There will be a strong force of NSW referees, assistant referees, fourth officials and video assistant referees with the commencement of the A-League Men’s and Women’s seasons kicking off for 2021-2022 further cementing the state’s continual development of match officials. Th A-League Men’s will showcase three referees from NSW with Ben Abraham
Football NSW Referee Academy 2022 Nominations Open
Football NSW is on the lookout for any interested referees wishing to be part of the pathway to becoming an elite Match Official via the Football NSW Referee Academy. The Football NSW Referee Academy has been set up to assist and prepare selected referees aged between 16-21 for success at Football NSW NPL Youth competitions, National
One on One with FIFA Futsal World Cup Referee Ryan Shepheard
Football NSW had the pleasure of catching up with Australia’s sole representative at this year’s 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup, leading referee Ryan Shepheard in Lithuania, and asked the 44-year-old his thoughts on the tournament itself, how he got there and the possibility of having the sport of Futsal represented at the 2023 Olympic Games in
Ryan Shepheard selected to officiate at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
NSW born referee Ryan Shepheard will be flying the Australian flag proudly as the 44-year-old was selected to officiate at the upcoming 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup held in Lithuania. Known as being Australia’s leading Futsal referee, Shepheard’s duties will commence when the tournament kicks off on the 12th of September. Shepheard forms part
Referees success at the Southern Tablelands
A new referee group, Southern Tablelands Referees (STR) will be officiating the Southern Tablelands Football Association competitions. The referee group has been set up to support and provide referees to the STFA matches whose clubs include Goulburn Workers/Easts, Goulburn Stags, Exeter SC, Wollondilly Soldiers, Marulan SC, Crookwell SC, MBK
