Took place on Thursday (21/08) to hotel in Athensfor the first time, an information seminar to the press representatives arbitrationin view of the start of the championships of the new season, with EPO and KED responsibility and their speakers Lanua, Valerie and Alonso.
Beyond Changes of certain regulations which will come into force, but also the confirmation that this year there will be foreign referees in the league derby again, Lanua was clear on another issue.
In particular, he stressed that those who see the phases in tablet and then complain, they will be punished with red card. Of course, the tablet They cannot be banned on the bench, as they serve groups for medical and technical issues. However, the Lanua He stressed that they should not be used as reviews for dietary decisions and lead to protests.
The EPO update on the seminar
With the organizational responsibility of the EPO and KED, it was held at a hotel in Athens, for the first time, an information seminar to the press refereeing representatives, in view of the start of the new season championships. The reporters were talked about by Mr Lanoua, Valeri and Alonso, who also answered questions. A similar information seminar on PAE SL1 and SL2 followed.
The President of the KED/EPO, Stefan Lanoua, spoke about issues of organization and training of the referees and online meetings of each week and emphasized the points that need improvement, such as the physical condition and the refereeing of the referees: Invited and spoken by the coach of the National Youth, Vangelis Mora. ”
Mr Roberto Alonso Fernandez referred to the changes coming to the new season, most of which is that the goalkeeper can now have the ball in possession of up to 8 seconds. In five seconds the referee will indicate that time is over if the goalkeeper does not remove the ball in time will be a corner in favor of the opposing team. In terms of penalty shootout and cases where the executioner accidentally touches the ball with both legs or when the ball finds the support leg immediately after the hit, if the execution leads to a penalty shootout will be repeated.
Mr Paulo Valeri analyzed statistics on VAR’s interventions in the 2024-25 season races and stood the importance of the role of Var Specialists Mr Koumbarakis and Poulikidis. He referred to the use of the semi-automatic offside in Superleague 1 and the Betsson Greek Cup from the quarter-finals, for the 2025-26 season and reminded the FIFA and UEFA guiding line to reduce VAR interventions, as well as a reduction in interruption.
Then there was a similar seminar on SL1 and SL2 PAE. The KED members focused mainly on technical issues and the changes that FIFA and UEFA have decided. The main objective, as always in similar meetings with the teams, is to understand the rules of the team representatives and to inform footballers, technical staff members and factors accordingly.
Source: Sport Fm
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