Daniel Curcio After a 2nd successful participation in 2021, Referee Abroad will be back in Portugal for yet another edition of the ENAJ, the national meeting of young referees, organized by the Portuguese Referee Association (APAF). This year’s meeting will take place in the small town of Castelo da Vide, in the mountains on the border of … Read moreNational Development Day in cooperation with APAF
Dear Referees, The past few months have been very difficult for many of us, including our organisation. With all tournaments cancelled over the past two years, we really miss seeing you all at our events around the world and we thank you for your continued support. Today we’re happy to announce that, as things stand, … Read moreLet’s get back to football!
Dear Referees, We hope you are safe and well. We would like to provide you with a brief update on our 2021 tournaments as things stand. While the situation is slowly improving all around the world, most tournament organizers have decided, following government advice, to postpone once again the tournaments they were planning to organize … Read moreA Covid-19 update – May 2021
Referee Abroad hosted for an on-line webinar on assistant referees with Darren Cann and Leif Lindberg on March 24th. Arguably two of the best Assistant Referees in history, they both officiated on a World Cup Final, among many other important games. This was probably the first time ever two ARs from two different World Cup … Read moreA night with two World Cup Final ARs
On the 9th of February we hosted a Zoom session together with American PRO referees Chris & Tori Penso. Chris Penso is a MLS referee since 2009 and previously refereed the Indian Super League in India. He joined the FIFA list in 2013 and his first international assignment was on January 30, 2013, when he … Read moreA meeting with Chris & Tori Penso
Dear Referees, We hope you are safe and well. We would like to provide you with a brief update on our 2021 tournaments as things stand. As many countries are still battling this horrible virus, the world’s priority is rightly on ending the pandemic so that our lives can go back to normal. The news … Read moreA Covid-19 update
On the other day Howard Webb and Darren Cann joined our international referee community to discuss the role of referees and ARs and the importance of their relationship. Howard Webb is probably one of the most famous referees of the last twenty years. He officiated in the English Premier League from 2003 to 2014 and … Read moreA night with Howard Webb & Darren Cann
Dear Referees, Observers, Referee Abroad followers, We trust you’re keeping safe as the coronavirus continues to impact our communities around the world. We wanted to take the opportunity to provide you with an update on our tournaments. While football continues to be suspended throughout most of Europe and most of the world, we are starting … Read moreWe’re back: a Covid-19 update
In the last week our President and Founder Daniel Curcio sat down with RefCoach, an on-line referee development group, to discuss Referee Abroad – how it started, how it works and what the future holds for our network and, should we say, referee family. In the podcast Daniel discussed refereeing abroad and referee development with … Read morePodcast with our founder
We would like to thank once again those of you who accepted to receive a voucher in exchange for the participation fees paid for the 2020 tournaments, which have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. If you haven’t yet received your voucher, you’ll receive one very soon. It will look like the one in … Read moreHow to use your RA Voucher