Referee is the boss in the stadium (+4 more stories)

Referees in the media will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading.

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Mike Riley, the general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited and a former FIFA referee, talks about bad weather conditions during a football match. He explains about pitch inspections and postponement rules.

"The referee is the bos of the stadium", says Michel Platini (here on 2012 archive image).

“The referee is the bos of the stadium”, says Michel Platini (here on 2012 archive image / Creative Commons).

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Uefa President Michel Platini talks about discriminating chants in the stadium and how referees should deal with it. He tells BBC that match-fixing is his biggest worry for future football.

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Arnold Hunter couldn’t make it as a referee on international level without support from his family. Read part 1 and part 2 of the interview with Arnold Hunter.

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Lorraine Clark is the first female referee to officiate at Ibrox during a match of the Glasgow Rangers.

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The AFC Deputy General Secretary stresses that Asian referees also need to educate themselves and not only do it when they have an meeting at the referee association.

Referees in the media (week 24)

‘Referees in the media’ will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading.

The first winners of the European Championship football are set: the referees.

logo Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an analysis after one third of all matches during Euro 2012.

“I’ve always loved watching football, but never got involved in playing it. When I went on a course to learn how to become a referee it was terrifying, but also the most amazing thing I’ve ever done.”

Lorraine Deschamps is appointed MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. ‘The mother-of-two became one of only two women to qualify as a level four tutor for football referees, around 14 years ago’, writes the Harrow Times
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“Managers and coaches educate players regarding discipline, but need referees and assistants to be strong when required so that the players improve their own game by becoming clear on what is acceptable and what is not.”

Scottish referee Lorraine Clark blogs about the Celtic Female Referee Seminar.