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Thalia Mitsi: Refereeing in Greece is sometimes an extreme sport
“Refereeing in Greece is sometimes an extreme sport”, says Thalia Mitsi in an interview with this refereeing blog. The Greek referee will use that experiences during the 2014 Algarve Cup. The tournament in Portugal which has just started is important for her on her way to reach the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada. Country: Greece Date of Birth: 03.03.1980 Height: 168 cm Place of residence: Athens International since: 2005 First international: Portugal-Belarus (11.05.2006) Congratulations with your appointment for the Algarve Cup. In 2013 you officiated the 3rd place match. What do you expect from this year’s tournament? Thalia Mitsi: “I expect to have good performances, learn a lot, improve…
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Algarve Cup referees announced
Fifa has announced the Algarve Cup referees. The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for women’s national teams. The cup is organised by the Portuguese Football Federation and according to Fifa an important tournament in preparation of the Fifa U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015. The Algarve Cup 2014 takes place between 5 and 12 March 2014. Two referees from Romania are selected: Teodora Albon and Cristina Dorcioman. Few months back I blog “Romanian women’s refereeing is in the lift”. The selected referees are (per continent) Asia (AFC): Rita Gani (Malaysia), Casey Reibelt (Australia), Jia Wang (China). Africa: (CAF): Therese Raissa…