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    Björn Kuipers: from whining player to top class referee

    11 July, 2021 / 37 Comments

    Björn Kuipers was a football player every referee would hate. The 16-year-old captain of his team couldn’t stop whining at the man in black about wrong decisions. Not once, but e-ve-ry match. As a player he was the complete opposite of the referee who got appointed for the 2014 Champions League final due to his cool and calm style of refereeing. After Leo Horn (1957 and 1962), Charles Corver (1978) and Dick Jol (2001) the 41-year-old Kuipers is only the fourth Dutch referee who’ll referee the final of the biggest club competition in Europe. In 2021 he reached his pinnacle, as first ever Dutch referee in a final of a…

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    Zeinstra referee outfit for charity

    24 December, 2013 / 8 Comments

    Buy Zeinstra referee outfit for charity Serious Request. The highest bid is now on evening of the 24th of December: 255 euro’s. The referee shirt from assistant referee Zeinstra is used during the European Championship of 2012. On the shirt are also the signatures from referee Bjorn Kuipers and his other assistant referee Sander van Roekel. You can place a bid on Marktplaats, a Dutch version of eBay until 6pm Central European Time on the 25th of December. Go to Marktplaats. Serious Request is a charity event from Dutch radio station 3FM. Three deejay’s are locked up in a glass house and will not eat for six days. They only…

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    Björn Kuipers to referee Confederations Cup final

    28 June, 2013 / 13 Comments

    Björn Kuipers is appointed as referee of the Confederations Cup final between Brazil and Spain next Sunday. His assistants (as always) are Sander van Roekel en Erwin Zeinstra. The refereeing team refereed a group stage match between Nigeria – Uruguay at the Confederations Cup. Kuipers and his assistants also officiated the Europa League final between Benfica and Chelsea. The match will start at 7pm local time on Sunday 30th of June in the Maracana-stadium of Rio de Janeiro. Kuipers saw the Europa League final as a bonus. This is the extra bonus for Björn Kuipers. He was very happy with his refereeing this year, he said earlier this year on…

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    Björn Kuipers to referee Europa League final 2012/2013

    13 May, 2013 / 22 Comments

    Björn Kuipers will officiate the Europa League final in Amsterdam, says KNVB (Dutch FA). The referee from The Netherlands will also go to the Confederations Cup in Brazil this summer. Kuipers will work the final with assistant referees Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. He works with them each match during the Dutch football season as a real refereeing team. The extra assistants will be Pol van Boekel and Richard Liesveld. German referee Felix Brych will be the fourth official in the final which will be held in the Amsterdam Arena. It’s the first “home match” for a Champions League final referee. I tried to get in touch with Björn…

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