Judges Darío Herrera and Facundo Tello make up the list of 20 referees competing for the award whose last winner was the Polish Szymon Marciniak.
The Argentine referees Dario Herrera and Facundo Tello were nominated by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) for the prize “Best Referee in the World”. In addition, there are three other South Americans nominated.
The other three representatives of the continent are the Brazilians Rafael Claus and Wilton Sampaio and the Uruguayan Andrés Matonte. Added to them, they are Arturo Ramos from Mexico and Ivan Barton from El Salvador as Latin American nominees.
The distinction will be awarded in January, according to the federation itself. The last referee to obtain the award was the Pole Szymon Marciniak, who directed the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup between Argentina and France.
The full list of nominated referees is: François Letexier (France), Felix Zwayer (Germany), Slavko Vini (Slovenia), Clément Turpin (France), Daniele Orsato (Italy), Michael Oliver (England) Anthony Taylor (England), Szymon Marciniak (Poland), István Kovács (Romania), Rafael Claus (Brazil), Darío Herrera (Argentina), Wilton Sampaio (Brazil), Andrés Matonte (Uruguay), Facundo Tello (Argentina), César Arturo Ramos (Mexico), Iván Barton (El Salvador), Beida de Dahane (Mauritania), Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria), Ma Ning (China), Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands).
Referee Andrés Merlos is accused of attacking the vice president of Talleres
The Prosecutor’s Office No. 33 of Mendoza accused the referee Andres Merlos for the alleged crime of “minor intentional injuries” against Gustavo Gattivice president of Córdoba Workshopsin an episode that took place after the match Argentine Cup between Mouth and the Córdoba team.
The accusation focuses on an alleged physical attack by the referee towards the leader, who would have suffered injuries confirmed by the referee. Forensic Medical Corpsincluding abrasions and trauma. Merlos He was summoned to a hearing on November 19 and was prohibited from approaching or communicating with Gatti and other directors of Workshops.
This scandal, which broke out last September, generated tensions in the argentine soccer and left conflicting versions among those involved. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Merlos would have kicked Gatti in the middle of a heated discussion in the locker room area of the Malvinas Argentinas stadium.
Source: Ambito
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