UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

9 December 2014
Olympiakos – Malmö FF
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Annonier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Laurent Stien (FRA)
Additional AR1: Antony Gautier (FRA)
Additional AR2: Olivier Thual (FRA)
Fourth Official: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Referee Observer: Stefan Ormandjiev (BUL)

Juventus Turin – Atlético Madrid
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Damien MacGraith (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Graham Chambers (SCO)
Additional AR1: Robert Madden (SCO)
Additional AR2: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Fourth Official: Alastair Mather (SCO)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)

Liverpool – Basel
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Additional AR1: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Additional AR2: Richard Liesveld (NED)
Fourth Official: Angelo Boonman (NED)
Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN)

Real Madrid – Ludogorets
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Cano (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Additional AR1: Fredy Fautrel (FRA)
Additional AR2: Nicolas Rainville (FRA)
Fourth Official: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)

AS Monaco – Zenit St. Petersburg
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN)
Additional AR1: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Additional AR2: Roberto Ponis (SVN)
Fourth Official: Andraž Kovacic (SVN)
Referee Observer: Guy Goethals (BEL)

SL Benfica – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrei Hetsikau (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleh Maslianka (BLR)
Additional AR1: Siarhei Tsynkevich (BLR)
Additional AR2: Dzianis Shcharbakou (BLR)
Fourth Official: Dmitry Zhuk (BLR)
Referee Observer: Jan Fasung (SVK)

Galatasaray – Arsenal
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: José Fernández Miranda (ESP)
Additional AR1: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (ESP)
Additional AR2: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: Teodoro Sobrino Magán (ESP)
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz (AUT)

Borussia Dortmund – RSC Anderlecht
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Pau Cebrián Devis (ESP)
Additional AR1: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Additional AR2: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: Victoriano Díaz Casado (ESP)
Referee Observer: Rodger Gifford (WAL)

10 December 2014
AS Roma – Manchester City
Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Ristić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Dalibor Djurdjević (SRB)
Additional AR1: Danilo Grujić (SRB)
Additional AR2: Dejan Filipović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Dejan Petrović (SRB)
Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)

Bayern München – CSKA Moskva
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Santos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Rui Tavares (POR)
Additional AR1: Manuel De Sousa (POR)
Additional AR2: Carlos Xistra (POR)
Fourth Official: Nuno Pereira (POR)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

FC Barcelona – Paris SG
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Darren Cann (ENG)
Additional AR1: Andre Marriner (ENG)
Additional AR2: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Fourth Official: Stephen Child (ENG)
Referee Observer: Leif Sundell (SWE)

Ajax Amsterdam - Apoel Nicosia
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)
Additional AR1: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Additional AR2: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Fourth Official: Angel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR)

Chelsea – Sporting
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andås (NOR)
Additional AR1: Ken Henry Johnsen (NOR)
Additional AR2: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Sven Erik Midthjell (NOR)
Referee Observer: Charles Agius (MLT)

Maribor – Schalke
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafal Rostkowski (POL)
Additional AR1: Marcin Borski (POL)
Additional AR2: Tomasz Wajda (POL)
Fourth Official: Michal Obukowicz (POL)
Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec (FRA)

FC Porto – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Débart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Additional AR1: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Additional AR2: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Fourth Official: Cyril Lompre (FRA)
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo (ESP)

Athletic Club – Bate Borisov
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Renato Faverani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Stefani (ITA)
Additional AR1: Antonio Damato (ITA)
Additional AR2: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Fourth Official: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Referee Observer: Donald McVicar (SCO)

Bundesliga to introduce goal-line technology

At today's member meeting, there were 15 votes in favour of and three votes against the proposal, thus resulting in a two-thirds majority in support of implementation of the system. FIFA-licensed vendor Hawk-Eye has been awarded a contract to install and operate the system over the coming three years.

FC Bayern Munich had submitted the request for the implementation of goal-line technology in Bundesliga matches. The use of the system in the 2nd league was not voted on. Hawk-Eye, which was awarded the contract in an open, transparent and non-discriminatory tender procedure, employs a camera-based system to monitor the goal line. Already being used by the English Premier League since the beginning of the current season, this technology entails 14 cameras fitted beneath the stadium roof. If the ball crosses the goal line, the system sends a signal within one second to a special receiver worn by the referee on his wrist.

Source: Bundesliga

CAF Confederation Cup Final 2014 (Second Leg)

6 December 2014

Al Ahly – Sewe Sport 
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (MRI, photo)  
Assistant Referee 1: Balkrishna Bootun (MRI) 
Assistant Referee 2: Vivian Vally (MRI) 
Fourth Official: Parmendra Nunkoo (MRI)

Copa Sudamericana Final 2014 (First Leg)

3 December 2014

Atletico Nacional – River Plate 
Referee: Ricardo Marques (BRA, photo) 
Assistant Referee 1: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA) 
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA) 
Fourth Official: Wilton Sampaio (BRA) 
Referee Observer: Ernesto Filippi (URU)

FIFA Seminar for Prospective World Cup Referees: UEFA

With more than three years time to the 2018 World Cup, FIFA has organised a series of seminars for elite referees who are prospects to take charge at future FIFA competitions. Following the successful events in Chile and Qatar, a third was held at the end of November in Zurich at the Home of FIFA. The aim and objective of the series is to improve the preparation and training of referees, while streamlining the selection process for future FIFA competitions. FIFA President Blatter attended the opening of the seminar and welcomed the referees to the Home of FIFA, praising them for a job well done at the 2014 World Cup. He also gave his full support and recognized the role they play in upholding the laws of the game, protecting its integrity and ensuring safety of the players. The referees participated in theoretical sessions in the classroom and had an opportunity to put what was discussed into practice on the field of play. The theory focused on a wide variety of topics, such as reading of the game, positioning to adjudge offside and teamwork. Further emphasis was given by FIFA’s Head of Refereeing Massimo Busacca regarding the importance of making the right decisions to protect the safety of the players and emphasizing how to obtain the best position or angle of view to judge the critical incidents in the penalty area. Videos of incidents from 2014 World Cup matches were discussed by the participants and advice was given on correct interpretation to achieve consistency and uniformity. They also took part in a series of fitness tests, including 40-metre sprints, a high intensity interval test and the dynamic yo-yo test. Pitch-based practical sessions gave the referees a chance to deal with situations on the field of play with players from Swiss Super League clubs FC Zurich and Grasshoppers. The players conducted a series of drills that was designed to simulate patterns of play during a match, with immediate feedback given to referees regarding their reading of the game, their movement, position, angle of view and decisions in the hope to improve performance. (Source: FIFA)

1. Ivan Bebek (CRO, 1977)
2. Miroslav Zelinka (CZE, 1981)
3. Kenn Hansen (DEN, 1980)
4. Michael Oliver (ENG, 1985)
5. Ruddy Buquet (FRA, 1977)
6. Clement Turpin (FRA, 1982)
7. Deniz Aytekin (GER, 1978)
8. Felix Zwayer (GER, 1981)
9. Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE, 1979)
10. Istvan Vad (HUN, 1979)
11. Daniele Orsato (ITA, 1975)
12. Liran Liany (ISR, 1977)
13. Eitan Shmuelevitz (ISR, 1978)
14. Danny Makkelie (NED, 1983)
15. Szymon Marciniak (POL, 1981)
16. Artur Soares Dias (POR, 1979)
17. Ovidiu Hategan (ROU, 1980)
18. Sergei Karasev (RUS, 1979)
19. Matej Jug (SVN, 1980)
20. Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP, 1977)
21. Ivan Kruzliak (SVK, 1984)
22. Martin Strombergsson (SWE, 1977)
23. Stephan Klossner (SUI, 1981)
24. Ievgenii Aranovskiy (UKR, 1976)

Central American and Caribbean Games 2014

Referees 
1. Henry Bejarano (CRC) 
2. Yadel Martinez (CUB) 
3. Oscar Moncada (HON) 
4. Valdin Legister (JAM) 
5. Cesar Ramos (MEX) 
6. John Pitti (PAN) 
7. Javier Santos (PUR) 
8. Marlon Mejia (SLV)

Assistant Referees 
1. Warner Castro (CRC) 
2. Juan Lemus (GUA) 
3. Christian Ramirez (HON) 
4. Richard Washington (JAM) 
5. Alejandro Ayala (MEX) 
6. Miguel Paredes (MEX) 
7. Keytzel Corrales (NCA) 
8. Jose Mangandi (SLV) 
9. Graeme Browne (SKN)

CAF Confederation Cup Final 2014 (First Leg)

29 November 2014
 
Sewe Sport – Al Ahly
Referee: Eric Otogo Castane (GAB, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Theophile Vinga (GAB)
Assistant Referee 2: Sylvain Mouala (GAB)
Fourth Official: Yves Roponat (GAB)