Tonight’s two teams progressed from that round as group winners to find themselves here, in the penultimate round of Asian qualification. The first of four rounds began back in June 2019, with the likes of Australia and Japan joining the fray in the second phase just over two years ago. If you’re under the impression that qualifying for next year’s World Cup has been drawn out over a number of years already, you are absolutely right. The A-League Men season kicks off on 19 November with the women’s competition commencing on 3 December.ĪFC World Cup qualifying explained. “We are now just weeks out from the start of the season, and the referees find themselves in a position without any form of coaching and/or preparation,” the statement said.

They said this meant referees had been given “no direction, coaching/instruction and no fitness coaching” over the past three months. The PFRA said referees were without contracts for the upcoming season and added the A-Leagues leadership and coaching department did not have their contracts renewed when the leagues unbundled from Football Australia in July. Professional Football Referees Australia released a statement on Tuesday saying they had informed Football Australia on Monday their referees would not officiate the games after “more than three months of discussions and efforts to resolve several topics”. this, courtesy of AAP:Ī-Leagues referees say they are currently without contracts for the A-League Men and Women seasons and have made themselves unavailable for upcoming trial matches and FFA Cup games. Meanwhile, just another day in the A-Leagues.

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