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    Yuichi Nishimura can bring Asian refereeing to new heights

    27 May, 2014 / 32 Comments

    Yuichi Nishimura is a big contestant of becoming the first Asian World Cup final referee. The 42-year-old referee from Japan has already shown his skills during the 2010 World Cup with a quarter final and the appointment as 4th official in the final officiated by Howard Webb. A report of newspaper UzDaily wrote shortly after the tournament: “I cannot predict the future but I won’t be surprised if there was an Asian, whether from Japan, Malaysia or even Bhutan, who would one day become THE referee for the World Cup final. The sky is the limit for Asian judges on field. And the dedication is there for them to reach…

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    Photo series: World Cup preparation for referees

    28 March, 2014 / 5 Comments

    Photo series: World Cup preparation for referees. The photo’s are made Lorenzo Fontani, a Sky Sport journalist. He published them on Twitter and I embedded them in the blog post below. All referees doing their excercises. #arbitri #Mondial2014 chi riconosce quello in first piano? #regoliamoci #zurigo #fifa #referee #meeting @SkySport pic.twitter.com/KftTaguvAy — Lorenzo Fontani (@lorenzofontani) March 27, 2014 Photo of Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura. Per cultori della materia… #regoliamoci #arbitri #zurigo #fifa #referee #meeting pic.twitter.com/ipAxzu9ubA — Lorenzo Fontani (@lorenzofontani) March 27, 2014 Nicola Rizzoli check the video screen during the world cup preparation for referees. #Rizzoli si rivede alla #moviola ! #arbitri #Mondial2014 #regoliamoci #zurigo #fifa #referee #meeting @SkySport pic.twitter.com/1Iq9JDaX6K…

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    Asian referees of 2012: Nishimura and Yamagishi

    30 November, 2012 / No Comments

    Japanese referees Yuichi Nishimura (men) and Sachiko Yamagishi (women) received the 2012 AFC Referee of the Year Award during the 2012 AFC Annual Awards. A happy Nishimura: “I think on the refereeing side there are no big differences between Europe and Asia. That’s because Asian referees have high standards. I think it’s only different on the football side.” Nishimura als praises his colleague Ravshan Irmatov from Uzbekistan. “Mr. Ravshan is a fantastic referee.” Have a look at the interview on the AFC YouTube Channel. If you understand Japanese, you might be interested in the interview with the female winner Sachiko Yamagishi.

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