Ryan Shepheard
Encyclopedia
Ryan Shepheard is an Australia
n association football referee who currently officiates in the A-League
. He holds a FIFA
Futsal badge.
debut during the 2009-10 season, on 11 October, when he officiated the Central Coast Mariners v North Queensland Fury game at Bluetounge Stadium.
He was awarded a FIFA Futsal Referee Badge in 2009
Shepheard also officiates Futsal
matches.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n association football referee who currently officiates in the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
. He holds a FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
Futsal badge.
History
Shepheard made his A-LeagueA-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
debut during the 2009-10 season, on 11 October, when he officiated the Central Coast Mariners v North Queensland Fury game at Bluetounge Stadium.
He was awarded a FIFA Futsal Referee Badge in 2009
Shepheard also officiates Futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
matches.