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Early Christmas Presents
Two Football Association of Wales Referees' Lee Evans and Huw Jones have received an early Christmas present with confirmation of the UEFA Referees Categories for the second half of the season 2009-2010.
Both referees have been promoted up a Category in the UEFA rankings with Evans going up from Category 3 to Category 2, becoming Wales' highest ranked FIFA Official and Jones going up from Category 4 to Category 3. The achievement of Jones from Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant is fantastic as he is just completing his first year as a FIFA Referee, having benefitted when Wales received an extra Refereeing place in January 2009. Wales' two other FIFA referees Ceri Richards (Llanelli) and Mark Whitby (Swansea) remain as Category 3 Referees, although both continue to receive excellent marks and feedback when on International duty.
The 2010 calendar year will be the last year for the long-serving Richards on the FIFA list as he will have to step down from the FIFA panel at the age of 45. His service for the FAW on the International list since he was promoted to it in 1994 has been superb and it is excellent that he will be representing Wales for one more year on the International stage. When he does step down from the FIFA list, it will open the door for another Welsh Referee, who will have the opportunity for nomination to the FIFA panel in 2011.
This has been the case this season with the new list of FIFA Assistant Referees. Caldicot's Phil Bates, who has served the FIFA panel extremely well over a number of years, has stepped down having reached the age of 45 and Abertillery's young assistant, Mark Dyson will become the eighth Welsh FIFA Assistant Referee in 2010.
UEFA Referees Categories for the second half of the season 2009-2010
Category 2
Lee EVANS (Llanllechid)
Category 3
Huw JONES (Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant)
Ceri RICHARDS (Llanelli)
Mark WHITBY (Swansea)
FIFA Referees Panel 2010
Lee EVANS (Llanllechid)
Huw JONES (Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant)
Ceri RICHARDS (Llanelli)
Mark WHITBY (Swansea)
FIFA Assistant Referees Panel 2010
Gareth AYRES (Port Talbot)
Alun BOORE (Cardiff)
Mark DYSON (Abertillery)
Kim FISHER (Cardiff)
Eddie KING (Swansea)
John Bryn ROBERTS (Caernarfon)
John SWINDLEY (Wrexham)
Phil THOMAS (Trealaw)
Phil Bates (Caldicot) retires from the FIFA Assistant Referee list on December 31st 2009.
Two Football Association of Wales Referees' Lee Evans and Huw Jones have received an early Christmas present with confirmation of the UEFA Referees Categories for the second half of the season 2009-2010.
Both referees have been promoted up a Category in the UEFA rankings with Evans going up from Category 3 to Category 2, becoming Wales' highest ranked FIFA Official and Jones going up from Category 4 to Category 3. The achievement of Jones from Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant is fantastic as he is just completing his first year as a FIFA Referee, having benefitted when Wales received an extra Refereeing place in January 2009. Wales' two other FIFA referees Ceri Richards (Llanelli) and Mark Whitby (Swansea) remain as Category 3 Referees, although both continue to receive excellent marks and feedback when on International duty.
The 2010 calendar year will be the last year for the long-serving Richards on the FIFA list as he will have to step down from the FIFA panel at the age of 45. His service for the FAW on the International list since he was promoted to it in 1994 has been superb and it is excellent that he will be representing Wales for one more year on the International stage. When he does step down from the FIFA list, it will open the door for another Welsh Referee, who will have the opportunity for nomination to the FIFA panel in 2011.
This has been the case this season with the new list of FIFA Assistant Referees. Caldicot's Phil Bates, who has served the FIFA panel extremely well over a number of years, has stepped down having reached the age of 45 and Abertillery's young assistant, Mark Dyson will become the eighth Welsh FIFA Assistant Referee in 2010.
UEFA Referees Categories for the second half of the season 2009-2010
Category 2
Lee EVANS (Llanllechid)
Category 3
Huw JONES (Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant)
Ceri RICHARDS (Llanelli)
Mark WHITBY (Swansea)
FIFA Referees Panel 2010
Lee EVANS (Llanllechid)
Huw JONES (Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant)
Ceri RICHARDS (Llanelli)
Mark WHITBY (Swansea)
FIFA Assistant Referees Panel 2010
Gareth AYRES (Port Talbot)
Alun BOORE (Cardiff)
Mark DYSON (Abertillery)
Kim FISHER (Cardiff)
Eddie KING (Swansea)
John Bryn ROBERTS (Caernarfon)
John SWINDLEY (Wrexham)
Phil THOMAS (Trealaw)
Phil Bates (Caldicot) retires from the FIFA Assistant Referee list on December 31st 2009. |
