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{{Infobox Football official 2
| name = Mark Shield
| image =
| fullname = Mark Alexander Shield
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1973|09|02}}
| cityofbirth =
| countryofbirth = [[Australia]]
| dateofdeath =
| cityofdeath =
| countryofdeath =
| otheroccupation =
| years1 = 199*–2004
| years2 = 2005–2008
| league1 = [[National Soccer League]]
| league2 = [[A-League]]
| role1 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]]
| role2 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]]
| internationalyears1 = 1999–2008
| confederation1 = [[FIFA]] listed
| internationalrole1 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]]
}}
'''Mark Shield''' (born 2 September 1973 in [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland]]) is a former [[Australian]] [[Football (soccer)|Football]] referee. He most recently refereed in Australia's [[A-League]]. He first played soccer for the Innisfail Tigers at the age of six. Not showing much promise as a player, he began refereeing at age 12, and by 16 was officiating adult matches in Townsville. At age 28, he was selected to serve as a referee for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was one of 23 referees selected to officiate the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[http://www.zurich.com.au/zportal/cs/ContentServer?pagename=GroupSite/GSArticle/ShowGSArticle&cid=1148340843317&p=991803141588] He currently lives in [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland]].[http://www.worldreferee.com/site/referees_more.php] Shield announced his retirement from refereeing on 20 September 2008 and he refereed his last game in [[A-League_2008-09#Regular_season|Round 8]] of the [[A-League 2008-09|2008/09]] A-League season in the match between [[Queensland Roar]] and [[Adelaide United]]. [http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/australia/shield-blows-full-time-136714/]
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==Asian Cup 2007==
Shield was appointed with fellow Australian referee [[Matthew Breeze]] to referee at the 2007 Asian Cup. Australia was the only country with more than one representative on the panel of referees for the tournament. While at the tournament, he was selected for a number of matches including the final between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, whilst Breeze was selected to referee a semi-final match. Both were fortunate that the Australian team were knocked out in the quarter finals because they would not have been able to referee matches involving or affecting their own country in the latter stages.
==Hyundai Club Challenge==
Shield received creditable reviews for his performance in the one-off game between [[Sydney FC]] and David Beckham's [[LA Galaxy]] at Sydney's Telstra Stadium on 27 November 2007 (the attendance of 80,295 is Australia's largest for a club game). In an exhibition match won 5-3 by the home team, Shield sent off LA Galaxy defender Kevin Harmse and also booked Beckham for a retaliatory lunge at Sydney's Robbie Middleby.
==FIFA Club World Cup 2007==
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Mark Shield was on the A-League Referees Panel at the start of the 2008/09 A-League season.
On 19 September 2008, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that he was considering retirement. He did not referee in Round 4 of the 2008/09 A-League season, nor was he scheduled to referee in Round 5 that weekend. He refereed his final match in the Round 8 match between [[Queensland Roar]] and [[Adelaide United]].<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/football/a-league/sydney-put-on-reds-alert/2008/09/18/1221331058797.html</ref>
'''A-League Matches:'''<ref>[http://ultimatealeague.com/referee_detail.php?referee_id=4 Ultimate A-League<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*2005/2006 Season: 19 Matches (Including: 2 Pre-season; Major Semi-Final 2nd Leg; Final: [[Sydney FC]] - [[Central Coast Mariners]])
*2006/2007 Season: 19 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-season; Major Semi-Final 2nd Leg; Final: [[Melbourne Victory]] - [[Adelaide United]])
*2007/2008 Season: 17 Matches (Including: Minor Semi-Final (both legs); Final: [[Central Coast Mariners]] - [[Newcastle Jets]])
*2008/2009 Season: 6 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-season. Shields Last A-League match was played in Round 8)
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