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UEFA Referee Updates
By: ben Date: December 12, 2025, 9:38 am
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New UEFA Elite Category Referees
Men
Erik Lambrechts BEL
Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Nicolas Walsh SCO
Sven Jablonski GER
Donatas Rumšas LTU
Rade Obrenović SVN
Women
Emanuela Rusta ALB
New UEFA First Category Referees
Men
Jasper Vergoote BEL
Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Patrik Kolarić CRO
Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Jérémie Pignard FRA
Daniel Schlager GER
Rob Hennessy IRL
Andrea Colombo ITA
Edgars Maļcevs LVA
Ishmael Barbara MLT
Miloš Milanović SRB
Michal Očenáš SVK
Martin Matoša SVN
Oleksii Derevinskiy UKR
Women
Emily Heaslip ENG
Tatyana Sorokopudova KAZ
Filipa Pereira Cunha POR
Milica Milovanović SRB
Anastasya Mylopoulou GRE
Martina Molinaro ITA
María Eugenia Gil Soriano ESP
Sofiya Prychyna UKR
Karoline Marie Jensen NOR
Vanja Janković SVN
Demotion from Elite to Category 1:
Men
Anastasios Sidiropoulos GRE
Full lists to follow.
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Re: UEFA Referee Catergory Updates
By: Acme Thunderer Date: December 12, 2025, 9:46 am
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Well done to Chris who has always been one of the best referees
on the EPL. I remember seeing him at Crewe Alex in his first
season on the EFL and being quite impressed, and it is good to
see that this has continued. I wish Chris and Nicholas all the
best.
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Re: UEFA Referee Catergory Updates
By: greeny Date: December 12, 2025, 10:27 am
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Delighted for Chris especially. He had a couple of
injury-riddled seasons which set him back a bit, but he has been
one of the very best referees in England over the last couple of
seasons, and his progress in Europe has been especially pleasing
to see. I suspected this was coming after 3 Champions League
appointments in quick succession, so delighted to see it
confirmed. Also pleased for Walsh and Jablonski, who is one of
the best Bundesliga referees.
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Re: UEFA Referee Catergory Updates
By: Bakis Date: December 12, 2025, 12:06 pm
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Is it a first for Malta to have someone in Category 1?
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Re: UEFA Referee Catergory Updates
By: bmb Date: December 12, 2025, 1:27 pm
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Absolutely over the moon for Kav - a deserved promotion imo.
Pleased to see both Nick Walsh, Rob Hennessy and Emily Heaslip
with promotions.
Really happy for Emanuela Rusta as well, I've been watching her
progress for a while now & she is a very good referee. She
recently (last week or 2) made history in Albania when she lead
an all female team of match officials in their domestic top
flight. She will in time replace Katalin as my favourite female
official, but not until Katalin retires!
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Re: UEFA Referee Catergory Updates
By: Claretman Date: December 12, 2025, 5:39 pm
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Huge Congratulations to Chris Kavanagh, extremely well deserved,
always liked him as a referee from first watching him.
Let us hope there a few to follow in his footsteps in years to
come.
Congratulations to all others promoted, especially Heaslip,
Hennessy and Walsh.
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Re: UEFA Referee Catergory Updates
By: ben Date: December 13, 2025, 1:35 am
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Big congrats to all…I do wonder how John Brooks may have got on
had it not been for injuries - still time though.
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Re: UEFA Referee Catergory Updates
By: ajb95 Date: December 13, 2025, 5:17 am
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Well deserved for Kav and Nick excellent refs.
Comiserations to Siridipoulos though I have never rated when
seen him. Need to get demote a few other elites and 1's!
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Re: UEFA Referee Catergory Updates
By: Mackem ref Date: December 15, 2025, 12:20 am
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Congratulations to all as highlighted above.
Out of interest, does anybody know when the full list will be
confirmed? I wonder if someone like Attwell or England would
give up their badge to go specialist VAR, allowing Brammall a
place on the list?
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Re: UEFA Referee Catergory Updates
By: bmb Date: December 30, 2025, 6:56 am
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In alphabetic order, male then female, category in brackets:
Referees: (15)
Stuart Attwell (Second)
Sam Barrott (Second)
John Brooks (First)
Darren England (Second)
Jarred Gillett (Second)
Rob Jones (Second)
Chris Kavanagh (Elite)
Andy Madley (Second)
Michael Oliver (Elite)
Anthony Taylor (Elite)
Melissa Burgin (Second)
Abigail Byrne (First)
Kirsty Dowle (First)
Emily Heaslip (First)
Stacey Pearson (Second)
Assistant Referees: (18)
Simon Bennett
Gary Beswick
Stuart Burt
Dan Cook
Neil Davies
Ian Hussin
James Mainwaring
Adam Nunn
Dan Robathan
Wade Smith
Georgia Ball
Nicoleta-Ramona Bria
Emily Carney
Isabel Chaplin
Sophie Kennington
Grace Lowe
Lucy Anne McCann
Anastasiya Voloshchuk
VMO: (10) VMO only shown in blue.
Stuart Attwell
Peter Bankes
Lee Betts
Darren England
Jarred Gillett
Chris Kavanagh
Andy Madley
Michael Salisbury
Natalie Aspinall
Sian Massey-Ellis
Futsal: (4)
Oliver Ballinger (Second)
Jordan Griffiths (Second)
Peter Nurse (Elite)
Esther Perry (Second)
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