It turns out I have a reprieve from The Day Job for the entire World Cup. (I know, right? Best. Boss. Ever.) So, while I won’t be in Brazil, I’ll be on Twitter every day for every game, and I want you to be right there with me! Yes, I’ll be bringing my particular blend of refereeing commentary and sass (mostly sass) to
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Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura gets the nod for the opening game of the World Cup on Thursday, between host country Brazil and Croatia. Read ABC News’ coverage here. Want to know more about Nishimura? Watch his FIFA video. You also should check out the Dutch Referee’s story about Nishimura. More to come on the other appointments…
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Here’s a very interesting interview with the head of FIFA’s refereeing, former Swiss referee Massimo Busacca. It breaks down his thought process on not only how to prepare referees, but how he thinks of refereeing as a whole. Busacca was one of the great Swiss referees, and has made some pretty substantial changes at FIFA since he arrived. Among them are
Read moreIt’s Sunday, so that means it’s time for me to make all your dreams come true. Or answer your refereeing questions. Either way. Still have questions? Try Ask Jenna, Parts the First and Second. 1.) Why were five minutes added to the Champions League Final? Still lots of questions about why Bjorn Kuipers added five minutes onto Real Madrid v.
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Please welcome back L’Arbitre and the second in his series on new tech the referees will be using in Brazil. Read his article on Goal Line Technology, and be sure and visit his blog! By L’Arbitre The next thing you can be sure to find different this World Cup will be the vanishing spray. Now I don’t mean spray that
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In an apparent attempt to humanize the World Cup referees, FIFA has posted cutesy little bios of each of them on the World Cup 2014 website. It’s kind of a form that you fill out with your basic stats: how tall you wish you were are, your language, how many years you’ve been doing this, etc. The bios are accompanied by the
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