Azeri referees for UEFA Cup

Azeri FIFA referee Asim Xudiyev and linesmen Eldar Nagibayov and Rufulla Karimov are expected to run a UEFA Cup match between Slovakian Koba and Bosnian Shiroki Briyek in Pukhovo, Slovakia, according to the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan.

Though Azeri football clubs were pushed aside from UEFA club competitions, referees have escaped the UEFA sanction, the AFFA said.

Azeris have also refereed UEFA club competitions in Luxembourg and Northern Ireland this year.*