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“Violence against referees is rare in Caracas”
Michelangelo Minervini is a referee in the Venuzuelan capital Caracas, with a few million inhabitants and surrounded by poor neighbourhoods. “But violence against referees is very rare in Caracas.” An interview from the Dutch Referee Blog with an ambitious 19-year-old referee from Venezuela. Why did you become a referee? “Well, I became a referee because it is like a passion for me. Since I was a kid (maybe 12 years old) I have loved to be a referee. In fact, my dad bought me my first whistle and cards when I was 12 and I loved to be the referee when my friends played soccer in the neighborghood! And I’m…
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Extra assistant referee keeps ball in play
An extra assistant referee in the Italian match between Juventus and Genua was standing on the backline and keeps the ball in play. Claudio Marchisio shoots the ball, but it missed the target completely. But it touches the extra assistant referee who’s standing on the edge of the goal area just on the goal line. The assistant referee still flags for a goal kick. Did referee Marco Guida and his team make a mistake? The Laws of the Game state that: The ball is out of play when: • it has wholly crossed the goal line or touch line whether on the ground or in the air That’s not a…
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Italian referee kicked on his head
Italian news website MNews reports that a referee has been kicked on his head. It’s not a pitch invasion like I posted last week, but this seems a serious violent offence against the referee. Check out the video below. Sad to see this referee hobbling slowly of the pitch after “being kicked on the head”, according to Italian news website Mnews. The teams Melito di Porto Salvo and Santo Stefano d’Aspromonte you were playing the game. The score was 5-3 at the moment of the incident. My Italian is not good (status: can understand texts only with Google Translate), so maybe my Italian followers could tell what the Italian FA…
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Fifa: ‘Penalty via bar, ground & in goal = goal’
Fifa has announced that a goal should be allowed when a penalty kick – as last action of a half or in a shoutout – is shot on the bar, then touches the ground and crosses the goal line. That’s why the Dutch Football Association KNVB has announced a new interpretation of the Laws of the game for next season. Last weeks many referees discussed the match Dro and Termeno in Italian football. The referee allowed a goal. It now turns out he was correct, according to Fifa. In 2009 the Dutch referee commission announced that a goal should not been allowed in the situation above. The PK situation was…
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Discipline and sacrifice brought Carlos Simon 3 WC’s
Referee Carlos Eugenio Simon is preparing to hang up his whistle at the end of the season. He’s mentioned as a candidate for Minister of Sport in his counrtry Brazil and perhaps will engage in political life in the near future. Written by Valdir Bicudo, a befriended Brazilian journalist and referee commentator at Parana Online. Simon was the Brazilian representative in the last three World Cups. He’s, as a well-known referee, adored by many and opposed by many other fans. In an interview with Parana Online, Simon speaks about all the years in his career, the experience gained over time, analyzes the current arbitration in Brazil and abroad, and comments…
