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  Bibiana Steinhaus making history as Bundesliga's 1st female referee

  Football | September 08, 2017 0:28 IST

  Steinhaus has already spent a decade refereeing in Germany's second division and she has plenty of experience with many of the country's top stars from taking charge of German Cup games as well.

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  Three Dominican referees appointed as FIFA officials

  Football | January 08, 2015 13:44 IST

  Roseau, Dominica: A referee and two assistant referees have been included in Dominica's list of FIFA officials for 2015.Referee Rhomie Blanc and assistant referees Shawn Lester McDonald and Caesar Gabriel have joined assistant referees Nehron

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  FIFA World Cup: How the Oranje army dismantled the Spanish armada?

  Football | June 15, 2014 7:55 IST

  New Delhi:  The first of the high voltage encounter in the league stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has lived up to its billing and has provided the football fans one of the most

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  FIFA World Cup: Yuichi Nishimura of Japan to referee the opening match

  Football | June 11, 2014 9:53 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura will handle the opening game of the World Cup between Brazil and Croatia as FIFA picked the same official who oversaw the Brazilians' elimination in the last tournament

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  Poor refereeing cost me gold medal: Amit Kumar

  Other Sports | September 17, 2013 17:08 IST

  New Delhi: World Championship silver medallist wrestler Amit Kumar today rued that a bad umpiring decision at the fag end of his bout cost him a deserving gold medal in the final of the 55kg

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  Proenca to referee Spain-Italy Euro 2012 final

  Football | June 29, 2012 15:00 IST

  Poland, Jun 29: Pedro Proenca of Portugal will complete a prestigious double by refereeing the Spain vs. Italy final at the European Championship on Sunday.UEFA says it has given the 41-year-old Proenca the assignment in

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  Player banned for throwing plastic bottle at referee

  Football | May 09, 2012 22:36 IST

  Granada (Spain), May 9: Granada midfielder Dani Benitez has been banned for three months for throwing a plastic water bottle at a referee at the end of a Spanish league game.The Spanish football federation imposed

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  Podolski Snatches 1-1 Draw For Cologne With Mainz

  Football | December 14, 2011 11:54 IST

  Berlin, Dec 14: Lukas Podolski scored a late equalizer to earn Cologne a 1-1 draw against Mainz on Tuesday in a Bundesliga game postponed because of a referee's suicide attempt.Podolski unleashed a fierce shot from

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  Referee In Suicide Attempt Suffered Depression

  Football | November 25, 2011 20:13 IST

  Berlin, Nov 25: A referee who attempted suicide before a Bundesliga match last weekend was suffering from depression, which left him feeling increasingly unable to deal with the public pressure surrounding his job, his lawyer

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  Chelsea's Villa-Boas Charged Over Ref Criticism

  Football | November 11, 2011 17:59 IST

  London, Nov 11: The English Football Association has charged Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas with improper conduct over his criticism of a referee.Villas-Boas said Chris Foy's performance in Chelsea's 1-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers last

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  Pardew Handed FA Charge For Speaking About Referee

  Football | September 01, 2011 17:05 IST

  Newcastle, Sept 1: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association for speaking about a referee ahead of an English Premier League match.Although the FA didn't specify on Thursday

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  Indian Football Coach Bob Houghton Quits

  Football | April 23, 2011 19:30 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 23: Experienced Englishman Bob Houghton's tumultuous yet productive five-year stint as Indian football coach came to an end today in controversial circumstances after a bitter stand-off with the AIFF, which had charged