I have a feeling that Riley wants to test Tierney for a possible promotion on June. It's not a secret that UEFA is interested in domestic performances apart from the International ones. I know that Tierney had no appointment in Europe this season but that doesn't mean anything.
edy, I recall that the reason Alan Wiley never made F.I.F.A. 15 years or so ago was due to age. I seem to recall there was an age limit of 39. Does that still apply?
Pawson will be 42 in March I believe and Tierney was 40 on Christmas Day. As has been mentioned, Kavanagh is several years younger - 36 I think.
Once appointed to the International List, is there an age (official or otherwise) when a referee would not be promoted to the Elite Group?
Taylor was 38/39 and Oliver 32/33 if I'm not mistaken and both had been F.I.F.A. for some 4 or 5 years before reaching Elite.
With that in mind, is Kavanagh perhaps the only realistic prospect of the present group to make Elite?
Not sure about other promotions but they don't promote to the elite group over age 40 because of the time needed to develop on the elite group ahead of major tournaments.
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