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Benjamin Jon Williams (born 14 April 1977), better known as Ben Williams, is an Australian soccer referee. He was also a physical education teacher at Belconnen High School in Hawker, Canberra, now he teaches at Lyneham High School. ==Biography== Williams officiates in the Asian Champions League (ACL),〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/40494-ben-williams-to-officiate-acl-final )〕 AFC Cup and in the Australian A-League football competition. He has been a FIFA referee since 2005 and AFC Elite panel referee since 2006. Williams has been selected to referee at the FIFA 2014 World Cup Brazil and is the only Australian referee to be selected.〔http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/soccer/canberra-referee-ben-williams-gets-callup-to-world-cup-in-brazil-20140116-30y0o.html〕 He was selected to officiate at the 2012 Asian Champions League (ACL) Final in Korea between Ulsan Hyundai and Al Ahli.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/40495-williams-appointed-for-acl-final )〕 He has officiated in the AFC Champions League since 2007. In 2012 he was also selected to officiate 4 matches (2 as referee and 2 as 4th official) at the 2012 London Olympic Games.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/referees/referee=219017/index.html )〕 He officiated in the opening Great Britain match at Old Trafford against Senegal in front of approximately 75,000 spectators.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.london2012.com/football/event/men/match=fbm400a02/doc=results.html )〕 He officiated at the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup Turkey,〔http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/turkey2013/matches/round=259235/match=300232806/index.html〕 2010 FIFA Club World Cup and 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Williams debuted in the Hyundai A-League in Round 1, 26 August 2005 and is now the most experienced referee in the A-League, refereeing his 100th〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Williams-set-for-century/46225 )〕 match, Central Coast Mariners vs Adelaide United at Bluetongue Stadium in March 2012. On 15 January 2014, FIFA announced that Ben Williams was selected as one of the 25 2014 FIFA World Cup officials. In preparation of the tournament Williams took 6 months off work to ensure he could focus on his training and preparation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dutchreferee.com/ben-williams-exclusive-interview-world-cup-referee/ )〕 He is also one of officials in 2015 AFC Asian Cup. However, he was widely criticised for his performances in the tournament including a controversial sending off in the Iran v Iraq game. He has also been stood down from the A-League during the 2014–15 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Williams (referee)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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