The Union of European Football Associations announced the list of international referees for the current year, which includes 6 field referees, 9 assistant referees, 4 video match officials, 3 referees for football in the halls, and 2 referees for beach soccer, in addition to 7 referees for video assistant technology.
The international badge was awarded to the international referees for the year 2025 in a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Football Association in Dubai, attended by the head of the referees committee Salam Ali Al-Shamsi, the deputy head of the referees committee in the international federation Hani Balan, and the director of refereeing management Fifa Masimo Busacca.
In a statement for Al-Shamsi, he emphasized the importance of Emirati referees and their successes in managing matches, saying: "We find great confidence in the Emirati referees who record numerous successes in managing matches."
