<p>New Delhi: All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey has called for a meeting with the Referees Committee and Chief Refereeing Officer Trevor Kettle on December 31 to review the refereeing situation in the country.</p><p>A team of referee assessors will also attend the meeting which will also discuss the way forward on the matter.</p><p>"AIFF President @kalyanchaubey is set to meet the members of the Referees Committee, AIFF Chief Refereeing Officer Trevor Kettle, and a team of Referee Assessors on December 31, 2023, to review refereeing issues and discuss a way forward," the AIFF said.</p>.AIFF president Chaubey proposes pan-India inter-university football League.<p>Refereeing decisions have been a hot topic of discussion in the footballing world recently, and even more so in India, after seven players were sent off in the Indian Super League (ISL) match between Mumbai City FC and Mohun Bagan.</p><p>Additionally, seven yellow cards were also shown in the match won 2-1 by hosts Mumbai City on December 20.</p><p>East Bengal had also lodged a complaint about the refereeing decisions in their match against FC Goa in the ISL.</p><p>Earlier this month, Chaubey had called for better respect shown towards match officials, after a Turkish Super League match was suspended following violence directed towards the referees.</p>.Referee says he won't forgive Turkish club chief for attack.<p>AIFF President, it is believed, has told senior officials of the federation since several ISL and I-League clubs have complained over the supervision of some of the matches this season.</p><p>In the meeting, he is expected to take a stock of the situation and formulate appropriate steps for taking Indian football ahead.</p><p>"He has decided to meet the members of the refereeing community and find out what exactly could be the right way to improve upon the situation," according to a source.</p>
<p>New Delhi: All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey has called for a meeting with the Referees Committee and Chief Refereeing Officer Trevor Kettle on December 31 to review the refereeing situation in the country.</p><p>A team of referee assessors will also attend the meeting which will also discuss the way forward on the matter.</p><p>"AIFF President @kalyanchaubey is set to meet the members of the Referees Committee, AIFF Chief Refereeing Officer Trevor Kettle, and a team of Referee Assessors on December 31, 2023, to review refereeing issues and discuss a way forward," the AIFF said.</p>.AIFF president Chaubey proposes pan-India inter-university football League.<p>Refereeing decisions have been a hot topic of discussion in the footballing world recently, and even more so in India, after seven players were sent off in the Indian Super League (ISL) match between Mumbai City FC and Mohun Bagan.</p><p>Additionally, seven yellow cards were also shown in the match won 2-1 by hosts Mumbai City on December 20.</p><p>East Bengal had also lodged a complaint about the refereeing decisions in their match against FC Goa in the ISL.</p><p>Earlier this month, Chaubey had called for better respect shown towards match officials, after a Turkish Super League match was suspended following violence directed towards the referees.</p>.Referee says he won't forgive Turkish club chief for attack.<p>AIFF President, it is believed, has told senior officials of the federation since several ISL and I-League clubs have complained over the supervision of some of the matches this season.</p><p>In the meeting, he is expected to take a stock of the situation and formulate appropriate steps for taking Indian football ahead.</p><p>"He has decided to meet the members of the refereeing community and find out what exactly could be the right way to improve upon the situation," according to a source.</p>