Sandro Ricci

Sandro Meira Ricci (born 19 November 1974) is a retired Brazilian football referee and currently serves as a TV refereeing analyst for Globo Network. He refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[1] beginning with the match between Ecuador and Paraguay on 26 March 2013.[2]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Meira and the second or paternal family name is Ricci.
Sandro Ricci
Full name Sandro Meira Ricci
Born (1974-11-19) 19 November 1974
Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Domestic
Years League Role
–2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Referee
International
Years League Role
2011–2018 FIFA listed Referee

In March 2013, FIFA added Ricci to its list of candidate referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Ricci was the Brazilian referee at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, along with assistant referees Emerson de Carvalho and Marcelo Van Gasse. During his debut match France-Honduras, which was played on 15 June 2014, he was the first referee in the world to validate a goal by means of the newly introduced goal line technology. He was selected once again to be the Brazilian referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Russia. After the tournament, he announced his retirement as a referee. After stepping down on his referee career, he was hired as a football refereeing and rules analyst by Globo.[4][5]

References
  1. Profile
  2. FIFA. "Match Report - Ecuador - Paraguay 4:1 (1:1)". 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  3. CNNSI. "FIFA changes 3 referees preparing for World Cup". Associated Press, 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  4. "Árbitro do Brasil na Copa, Sandro Meira Ricci anuncia aposentadoria(Brazil's referee at the World Cup, Sandro Meira Ricci announces retirement)". UOL, 21 July 2018. Retrieved on 24 April 2019.
  5. "Globo anuncia Sandro Meira Ricci como comentarista de arbitragem(Globo announces Sandro Meira Ricci as a refereeing pundit)" Lance!, 09 January 2019. Retrieved on 24 April 2019.
Preceded by
Cüneyt Çakır		 FIFA Club World Cup final match referees
2013
Sandro Ricci		 Succeeded by
Walter López
Preceded by
Carlos Eugênio Simon		 Brazilian FIFA World Cup referee
2014, 2018		 Succeeded by
TBD
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