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A Foreigner Will Head Football Referees in the Czech Republic. Kovařík Will Be Replaced by a Spanish Expert

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Football referees in the Czech Republic will once again be headed by a foreigner. Carlos Clos Gómez, a former Spanish referee and last year a member of the local referees' commission focusing on VAR, will replace Libor Kovařík from next season. The decision was made by the executive committee of the association (FAČR). "It was approved by an overwhelming majority, the number is not important," said the association's chairman, David Trunda.
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The new chairman of the referees' commission of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR), Carlos Clos Gómez, believes that he will be able to move Czech referees to the next level. The 53-year-old former Spanish referee plans to introduce a new anti-corruption protocol and, as an expert in VAR technology, also wants to improve work with video. He sees himself as a kind of coach of the seventeenth team in the first league table. He s…

Football referees in the Czech Republic will once again be headed by a foreigner. Carlos Clos Gómez, a former Spanish referee and last year a member of the local referees' commission focusing on VAR, will replace Libor Kovařík from next season. The decision was made by the executive committee of the association (FAČR). "It was approved by an overwhelming majority, the number is not important," said the association's chairman, David Trunda.

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Spaniard Carlos Clos Gómez will become the new chairman of the referees' committee of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) starting from the new season.

Prague - Spaniard Carlos Clos Gómez will become the new chairman of the referees' commission of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) from the new season. The 53-year-old former international referee will replace Libor Kovařík, who is leaving the position after three years. Close was approved by the FAČR executive committee at today's meeting by an overwhelming majority and agreed with him on a one-year contract with a two-year o…

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ceskenoviny.cz broke the news on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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