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{{short description|Australian association football referee|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox football official
| name = Matthew Breeze
| image = Matthew Breeze.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = A photograph of Matthew Breeze on the football pitch
| fullname = Matthew Christopher Breeze
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|10|df=yes}}
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| title =In my own words - Matthew Breeze
| publisher =[[FourFourTwo|Australian FourFourTwo magazine]]
| date =25 March 2007
| url =
| archive-date =24 July 2011
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110724163606/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/features/3384,in-my-own-words--matthew-breeze.aspx
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}}</ref>) is an Australian association [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]]. He is also a barrister and a former [[police prosecutor]].<ref name="442profile2">{{cite web
| title =Member Profiles - Matthew Breeze
| publisher =Australian Soccer Referees Association NSW
| date =27 August 2007
| url =
| | archive-date =19 July 2008
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080719113124/http://www.asrfnsw.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131&Itemid=64
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}}</ref><ref name="a-leagueref">{{cite web| title =Referee Profile - Matthew Breeze| publisher =A-League| url =http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=refereeprofile&pid=1142| access-date =7 January 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101104103843/http://a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=refereeprofile&pid=1142| archive-date =4 November 2010}}</ref>
▲| accessdate = 7 January 2009 }}</ref>
==Refereeing career==
===Domestic career===
He officiates in the Australian [[A-League]] football competition.<ref name="a-leagueref"/> On 28 February 2009, in the [[A-League Grand Final 2009|2009 A-League Grand Final]], Breeze sent off [[Adelaide United]] striker [[Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues|Cristiano]] after his arm made contact with [[Melbourne Victory]] defender [[Rodrigo Vargas (soccer, born 1978)|Rodrigo Vargas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/soccer/red-cards-colour-the-finale/2009/02/28/1235237992089.html|title=Red cards colour the finale|last=Cockerill|first=Michael|date=1 March 2009|publisher=[[The Age]]|access-date=28 February 2009}}</ref> The red card was rescinded after the game and the FFA chose not to sanction Cristiano.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/football/a-league/ref-steals-spotlight-in-showpiece-showdown/2009/03/01/1235237996810.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Ref steals spotlight in showpiece showdown | date=1 March 2009}}</ref>
====Awards====
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| Zurich Referee of the Year
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| Zurich Referee of the Year
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====A-League Matches<ref>[http://ultimatealeague.com/referee_detail.php?referee_id=1 Ultimate A-League
*2005/2006 Season: 22 Matches (Including: 2 Pre-season; Major Semi-Final 1st Leg; Preliminary Final)
*2006/2007 Season: 25 Matches (Including: 3 Pre-season; Minor Semi-Final 2nd Leg; Preliminary Final)
*2007/2008 Season: 18 Matches (Including: Major Semi-Final 1st
*2008/2009 Season: 19 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-season; Major Semi-Final 2nd Leg; Final: [[Melbourne Victory]] - [[Adelaide United]])
*2009/2010 Season: 20 Matches (Including: Minor Semi-Final; Semi-Final)
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Breeze presided in his first international between [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] and [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]] on 11 April 2000, which Fiji won 4–1.
Breeze made the short-list of 44 referees to preside at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], but missed the final cut. His highest honour remains officiating at the [[2005 Confederations Cup]] in [[Germany]] where he refereed the Third Place Playoff.<ref name="malaysiastar">{{cite web | title =Michel is ref for final | work =Malaysia Star| date =26 June 2005 | url =http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2005/6/26/sports/11324520&sec=sports | access-date =18 February 2009 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110604003331/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F6%2F26%2Fsports%2F11324520&sec=sports | archive-date =4 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="smh">{{cite news
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| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Aussie-ref-Shield-selected-for-World-Cup/2006/04/01/1143441371934.html
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He was one of two Australian referees who officiated at the [[2007 Asian Cup]], the other being [[Mark Shield]].<ref name="a-leagueref"/>
He was preselected as a referee for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. However, he was not chosen to take part in the Event.<ref name=fifa2010>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090419063204/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/92/29/78/
Breeze refereed the Third Place Playoff at the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref name="mlive1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/index.ssf?
====International Matches:<ref>[http://www.worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=28&linkType=referee&contextType=stats World Referee
'''World Cup Qualifier 2002'''
*13-6-2001 [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] - [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] (1st Stage)
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*5-7-2002: [[Papua New Guinea national football team|Papua New Guinea]] - [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] (1st Round)
*7-7-2002: [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] - [[Auckland City FC]] (1st Round)
*12-7-2002: [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] - [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]] (
'''[[FIFA Under 20 World Cup]] 2003'''
*29-11-2003: Saudi Arabia - Ireland (
*2-12-2003: Japan - Colombia (
*5-12-2003: USA - Korea Republic (
*19-12-2003: Colombia - Argentina (3rd Place Play-off)
'''[[OFC Nations Cup]] 2004'''
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*15-5-2004: [[Samoa national football team|Samoa]] - [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]]
*19-5-2004: [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] - [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]]
'''World Cup Qualifiers 2006
*10-5-2004: [[Papua New Guinea national football team|Papua New Guinea]] - [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]] (1st Stage)
*15-5-2004: [[Samoa national football team|Samoa]] - [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]] (1st Stage)
*19-5-2004: [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] - [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]] (1st Stage)
'''[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] 2005'''
*16-6-2005: [[Japan national football team|Japan]] - [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] (
*29-6-2005: [[Germany national football team|Germany]] - [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] (3rd Place Play-off)
'''[[Asian Cup]] 2007'''
*9-7-2007: [[Japan national football team|Japan]] - [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] (
*16-7-2007: [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] - [[Japan national football team|Japan]] (
*25-7-2007: [[Japan national football team|Japan]] - [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
'''FIFA Under 17 World Cup 2007'''
*19-8-2007: Honduras - Spain (
*25-8-2007: Nigeria - Haiti (
*29-8-2007: Peru - Tajikistan (
*2-9-2007: Argentina - Nigeria (Quarter Final)
'''AFC Final Round (Olympic Teams)'''
*28-2-2007: Uzbekistan - United Arab Emirates (2nd Stage)
*14-3-2007: Lebanon - Oman (2nd Stage)
'''World Cup Qualifiers 2010
*21-11-2007: [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]] - [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] (2nd Stage)
'''[[OFC Nations Cup]] 2008'''
*21-11-2008: [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]] - [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]]
'''[[AFC Champions League]] 2008'''
*23-4-2008: [[Al-Karamah SC|Al Karama]] - [[Sadd Sports Club|Al Sadd SC]] (
*7-5-2008: [[Kashima Antlers]] - [[Krung Thai Bank FC]] (
*17-9-2008: [[Al-Karamah SC|Al Karama]] - [[Gamba Osaka]] (Quarter Final)
'''World Cup Qualifiers 2010
*26-3-2008: [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] - [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
*14-6-2008: [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] - [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] (3rd Stage)
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*28-3-2009: [[Korea DPR national football team|Korea DPR]] - [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]
'''[[AFC Champions League]] 2009'''
*11-3-2009: [[Shanghai Shenhua]] - [[Singapore Armed Forces FC|Singapore Armed Forces]] (
*8-4-2009: [[
*5-5-2009: [[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai|Al Shabab Al Arabi]] - [[Sepahan]] (
*20-5-2009: [[Gamba Osaka]] - [[FC Seoul]] (
*7-11-2009: [[Ittihad FC|Al Ittihad]] - [[Pohang Steelers]] (final)
'''[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] 2009'''
*17-6-2009: [[Spain national football team|Spain]] - [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] (
*28-6-2009: [[Spain national football team|Spain]] - [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] (3rd Place Play-off)
'''[[2009 Club World Cup]]'''
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*22-11-2009: [[China national football team|China]] - [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]
'''[[AFC Champions League]] 2010'''
*24-2-2010: [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] - [[Gamba Osaka]] (
*13-4-2010: [[FC Pakhtakor Tashkent|Pakhtakor]] - [[Al Ain]] (
*5-10-2010: [[Al-Shabab Riyadh|Al Shabab]] - [[Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma]] (Semi Final)
'''[[2010 Sydney Festival of Football]]<ref>[[Sydney Festival of Football 2010]]</ref>'''
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{{A-League Referee of the Year}}
{{2009 FIFA Confederations Cup referees}}
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[[Category:A-League Men referees]]
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