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Collina said the question an impartial arbitrator on the field has to ask himself ahead of the game are ""Do you know all payers? Who are the biggest players, their tactics Cheap Matt Murray Jersey , their characteristics and their records in previous encounters."" Collina completed the referee workshop of the conference by showing a video analysis of a standard free kick situation when Bayern Munich played against FC Barcelona which gave an example how players position themselves in advance near their counterparts to stop them through unfair movements.
The two-day Dubai Sports Council conference which was also attended by Argentine football star Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona and the ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum will run through Monday.
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BRUSSELS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua)-- Brexit and Donald Trump have cast a shadow over the prospects for Europe's further economic growth. That is the message from the European Commission which has delivered a cautious outlook for Europe in the coming 12 months.
The executive predicted that Europe's economic recovery will continue, saying that euro area GDP will grow 1.6 percent this year and 1.8 percent next year. GDP growth in the European Union (EU) as a whole should follow a similar pattern and is forecast at 1.8 percent this year and next year.
But the forecasting period covers 2016, 2017 and 2018 which coincides with Britain's exit from the EU triggered by Article 50 in a few weeks.
It remains unknown if Britain will finally opt for a "hard Brexit," one that will take it out of the single market and customs union, while a question mark also looms over the EU's negotiating position.
Other factors, including an unpredictable Trump in the White House and elections in France and Germany, have to be thrown into the equation. The result is that the economic outlook is "surrounded by higher-than-usual uncertainty," said the commission.
"In these uncertain times, it is important that European economies stay competitive and are able to adapt to changing circumstances. This requires continued structural reform effort. We also need to focus on inclusive growth, ensuring that the recovery is felt by all," said Valdis Dombrovskis, vice-president for the Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union.
With inflation picking up, the current monetary stimulus will not last forever, he warned. "Therefore countries with high deficit and debt levels should continue bringing them down to become more resilient to economic shocks."
The mantra is repeated by Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, who noted that despite all its knocks, euro zone growth is holding up and deficits are heading lower.