The 3rd edition of the IberCup Cascais takes place in a little less than one month (14-19 April) in Estoril, Portugal. It will see the participation of teams and referees from all over Europe and the World. Clubs such as Real Madrid, Juventus, Benfica, Porto will be sending teams to this top-class youth tournament. A … Read moreReferees selected for the IberCup Cascais
Our founder Daniele Curcio participated on March 4th 2019 to the official press conference that presented to Africa and the World the 1st edition of the Africa Youth Cup, the continent’s first ever international youth tournament. The tournament, which will be held April 19th-27th in Praia, Cape Verde, will see the participation of 16 … Read moreOur first tournament in Africa
Referee Abroad participated to its first Asian tournament last year, when it joined the Gothia Cup China, China’s and Asia’s biggest international youth tournament. In the 1st year of participation, Referee Abroad sent a total of 50 referees to what proved to be a very well run tournament. Today we are pleased to confirm … Read moreOur founder confirmed as Referee Director at Gothia Cup China
Referee Abroad’s Referee Academy Committee has nominated a total number of 33 match officials for the Referee Abroad Referee Academy 2019. They have been allocated to the Referee Academy’s Core Level and Development Level respectively. Sixteen of them, including twelve main referees and four assistant referees, have been selected for the Academy’s Core Level. In … Read moreReferees appointed for the Referee Abroad Referee Academy 2019
The journey between IberCup and Referee Abroad started in July 2010. The IberCup has since become the world’s leading youth tournament and Referee Abroad has grown alongside them, now represented across all continents with more than 25 tournaments and 500 referees each year. Today we’re happy to announce that the IberCup and Referee Abroad … Read moreIbercup and Referee Abroad renew their partnership
Our founder Daniel Curcio spoke today with Talksport, following a shocking attack on an Italian referee that was left bleeding and in a life-threatening condition on the ground on the weekend. Here’s what he had to say: “Meanwhile Riccardo Bernardini, 24, was described as in a “life-threatening condition” after being struck at a match near … Read moreOur Founder’s interview with Talksport on Violence against Referees
Welcome! We hope you are enjoying our new website.We have a revamped method of applying for tournaments, which will make the whole process a lot easier.All you have to do is: Register at our site (already registered? Great, just make sure you’re logged in). Choose one of the tournaments from the Tournaments page. Make sure your … Read moreWelcome to our new website – Here’s how to Apply
What’s Referee Abroad all about? Our founders Daniel Curcio and Matthew Day recently sat down with Hassan Rajwani, creator of Refsix, an innovative smartwatch application for referees, to discuss how RA started, its mission and milestones. Hassan, who also attended our events in the past as a referee, was fascinated to hear about our plans … Read moreListen to our Podcast
David Coote is a professional referee from England, currently active in the Premier League. He is also one of the coaches of the RA Referee Academy, our unique and innovative referee development project. This past summer David attended, together with the rest of the Academy group, the Paris World Games where he observed and coached … Read moreA game with David Coote
Every year Referee Abroad welcomes a number of famous referees and observers who attend our events to support our young up-and-coming officials in their development. You can see a full list of our guests over the years, at this link. During this year’s Paris World Games we had the pleasure of welcoming one of the … Read moreAn evening with Michel Vautrot