Marco Di Bello Explained

Marco Di Bello
Birth Date:12 August 1981
Birth Place:Brindisi, Italy
Otheroccupation:Banker
Years1:2011–
League1:Serie B
Role1:Referee
Years2:2012–
League2:Serie A
Role2:Referee
Internationalyears1:2018–
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Marco Di Bello (born 12 July 1981) is an Italian football referee who officiates in Serie A. He has been a FIFA referee since 2018, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.[1]

Refereeing career

In 2011, Di Bello began officiating in Serie B, before being promoted to Serie A the following year. He officiated his first match in Serie A on 12 April 2012 between Bologna and Cagliari.[2] In 2018, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first UEFA competition match on 19 July 2018, a meeting between Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem and Georgian club Chikhura Sachkhere in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[3] He officiated his first senior international match on 11 June 2019 between Russia and Cyprus in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.[4] On 9 June 2019, he served as the assistant video assistant referee for the third place play-off of the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals between Switzerland and England.[5] Later that year, he was appointed as a video assistant referee for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[6]

On 21 April 2021, Di Bello was selected as a video assistant referee for UEFA Euro 2020, to be held across Europe in June and July 2021.[7] [8] After Lazio - AC Milan on 1/3/2024, he gifted 3 Lazio players a red card, and was banned for 1 month in the Serie A, after this disastrous game.

Personal life

Di Bello was born in Brindisi, and works at a credit institution. He is married and has two children.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Refereeing International Lists . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108124231/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/2021-fifa-list-of-international-match-officials.pdf?cloudid=qy9ohgx0ugqacius6mc1 . dead . 8 January 2021 . FIFA.com . . 22 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Italy » Serie A 2011/2012 » 32. Round » Bologna FC – Cagliari Calcio 1:0 . WorldFootball.net . 22 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Europa League Qual. 2018/2019 » 1. Round » Beitar Jerusalem – Chikhura Sachkhere 1:2 . WorldFootball.net . 19 July 2018 . 22 April 2021.
  4. Web site: EURO Qualifiers 2019/2020 » Group I » Russia – Cyprus 1:0 . WorldFootball.net . 11 June 2019 . 22 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Full Time Report – Third-place match – Switzerland v England . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . PDF . 9 June 2019 . 9 June 2019.
  6. Web site: List of Appointed Match Officials FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019. 1 November 2019. FIFA.com.
  7. News: Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2020 appointed . . 21 April 2021 . 21 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Referees and assistant referees . . 21 April 2021 . 21 April 2021.
  9. News: Chi è l'arbitro Di Bello di Brindisi . Who is the referee Di Bello from Brindisi . . 11 September 2019 . 22 April 2021 . it.

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