Soccer Referees and Matches

Images depicting referees officiating soccer games, showing yellow cards and preparing for matches, with players engaged in action.

Christian ORTAG (SSV ULM) saves a shotSoccer, Player, Sport

Referee Referee Harm Osmers shows goalkeeper Manuel Neuer FC Bayern Munich FCB (01) red card red sending off for foul on Jeremie Frimpong Bayer 04 Leverkusen (30) on the ground, Florian Wirtz Bayer 04 Leverkusen (10) Alejandro Grimaldo Bayer 04 Leverkusen (20) Nordi Mukiele Bayer 04 Leverkusen (23) gesture gesture gesture DFB Cup round of 16, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Goalkeeper Sven ULREICH, VfB Stuttgart, getting a yellow card from referee Serge Gumienny, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Referee Maria Sole Caputi Italy, asks Nico Schlotterbeck GER to stand up, gesture, international match, MEWA Arena, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

After foul, header duel duel action Florian Wirtz Bayer 04 Leverkusen (10) against Min-jae Kim FC Bayern Munich FCB (03) referee Felix Zwayer whistles foul, free kick, gesture, gesture, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Referee Daniel Siebert shows Konrad Laimer (27) RasenBallsport Leipzig RBL yellow card, caution, 80th DFB Cup Final, DFB Cup, Final, Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany, Europe

Supporter entering the field to meet Lionel Messi of Fc Paris Saint-Germain during the Uefa Champions League, football match between Fc Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain on 08 March 2023 at Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Photo Ndrerim Kaceli

Before the start of a Bundesliga match: referee Deniz Aytekin, assistant Markus Sinn, assistant Christian Dietz, take match ball from platform, PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Free kick by Tobias RATHGEB, FC Hansa Rostock, against the wall of the VfB Stuttgart

George Niedermeier, VfB Stuttgart, receiving a yellow card for a foul on Markus Rosenberg, Werder Bremen, from the referee Tobias Welz, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Christian ORTAG (SSV ULM) saves a shotSoccer, Player, Sport

Vitaly MYKOLENKO Ukraine clears in front of Nicolo' ZANIOLO Italy in front of the linesman

After the end of the match: Referee team around referee Martin Petersen (centre) and assistants Alexander Sather as well as Robert Wessel leave the field, PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

DFB Cup round of 16, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Referee Referee Felix Zwayer Gesture Gesture MHPArena, MHP Arena Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Referee Peter SIPPEL showing a yellow card to Roel BROUWERS of Borussia Moenchengladbach for committing a foul, Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Penalty area scene, Goal area scene Matthijs de Ligt FC Bayern Muenchen FCB (04) clears, Action, Goalkeeper Daniel Peretz FC Bayern Muenchen FCB (18) DFB Cup round of 16, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Referee Bastian Dankert in discussion with Granit Xhaka Bayer 04 Leverkusen (34) Gesture, gesture, 81st DFB Cup Final 2024, Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany, Europe

Referee Frank Willenborg, gesture, gesture, with Juan Jose Perea VfB Stuttgart (11) Atakan Karazor VfB Stuttgart (16) Wataru Endo VfB Stuttgart (03), rain, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Seville, 01/28/2024. Matchday 22. League match played at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuan stadium between Sevilla FC and Osasuna, with the result being a 1-1 draw. The Sevilla player Suso sees the red card from the hands of Cuadra Fernández. Photo: Manuel Gómez. ARCHSEV.

Sandro Tonali of AC Milan during the Italian serie A, football match between Ac Milan and Torino Fc on 10 February 2023 at San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy. Photo Ndrerim Kaceli

Miroslav Klose, qualifier match for the UEFA European Football Championship 2012, Germany - Turkey 3:0 in the Berlin Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, Europe

German players celebrate with fans, Robert Andrich GER (08) Robin Gosens GER (21) Maximilian Mittelstädt GER (18) Waldemar Anton GER (03) Serge Gnabry GER (20) Nico Schlotterbeck GER (15) UEFA Nations League international Germany v Netherlands, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Referee Guido Winkmann draws Salih Oezcan 1 FC Koeln yellow card, yellow, caution, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Mark van Bommel, FC Bayern Munich, receiving a yellow card from the referee Florian Meyer

Throw-in, Hoffenheim, Sinsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Symbolig image, VfB Stuttgart at their low point, Christian GENTNER, VfB Stuttgart, overrun by Hoffenheim, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

10/23/2013. Madrid, October 23. Champions League. Real Madrid - Juventus Turin. Penalty from Chiellini to Sergio Ramos. Photo: Ignacio Gil.Archdc.

Goalkeeper Tim WIESE, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, instructing the defense, Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim-Hoffenheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Soccer - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - Final - Netherlands v Spain - Soccer City Stadium

Soccer - FIFA World Cup 2014 - Group F - Argentina v Bosnia and Herzegovina - Maracana

Maria Hoefl-Riesch carries the DFB Cup into the stadium, opening ceremony, DFB Cup final, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Football match, goalkeeper Kevin MUeLLER 1.FC Heidenheim is literally in the air and saves a shot by Harry KANE Bayern Munich not in the picture, football stadium Voith-Arena, Heidenheim

Referee Benjamin Cortus, gesture, gesture, PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Nicolo' ZANIOLO Italy 10 centre discusses with the linesman and Mikhailo MUDRYK Ukraine 2nd from left

during the Uefa Champions League, football match between Fc Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain on 08 March 2023 at Allianz Arena, Munchen, Germany Photo Ndrerim Kaceli

Team in a group after a controversial decision of the the referee Wolfgang Stark

3rd division season 2015/2016 1st FC Magdeburg, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt in the MDCC-Arena Magdeburg

Injury Makoto Hasebe, Eintracht Frankfurt SGE, coach, referee Sascha Stegemann, Sasa Kalajdzic VfB Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Referee Stéphanie Frappart in discussion with Denis Vavro FC Copenhagen (03) Mohamed Elyounoussi FC Copenhagen (10) Peter Ankersen FC Copenhagen (22) Champions League, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Referee Maria Sole Caputi Italy, ends scuffle, yellow card, caution, David Raum, GER, international match, MEWA Arena, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Referee Referee Sascha Stegemann shows Kevin Kampl RasenBallsport Leipzig RBL yellow card, caution, 79th DFB Cup Final, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Referee Referee Sascha Stegemann shows Mohamed Simakan RasenBallsport Leipzig RBL (left) yellow card Warning for bleating, gesture Gesture 79th DFB Cup Final, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Referee Referee Harm Osmers, gesture, gestures, behind Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund BVB (15), Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Soccer - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - Group C - England v USA - Royal Bafokeng Stadium

Referee Daniel Schlager in conversation Discussion with Granit Xhaka Bayer 04 Leverkusen (34) Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Madrid, 03/10/2015. Anchelotti during the Champions League match against Schalke 04. Photo Oscar del Pozo ARCHDC.

Disappointment after losing the match at Niklas Suele Borussia Dortmund BVB (25), Donyell Malen Borussia Dortmund BVB (21), Marcel Sabitzer Borussia Dortmund BVB (20) Ramy Bensebaini Borussia Dortmund BVB (05), MHPArena, MHP Arena Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Penalty, penalty kick Goalkeeper Yann Sommer FC Bayern Muenchen FCB (27) expected Goal kick Action Goal chance by Emre Can Borussia Dortmund BVB (23), German Classico FC Bayern Muenchen FCB vs Borussia Dortmund BVB, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

A woman in a butterfly costume whizzes across the square but is gently led down by a folder during the game of 1. FBL: 24-25:27. SC Freiburg - 1. FC Union Berlin DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEONann Photo: Joachim Hahne/Johapress

Referee Referee Daniel Siebert Gesture Gesture Manuel Akanji Borussia Dortmund BVB (16), Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

FIFA referee Michael Leslie DEAN, England, gesticulating

Goalkeeper Christian Mathenia 1. FC Nürnberg FCN (24) lies disappointed on the groundDFB-Pokal, PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

DFB Cup final 2015, Britta Heidemann bringing trophy into stadium, referees and teams behind, Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Lars Stindl Borussia Mönchengladbach BMG has to leave the pitch injured, Matthias Ginter Borussia Mönchengladbach BMG gesture, gesture indicates change, substitution, substitution, behind referee Daniel Siebert, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bayern, Germany, Europe

France's Olivier Giroud (right) attempts an overhead kick during the FIFA World Cup Group D match at Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah. Picture date: Tuesday November 22, 2022.

Madrid, March 16, 2025. Matchday 28 of the EA Sports LaLiga match played at the Metropolitano Stadium between Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona, with a 2-4 scoreline in favor of Barça. Pictured: Lewandowski and Robin Le Normand. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

Legs of Timo Hildebrand and the adidas World Cup football Jabulani

Jan Novota, goalkeeper of Rapid Wien, fails to catch the ball in an UEFA Europa League qualifying game of SK Rapid Wien vs. HJK Helsinki, Ernst-Happel-Stadium, Vienna, Austria, Europe

10/23/2013. Madrid, October 23. Champions League. Real Madrid - Juventus Turin. Gareth Bale. Photo: Ignacio Gil.Archdc.

Camera shot from behind the goal, goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny, HSV, conceding a penalty, penalty kick to make it 2-0 through Sejad Salihovic, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim-Hoffenheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Mixed team photo, teams of Germany and Israel, international match, PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Duel, Timo Gebhart, player of the German soccer club VfB Stuttgart on the left, vs. Filip Daems, player of Borussia Moenchengladbach on the right, Mercedes-Benz Arena Stadium, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Madrid, 23/02/2022. Champions League. Match played at the Wanda between Atlético de Madrid and Manchester United, with a 1-1 draw. In the image, Cristiano Ronaldo. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

Dortmund players celebrate victory, dancing, German Classico FC Bayern Munich FCB vs. Borussia Dortmund BVB, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus scoring a penallty during the second leg of the Uefa Europa League football match between Sc Freiburg and Juventus Fc on 16 March 2023 at Europa Park Stadion, Frieburg, Germany. Photo Nderim Kaceli

Referee Marco Fritz gesturing, Hoffenheim Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Injury Maximilian Mittelstaedt VfB Stuttgart (07) on the ground, Waldemar Anton VfB Stuttgart (02) and referee Sven Jablonski take care, MHPArena, MHP Arena Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Enzo Millot VfB Stuttgart (08) and Chris Fuehrich VfB Stuttgart (27), in front of free kick, talking to referee Daniel Siebert, MHPArena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) at the match of the 1. FBL: 24-25: 28. Sptg. SC Freiburg - BVB Borussia Dortmund DFL REGULATES PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEOn Photo: Joachim Hahne/johapress

File photo dated 01-07-2006 of England's Wayne Rooney is sent off after stamping on Portugal's Alberto Ricardo Carvalho during the Quarter Final match at the FIFA World Cup Stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Romelo Lukaku of Fc Inter during the Italian Serie A, football match between Fc Inter and Ssc Napoli on Jannuary 04, 2023 at San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas claims the ball in the air from Netherlands' Robin van Persie (right) as Spain's Carles Puyol (bottom) falls to the ground

Angelo Stiller VfB Stuttgart (06) injured, injury, carer, club doctor Dr Raymond Best VfB Stuttgart MHPArena, MHP Arena Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

France's Theo Hernandez scores their side's first goal of the game during the FIFA World Cup Semi-Final match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar. Picture date: Wednesday December 14, 2022.

Madrid, August 21, 2013. Spanish Super Cup. Atlético de Madrid - Barcelona. Neymar and Messi. Photo: Ignacio Gil. Ä¶.ArchdcÄ¶.. Ignacio Gil.

Mike Maignan of AC Milan during the Italian Serie A, football match between Ac Milan and Atalanta Bc, on 26 February 2023 at San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy. Photo Ndrerim Kaceli

Referee Florian MEYER looking after the VfB Stuttgart footballer Mario GOMEZ, on the ground

Referee Harm Osmers shows Konstantinos Mavropanos VfB Stuttgart (05) yellow card, warning, Wataru Endo VfB Stuttgart (03) protests, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Madrid, 05/11/2024. Champions League match played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium between Real Madrid and Milan, with a score of 1 to 3 in favor of Milan. In the picture, Mbappé. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

Linesman Frank WILLENBORG arbitrating between goalkeeper Raphael SCHAeFER VfB Stuttgart (left) and Luca TONI FC Bayern Muenchen (right)

Referee Referee Sascha Stegemann Gesture, gestures, 79th DFB Cup Final, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Penalty area scene, goal area scene Header action Loenidas Stergiou VfB Stuttgart (20) MHPArena, MHP Arena Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Silas Katompa Mvumpa VfB Stuttgart (14) disappointed, disappointment, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Lindsey Horan of Olympique Lyonnais scoring a goal during the UEFA Womens Champions League Group C, football match between Juventus Women and Olympique Lyonnais on 27 October 2022 at Allianz Stadium,Turin, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the FIFA World Cup final at Lusail Stadium, Qatar. Picture date: Sunday December 18, 2022.

Linesman holding a flag, football

Atakan Karazor VfB Stuttgart (16) at Hugo Ekitike Eintracht Frankfurt SGE (11) injured Injury Tuta Eintracht Frankfurt SGE (35) Robin Koch Eintracht Frankfurt SGE (04) Referee Referee Felix Zwayer Fabian Rieder VfB Stuttgart (32) MHPArena, MHP Arena Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Kids escorting players, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Referee Referee Antonio Emanuel Carvalho Nobre, gesture, gestures, Champions League, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bayern, Germany, Europe

Referee Referee Sascha Stegemann gesture index finger, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ball boy in the rain, hand holding a tennis ball, French Open 2010, ITF Grand Slam Tournament, Roland Garros, Paris, France, Europe

3rd league season 2015/2016 point match 1.FC Magdeburg, VfR Aalen in the MDCC-Arena Magdeburg

Referee Referee Deniz Aytekin Gesture Gesture MHPArena, MHP Arena Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Caretakers treating Havard Nordtveit TSG 1899 Hoffenheim injured, bleeding head wound, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Soccer Bundesliga, Season 2010-2011, 2nd Round, Eintracht Frankfurt - Hamburger SV 1:3, celebrating a goal by Heiko Westermann and Ruud van Nistelrooy from Hamburger SV

Eintracht Frankfurt football team in a huddle

Joshua Kimmich FC Bayern Muenchen FCB (06) injured, injury, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bayern, Germany, Europe

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