Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Asia’s elite officials and instructors gained valuable insights at the AFC Futsal Referees & AFC Futsal Referee Instructors Seminars in the Malaysian capital on Sunday.
Conducted annually, the aim of the Seminars are to review the AFC Competitions that took place the previous year and prepare the AFC’s match officials for the upcoming season.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: AFC Asian Cup history will be made tomorrow when the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system makes its debut from the first quarter-finals of the Continental showpiece, which sees Vietnam take on Japan at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai at 5:00pm local time.
Leading Asian refereeing in the milestone implementation is none other than Mohammed Abdulla Mohamed from the UAE, who will supported by Assistant Referees, Mohamed Alhammadi and Hassan Almahri, who featured in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The Emirati trio, who will be supported by compatriot and fourth official Ammar Aljneibi, officiated the Group C match between France and Peru in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Australia’s Christopher Beath has been appointed as the VAR and will be assisted by Muhammad Taqi Bin Jahari from Singapore as well as Italian Paolo Valeri.
In addition to organising a comprehensive series of VAR specific workshops since September last year, the AFC has also successfully completed a robust test of the system during the Round of 16 stage across the four quarter-final venues.
These include the Zayed Sport City Stadium and Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain’s Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium and the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: When legendary Italian match official Pierluigi Collina speaks about refereeing, everyone has to listen.
Collina was in capital of the United Arab Emirates during the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 group stage as part of the preparation for the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system from the competition's quarter-finals - a decision he feels is correct.
"It is a wise decision as far as I am concerned to introduce VAR at the quarter-final stage because this is line with the pool of qualified referees that are available. The referees need to have the VAR license from IFAB (International Football Association Board)," said Collina in an interview with local media.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: Asia’s position as leaders in world refereeing was further underlined on Thursday after Mohammed Mohammed Abdulla from the United Arab Emirates, who made his maiden appearance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, was named Referee of the Year at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai.
The Emirati, who began his career in 2000 before eventually earning his FIFA badge in 2010, officiated the Group C match between France and Peru alongside compatriots Mohamed Alhammadi and Hasan Almahri, which saw the eventual champions edge their South American opponents 1-0 at the Ekaterinburg Arena in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
The Emirati earned his first break in the 2011 AFC Cup contest between TSW Pegasus and Song Lam Nghe An and has not looked back since, emerging as one of the top referees in the region.
His rise in the sport has seen him become a mainstay in the AFC Champions League before taking charge in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup semi-final in Chile as well as the AFC Cup final in 2017 and the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Korea Republic.