One of the most famous Serbian referees, Milorad Mažić, became the head of the refereeing department of the Russian Football Union (RFU). official site organizations.
Mazhic will arrive in Moscow on June 29 and will take up his duties at the Russian Premier League (RPL) referees’ meeting. His contract with the RFU was signed for two years with the possibility of an extension for another season.
Mažić’s deputy will be his former deputy Dalibor Dzhurdzhevich, who will be responsible, among other things, for improving the quality of the VAR system. Pavel Kamantsev will continue to work as head of the jury.
Mažić has served in the matches of the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, the 2017 Confederations Cup, the 2018 Champions League final and other international tournaments. After completing his career, he managed the judiciary in Cyprus and also taught at the International Football Federation (FIFA).
Serb has been a member of the expert-judicial commission under the President of the RFU (ESC RFU) since September 2022.
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