A miracle en track to Russia

• Pierluigi Collina heads refereeing seminar in Abu Dhabi
• Thirty-six probable World Cup referees convened in UAE capital
• Key topics discussed embody coherence and uniformity

“We’re always looking to urge and we’ll work tough to be as prepared as we presumably can for a World Cup,” pronounced Pierluigi Collina, Chairman of a FIFA Referees’ Commission, in an residence to 36 of a world’s best referees and intensity World Cup officials in Abu Dhabi. The collateral of a United Arab Emirates is a venue for a five-day seminar, set to finish on 30 November, that represents an critical miracle on a highway to a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢ for a participants. 

Massimo Busacca, Head of FIFA’s Refereeing Department, emphasised a stress of a conference: “Just as it is for football teams, it’s critical for referees to accommodate adult frequently to ready for a vital contest in sequence to rise a common philosophy.”

Key topics on a march embody coherence and uniformity; a ability to review a diversion from technical and tactical points of view, as good as bargain opposite mentalities of players and teams.

Argentinian arbitrate Nestor Pitana, a many gifted central participating, explained further: “There are always 3 teams on a pitch: group A, group B and a refereeing team. The sessions will be complete in a entrance weeks, and everybody will give their all and feat their intensity in sequence to boost their chances of indeed being during a World Cup subsequent year.”

The referees, including member from each confederation, are divided into tiny groups and have speculation classes in convention bedrooms in that they plead videos with different compare situations, as good as unsentimental sessions on football pitches. In these latter exercises, players and referees accumulate together to copy in-game events. The officials accept evident feedback per their reading of a game, positioning, observation angle and decisions. The work of and with Video Assistant Referees is also addressed.

Nevertheless, Collina underlined that, “The arbitrate is always in assign of what happens on a pitch.”

The FIFA Referees’ Commission will confirm on a final list of officials to attend during Russia 2018 after this convention and following a end of a FIFA Club World Cup, that will be hold from 6 – 16 Dec 2017 in a United Arab Emirates. The list is scheduled to be announced in Jan 2018.

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