Stories and news about referees
New Zealand referees Chris Sinclair and Antony Riley’s preparations for the FIFA Futsal World Cup are almost complete, with the tournament in Uzbekistan set to start this weekend. For the second World Cup in a row, Sinclair and Riley will … Read More
After more than 23 seasons in the middle, Manawatu’s Mark Rule has refereed his last local game when he took the field for the last round, top-of-the-table match in the men’s Central Federation League. Rule officiated the match between Palmerston … Read More
New Zealand referees Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh and Isaac Trevis will be in first-day action at the Olympic Games men’s tournament in Paris. They and Solomon Islands official Bernard Mutukera will officiate the Group D match between Mali and Israel at the … Read More
One of New Zealand’s highest-profile referees, Matt Conger, has announced his retirement from FIFA’s international roster. Palmerston North-based Conger (45) has been refereeing for 30 years, and was on the FIFA officials’ panel since 2012. After moving to New Zealand … Read More
By Richard Davis I was at an early-round Chatham Cup tie in a provincial town this season. About 100 spectators turned up, dotted around the pitch. The home team had invited some of the club juniors up to be ball … Read More
New Zealanders Antony Riley and Chris Sinclair will be among the referees appointed to officiate at the 2024 FIFA Futsal Men’s World Cup in Uzbekistan. Manawatu’s Riley (38) and Mainland’s Sinclair (37) will represent Oceania on the 39-strong list of … Read More
A simplified alternative to the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used on a trial basis at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup at which New Zealand will compete. The tournament in Colombia will use Football Video Support (VS) as … Read More
New Zealand referees Antony Riley and Chris Sinclair have been gaining international experience by officiating in Argentina’s Futsal National Championship. The experienced OFC officials were invited by the AFA after impressing during April’s OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League, where two … Read More
By Craig Stephen The links between Scottish and New Zealand football are relatively strong through the various journeymen players who have come to Aotearoa, or the occasional All White who’s landed in Scotland. But the Scottish Cup final throws up … Read More
Central Football have banned a senior player for 20 matches, saying they won’t tolerate threatening behaviour towards match officials. The player, from an unnamed club, was found guilty of threatening a match official with physical violence along with offensive, foul … Read More