Ben Wilson

Former FIFA assistant referee and FFA Director of Referees.

[Football Queensland @FootballQLD]

Investment in referees is an investment in the future of our game ⚽

A-League Men Referee of the Year and Football Queensland Head of Advanced Match Officials Alex King, sat down with Football Queensland General Manager of Leagues and Officials Slater Asnicar to discuss the need for clubs and communities to shift their mindset to backing young referees, supporting their development, and moving away from criticism that drives officials out of the game.

Watch the full interview on YouTube 📺 https://t.co/RrfIZWeB22

[Ben Wilson @BenWilson_02]

@joeylynchy @DeathNsl @ESPNAusNZ @Socceroos Foxey will add some starch and experience in the backline 👍

[simonhill1894 @simonhill1894]

Interesting move!

[Football Australia @FootballAUS]

Four Aussie refs are off to the #FIFAWorldCup! 👏🙌

Congratulations to Shaun Evans, Alireza Faghani, Andrew Lindsay and George Lakrindis who are amongst the 170 officials selected for the global football tournament 💚💛

[Ben Wilson @BenWilson_02]

What a remarkable journey it’s been for Jarred 👏

[PGMO @FA_PGMOL]

A milestone moment for assistant referee James Mainwaring and VAR Jarred Gillett following selection to their first FIFA World Cup 👏

[Ben Wilson @BenWilson_02]

@aleaguemen Buy yourself some socks during your spell Valkanis

[Ben Wilson @BenWilson_02]

@DaleJohnsonBBC Looks like a clear pen to me.

[Premier League @premierleague]

Seeing a match from the referee's POV 🤯

🎥 Watch the full RefCam video: https://t.co/j73H4Whla4

[Ben Wilson @BenWilson_02]

@football360au Here you go Mark. Read this.

https://t.co/A03y9sKDMH

[Michael Vaughan @MichaelVaughan]

Highest score of the match in the last innings to win the game … Test history tells you England win this game … #Ashes #Perth

[Edmund Esterbauer @BirdlifeSC]

Paramount lacks the basic technical ability to stream live matches. I get an error message on the coverage of the Socceroos. It is a recurring issue. #Socceroos #Paramount

[Isuzu UTE A-League @aleaguemen]

One of the most insane finishes to a game EVER ⏰🤯 In 2011, Ange Postecoglou's Roarcelona did the 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 to win a championship.

🤝 0-0 after 90 minutes
👀 2-0 Central Coast after 116 minutes
😱 2-2 in the 120th minute
🏆 Brisbane Roar win the title on penalties

For Ange Postecoglou’s 60th birthday, we couldn’t help but roll out one of his crowning glories 👑

[Ben Wilson @BenWilson_02]

#worldclassofficials 👏

[Isuzu UTE A-League @aleaguemen]

The moment Alireza Faghani found out he was refereeing the FIFA Club World Cup final 🥹❤️

A special presentation from officiating great Pierluigi Collina - what an honour 🙌

[Sacha Pisani @Sachk0]

.@aleaguemen represented at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Alireza Faghani the man in the middle between Al Ahly and Inter Miami.

By his side in Miami are assistants Anton Shchetinin and Ashley Beacham, who also come from the A-Leagues.

[Ben Wilson @BenWilson_02]

Tom Sermanni appreciation post 👏#Matildas

[Isuzu UTE A-League @aleaguemen]

After 20 years as the voice of the A-Leagues, Simon Hill signs off for the last time ❤️🎙️

@simonhill1894 @10FootballAU

[Ben Wilson @BenWilson_02]

@WarbzFC Give yourself an uppercut Corica #goose

[Francis Awaritefe @FrancisAwartefe]

“I don’t usually win things, I ALWAYS win things in my second year”.

[Ben Wilson @BenWilson_02]

#Ange 👏

[Football Australia @FootballAUS]

Ryan Gallagher took to the field for the 201st and final time as an assistant referee during Saturday's match between Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC, announcing his retirement in a career that spanned more than 15 years.

•⁠ ⁠A-League Men’s Assistant Referee 2009-2025, 201 matches
•⁠ ⁠Fourth Match Official to officiate 200 matches in the A-League Men’s competition
•⁠ ⁠FIFA Assistant Referee 2016-2024
•⁠ ⁠AFC Elite Assistant Referee 2017-2024

Congratulations on a fantastic career, Ryan! 👏