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Kevin Blom
Full name	Bernie Raymond Blom
Born	21 February 1974 (age 50); Gouda, Netherlands
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Years	League
2003–	Eerste Divisie
2004–	Eredivisie

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Bernie Raymond Blom, known as Kevin Blom (born 21 February 1974 in Gouda), is a Dutch football referee, who officiates for FIFA and UEFA. He has refereed in the Eerste Divisie, the Eredivisie and the UEFA Champions League. His home town is Alphen aan den Rijn.^[1]

His first match in professional football was the one between Go Ahead Eagles and Helmond Sport on 17 October 2003. In June 2004 he was promoted to the Dutch referees' A-list, allowing him to be a referee at international matches. As of 2020, he has retired as an international referee.

In 2005 Blom was awarded the "Sportsman of the Year" title by the municipality of Gouda. In 2007, he was awarded the Gouden Kaart ("golden card"), the Dutch prize for best referee of the year.

Blom is a full-time employee of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). In addition to his employment as a referee, he works for the Association's referee education department.

Blom refereed the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match between the Czech Republic and Scotland on 3 September 2011.^[2]

Notes[edit]

^ Profile on worldreferee.com
^ Lindsay, Clive. "Scotland 2-2 Czech Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

References[edit]

Profile on worldreferee.com

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[1] Profile on worldreferee.com

[2] Lindsay, Clive. "Scotland 2-2 Czech Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

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-}}'''Bernie Raymond Blom,''' known as '''Kevin Blom''' ([[Gouda]], 21 February 1974) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]], who officiates for [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]]. He has refereed in the [[Eerste Divisie]], the [[Eredivisie]] and the [[UEFA Champions League]]. His home town is [[Alphen aan den Rijn]].<ref>[http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=546&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Profile on worldreferee.com]</ref>
+}}'''Bernie Raymond Blom,''' known as '''Kevin Blom''' (born 21 February 1974 in [[Gouda, South Holland|Gouda]]), is a Dutch [[Association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]], who officiates for [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]]. He has refereed in the [[Eerste Divisie]], the [[Eredivisie]] and the [[UEFA Champions League]]. His home town is [[Alphen aan den Rijn]].<ref>[http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=546&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Profile on worldreferee.com]</ref>
-His first match in professional football was the one between [[Go Ahead Eagles]] and [[Helmond Sport]] on 17 October 2003. In June 2004 he was promoted to the Dutch referees' A-list, allowing him to be a referee at international matches. He also belongs to the UEFA "elite group", meaning he can officiate Champions League matches.
+His first match in professional football was the one between [[Go Ahead Eagles]] and [[Helmond Sport]] on 17 October 2003. In June 2004 he was promoted to the Dutch referees' A-list, allowing him to be a referee at international matches. As of 2020, he has retired as an international referee.
-In 2005 Blom was awarded the "Sportsman of the Year" title by the municipality of Gouda. In 2007 he was awarded the ''Gouden Kaart'' ("golden card"), the Dutch prize for best referee of the year.
+In 2005 Blom was awarded the "Sportsman of the Year" title by the municipality of Gouda. In 2007, he was awarded the ''Gouden Kaart'' ("golden card"), the Dutch prize for best referee of the year.
 Blom is a full-time employee of the [[Royal Dutch Football Association]] (KNVB). In addition to his employment as a referee, he works for the Association's referee education department.
-In a [[UEFA Euro 2012]] qualifying match on 3 September 2011, Blom awarded a penalty to the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] in the dying minutes of a game against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. The penalty was given because of an alleged foul on [[Jan Rezek]], but replays showed the "foul" to be [[Diving (football)|simulation]] on Rezek's part. The penalty was converted, leveling the score at 2–2. Subsequently, Blom booked Scotland's [[Christophe Berra]] when the latter was fouled in the Czech penalty box. The penalty was denied, Blom believing Berra to have dived. The result all but ended Scotland's hopes of qualification.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Clive|title=Scotland 2-2 Czech Republic|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/14757862.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=3 September 2011}}</ref> Following this performance, and other performances with controversial incidents or cards in his home league, the Dutch Federation has decided he will not be nominated to represent KNVB as a referee at Euro 2012 <ref>{{cite web|last=Devlin|first=Andy|title=Blom gets boot |url=http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/3799434/Dutch-whistler-gets-clogged.html|work=SunSport|publisher=The Sun|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref>
+Blom refereed the [[UEFA Euro 2012]] qualifying match between the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] on 3 September 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lindsay|first=Clive|title=Scotland 2-2 Czech Republic|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/14757862.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=3 September 2011}}</ref>
-On 22 March 2013, Blom officiated the game between Norway and Albania and unjustly sent off the Albanian player [[Andi Lila]] with a very controversial second yellow card after a dive from [[Mohammed Abdellaoue]]. The decision was much criticized as personal targeting as he had booked the same player with a red card in a previous match.
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 ==References==
 *[http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=546&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Profile on worldreferee.com]
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 [[Category:UEFA Champions League referees]]
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+[[Category:Sportspeople from Gouda, South Holland]]
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