Matthew Christopher Breeze (born 10 June 1972 ) is an Australian association football referee. He is also a barrister and a former police prosecutor.

Refereeing career

Domestic career

He officiates in the Australian A-League football competition. On 28 February 2009, in the 2009 A-League Grand Final, Breeze sent off Adelaide United striker Cristiano after his arm made contact with Melbourne Victory defender Rodrigo Vargas. The red card was rescinded after the game and the FFA chose not to sanction Cristiano.

Awards

A-League Matches

International career

Breeze presided in his first international between Fiji and 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. He was one of two Australian referees who officiated at the 2007 Asian Cup, the other being Mark Shield. He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, he was not chosen to take part in the Event. Breeze refereed the Third Place Playoff at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

International Matches:

World Cup Qualifier 2002 OFC Nations Cup 2002 FIFA Under 20 World Cup 2003 OFC Nations Cup 2004 World Cup Qualifiers 2006 – Oceania FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 Asian Cup 2007 FIFA Under 17 World Cup 2007 AFC Final Round (Olympic Teams) World Cup Qualifiers 2010 – Oceania OFC Nations Cup 2008 AFC Champions League 2008 World Cup Qualifiers 2010 – Asia AFC Champions League 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 2009 Club World Cup Asian Cup 2011 Qualifier AFC Champions League 2010 **2010 Sydney Festival of Football ** The QANTAS Challenge