Referees Given New Directives In The UEFA Champions League And European Competitions

Written By Onyeka Daniel

With the transfer window now closed and done, at least for now, the main talking points will now switch to the field of play and we’re about to witness a change with how referees handle a football game.

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European club football will kick off next week with the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and the UEFA conference League and referees have been given new directives on how to handle a game in the competition.

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Especially for players that like to simulate. UEFA wants to punish attempts to “dupe” referees with “acts of simulation or by over-reacting to light-contact fouls” when European club competition groups start next week.

“It represents unfair conduct by players against their colleagues, a bad example of disrespectful behavior,” UEFA chief refereeing officer Roberto Rosetti said in a statement.

Match officials were also urged to be smart and show “fingertip feeling” when handling international games in Europe this season. “It’s crucial for the referees to be able to read the game and understand the spirit of play in these situations,” said Rosetti.

UEFA also wants referees to crack down on players crowding match officials to influence decisions and mass confrontations involving players and coaches. “We are determined to protect the image of football,” Rosetti said,

“And we consider certain types of behavior on the field and on the benches to be unacceptable.” UEFA briefed its international match officials ahead of the new season,

“We want our officials to stay humble, keep their feet on the ground, work hard, be disciplined, focus on targets, and be strong and respectful,” Rosetti further added.

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We will also the new semi-automated offside technology in action in the UCL this season and also at the World Cup slated to hold in Qatar later this year between November and December.

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The technology judges tight calls for offsides, using multiple cameras that track players’ limbs during a match. It’s not yet clear if this new technology is here to stay or not, as that would depend on it success or failure in the UCL and at the World Cup.

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