Mark Shield

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Mark Shield (born September 2, 1973 in Fortitude Valley , Queensland ) is a former Australian football referee .

The company director chaired his first international match on January 22, 1997 ( New Zealand versus Norway ) and was FIFA referee from January 1, 1999. He was a referee during the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea and currently holds the record of the youngest referee in a World Cup final (28 years at the 2002 World Cup ).

At the 2006 World Cup in Germany , Shield led two games: Tunisia against Saudi Arabia 2: 2 (1: 0) and Iran against Angola 1: 1 (0: 0) . During the soccer Asian Cup 2007 he directed a total of five games, including a. also the final between Iraq and Saudi Arabia (1-0).

After the 2007-08 A-League season, Shield retired from his active career. The denial of two penalties in favor of the defeated Central Coast Mariners team was controversial . This led to an assault by Danny Vukovic against Shield, which consequently punished Shield with a red card, which brought Vukovic a very long ban and also made participation in the Olympic Games in Beijing impossible. At the beginning of the new season, Shield whistled one more game in the A-League for the full time as a farewell game.

Shield remained loyal to the sport and became a functionary and later chairman of the referees in the Australian Football Association. In 2012 he left this position to focus entirely on his business.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BBC SPORT - WORLD CUP - Tunisia v Belgium - Tunisia hold Belgium. In: news.bbc.co.uk. June 10, 2002, accessed November 27, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Scott Ferguson: Shield resigns from FFA. (No longer available online.) In: ausref.com. August 15, 2012, archived from the original on December 8, 2015 ; accessed on November 27, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ausref.com
  3. ↑ The top 10 A-League blow-ups. In: theworldgame.sbs.com.au. October 3, 2014, accessed November 27, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Football Federation Australia referees' boss Mark Shield stands down to take up business role. In: foxsports.com.au. August 22, 2012, accessed November 27, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Home: FFA making 'big mistake' in ref's exit. In: smh.com.au. August 23, 2012, accessed November 27, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Shield, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian football referee
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd September 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Fortitude Valley , Queensland , Australia