To João Capela for a new referee!

It seems that there will be an internal solution for the position of the chief referee of the KED after the resignation of Steve Bennett!

As its website reveals “trial”The Portuguese Joao Capela he gets promoted until the summer of 2024 and will be the successor to the Englishman!

Capela is currently the VAR manager and everything shows that is being upgraded to president of KED.

The Portuguese, who is 49 years old (born August 7, 1974), hung up his whistle in 2019. He was an international referee for years, while it is worth noting that once he has found a Greek team against himas he was fourth in Olympiakos’ game against Standard Liège in the distant 2009, when the “red and whites” had won 2-1, making a qualification jump for the “16” of the Champions League.

If it is confirmed that Joao Capela will be the new head referee, it will be the second time, we remind you, that the “chosen one” will be Portuguese, after the era of Member Vitor Pereira.

In any case, everything will clarify regarding the new head referee on Wednesday (27/09), where the meeting of the Professional Football Committee has been set, since the EPO will have to talk to both UEFA and the teams. Until then Mandalos acts as the head referee as deputy president, who is in KED.

We remind that the composition of the KEDas announced in August 2022, was as follows:

Steve Bennet (England) – Referee, Professional Division Referee Designator (Super League1 and Super league2)

Joao Capella (Portugal) – VAR Manager

Fritz Stuchilk (Austria) – Adviser to Arbitration Observers.

The members of the Central Arbitration Committee for Amateur Football:

Stavros Mandalos- Head of Training, Training and Development of Referee Officials

Ioannis Spyropoulos – Definition and Development Manager for Amateur Football

Antonis Karatzikas – Assistant Referee Manager

Eleni Lampadariou – Head of Women’s Football Organizations