (RWA)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean Niyitegeka (RWA)
Fourth Official: Issa Kagabo (RWA)

Kenya – Mauritius
Referee: Cosmas Mandengbakaly (CMR)
Assistant Referee 1: Joseph Lambi (CMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Enyegue (CMR)
Fourth Official: Christopher Nde (CMR)

Swaziland – Djibouti
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (MRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Akhtar Rossaye (MRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean Telvar (MRI)
Fourth Official: Dharamveer Hurbungs (MRI)

Malawi – Tanzania
Referee: Helder Martins (ANG)
Assistant Referee 1: Bongani Gadzikwa (ZIM)
Assistant Referee 2: Wilson Valdmiro (ANG)
Fourth Official: Joao Goma (ANG)

Botswana – Eritrea
Referee: Nelson Fred (SEY)
Assistant Referee 1: Steve Marie (SEY)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean Ernesta (SEY)
Fourth Official: Allister Barra (SEY)

Sierra Leone – Chad
Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (GUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Sidiki Sidibe (GUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Moustapha Toure (GUI)
Fourth Official: Yakhouba Keita (GUI)