Football
Well-known judge Irmatov confirmed that he will enter the RFU ESC
Ravshan Irmatov / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Elena Rusko
The well-known football referee Ravshan Irmatov announced that he would become a member of the Expert Referee Commission of the Russian Football Union (ESC RFU).
– They called from the RFU, they asked if I could enter the ESC. Soon I will start helping the commission – I will give my comments on certain points. Will there be other foreign judges there? I don’t know,” Metaratings quotes Irmatov.
Irmatov, 44, retired from refereeing in 2019. He has received the award of the best referee in Asia five times, and in 2013 he entered the top ten referees in the world according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
Source: Sportbox
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