The umpiring crew for the XIV World Softball Championship in Haarlem, Netherlands was announced this week. 18 umpires, 7 females and 11 males, were appointed to work the tournament from August 15 to 24, 2014 in the Dutch city near Amsterdam. European Softball will be represented by Manfred Sziber (Austria), Raoul Machalet (Germany), Michal Zidek (Czech Republic), Gianluca Manani (Italy), Albert Tolen and Rob Veldkamp (both Netherlands). For the complete list visit the official website of the World Softball Championship.