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Referee Milorad Mazic and the Belgrade derby’s
Milorad Mazic played football like most of the referees before he started officiating. “I had a bad injury”, he told Fifa. “And after that I started and became a referee.” The passion for football is the main thing that drives him, also as a referee. “I love football so much.” Mazic is very happy he could still have a career in football. First and most important thing in Brazil is to do ‘my very best’, says Mazic. His career went fast after becoming an international referee in only 2009. On 2012 Mazic was on the prospective list of World Cup referees, but he was not an Elite Uefa referee yet.…
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Referee training ground during World Cup 2014
The World Cup referees arrived already in Brazil. But where do they stay and where do they have to train? “As for the teams the referees have to undergo a thorough qualification process”, says Massimo Busacca, Fifa’s head of refereeing. “For us it is the most important to have the strongest line-up and as such we must provide the best facilities for our referees to ensure that their performance will be at their best.” Referee training ground During 2014’s Confederations Cup, the referee already used the Centro de Futebol do Zico (CFZ) in Rio de Janeiro. “We are very pleased that Zico is providing us his facilities and also for…
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Mark Geiger and his exciting lifestyle as professional referee
Mark Geiger has been named MLS referee of the year 2014. He was number one for players, clubs and media, MLS announced. Number 2 and 3 were Jair Marrufo and Alan Kelly. Mark Geiger will also referee the 2014 MLS final. 2014 was a great year for Mark Geiger. The best moment maybe is 2:24 am on 15th of January 2014. At that moment an e-mail was sent to Mark Geiger from Uefa Headquarters with the news that he’d be a referee at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. “I woke up to an email and a couple of text messages from friends. An outstanding experience just to wake up…
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Fifa 2014 World Cup referees appointed
Fifa has selected 25 refereeing trio’s for the World Cup. The names are: From Europe: Brych, Cakir, Eriksson, Kuipers, Mazic, Proenca, Rizzoli, Carballo and Webb. From Africa: Doue, Gassama, Haimoudi. From Oceania: O’Leary From South-America: Osses, Pitana, Roldan, Ricci, Vera Rodriguez. From North-America: Aguilar, Geiger, Rodriguez Moreno. From Africa: Doue, Gassama, Haimoudi. From Asia: Irmatov, Nishimura, Shukralla and Williams. Björn Kupers says he is “very proud” to be selected to the World Cup. “For a referee a final tournament is the highest thing you can achieve as a referee. 2013 was a fantastic year. We hoped to take part of the World Cup, but hope is not enough. You need…
