Matthew Breeze

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Matthew Christopher Breeze (born June 10, 1972^[1]) is an Australian association football referee. He is also a police prosecutor.^[1]

Breeze presided in his first international between Fiji and Vanuatu on April 11, 2000, which Fiji won 4-1.

He officiates in the Australian A-League football competition, and is on the panel of Australians eligible to officiate in FIFA international matches.

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.

He was the referee who booked Adelaide United defender Mathew Kemp in the 2006-07 A-league preliminary final resulting in the defender being suspended for the grand final which Adelaide United went on to lose 6-0 to Melbourne Victory.

He was one of two Australian referees who officiated at the 2007 Asian Cup, the other being Mark Shield.