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Top Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink has died‚ aged 38‚ weeks after he was dropped from the World Cup over a sexual assault arrest in the United Kingdom. The Dutch Football Association have today confirmed Dieperink's death. Dutch newspaper AD say police are conducting an 'investigation following a deceased person' in the street where Dieperink lived. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was due to referee at this summer's World Cup but was ultimately left at home by FIFA. That came after he was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in a case that was ultimately dismissed.
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The Manchester City forward was followed by his former footballer father throughout the World Cup‚ and Alf Inge‚ who played for the likes of Manchester City and Leeds in the Premier League during his career‚ made his thoughts known during and after the game. Haaland Sr took to X to congratulate 'Bellingham and the referee' and claimed Norway were 'robbed' by French referee Clement Turpin‚ who denied Norway a second goal after a VAR review in which Haaland Jr was adjudged to have fouled Elliot Anderson.
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MARK CLATTENBURG: England had scored their equaliser. The English fans at Miami Gardens were going crazy‚ celebrating Jude Bellingham's brilliant goal. But then I noticed Norway's goalkeeper Orjan Nyland was complaining to the referee‚ Clement Turpin of France. Then the half-time whistle was blown. Then the Norwegian bench was going wild with the fourth official‚ Alejandro Hernandez of Spain. Norway's manager Stale Solbakken was definitely not happy. FOX‚ who I am working for as a rules analyst at this World Cup‚ allowed me and the team to review why they were so upset. Then we saw it. That video clip. You've probably seen it on social media‚ too. The angle that shows the ball suddenly drop from the air. Hardly anyone knows the laws.
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The World Cup referee who oversaw Lionel Messi and Argentina's win to set up a semi-final against England overnight has been accused of 'being against' Switzerland as anger grows against the perceived treatment of the world champions. Switzerland's players and manager were incensed with Argentina's triumph‚ 3-1 in extra-time‚ after their striker Breel Embolo became the first player to be sent off as a result of a new rule for mistaken identity. With the quarter-final level on 72 minutes‚ Embolo was shown a second yellow card after a video assistant referee review which led to him being adjudged to have dived - rather than being fouled by Argentina's Leandro Paredes. A new rule introduced for this World Cup states that if a player is booked or sent off - but the foul was actually committed by the opposition - the decision can be changed.
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Manchester United star Senne Lammens experienced a World Cup cameo to forget after replacing injured Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois during their World Cup clash against Spain. The Real Madrid goalkeeper had been a sturdy presence between the sticks for Belgium‚ keeping the score level at 1-1 despite a flurry of Spanish chances in the second-half. But in the 67th minute‚ Courtois appeared to suffer an injury in his left thigh‚ going down to the turf and prompting referee Michael Oliver to bring up the second-half hydration break.
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FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has hit out at those questioning the integrity of the World Cup officials‚ insisting that they cannot be influenced by anyone. The standard of officiating has come under focus at times during this World Cup and that was intensified following Tuesday's gripping last-16 tie between Argentina and Egypt. Reigning champions Argentina battled back from 2-0 after 78 minutes to win 3-2 in Atlanta‚ with Egypt manager Hossam Hassan later accusing FIFA of rigging the World Cup in favour of Argentina's talisman Lionel Messi.
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Oliver‚ 41‚ is one of seven Premier League officials in North America for the tournament and is seen as one of the favourites to take charge of the final. Fellow English referee Anthony Taylor - who is also at this World Cup - missed his chance to officiate the final in 2022 because of the same reason.
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Referee scandal peters out‚ report Rocchi investigation shelved
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Egypt manager Hossam Hassan has furiously accused FIFA of rigging the World Cup after a string of controversial refereeing decisions went against his side during Argentina's dramatic late comeback in Atlanta on Tuesday. Argentina‚ who were 2-0 down with 12 minutes to play plus stoppage time‚ looked destined to exit the tournament before late goals from Cristian Romero‚ Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez resulted in a remarkable 3-2 comeback victory. As Fernandez's game-winning header rippled the net in the 93rd minute‚ chaos broke out on the touchline as Egypt's furious staff remonstrated with referee Francois Letexier‚ leading to goalkeeper coach Saafan El-Sagheer being shown a red card and manager Hassan being dragged away from a confrontation with the official.
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Legendary referee Collina hits back at Trump over 'very suspect' claims
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French newspaper L'Equipe gave World Cup referee Ilgiz Tantashev just their third 1/10 rating for an official in a decade after failing to clamp down on Paraguay's 'dark arts' in their World Cup last-16 tie. France secured a 1-0 win over Paraguay on Saturday with Kylian Mbappe's penalty enough to send Didier Deschamps team through to a quarter-final against Morocco. Paraguay had earned praise for their defensive resilience against France‚ who had scored three or more goals in their four previous matches at the tournament.
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OLIVER HOLT IN ATLANTA: In a futuristic‚ gleaming steel stadium‚ protected from the hellish heat that beat down outside by a translucent dome‚ England spent 68 minutes wrestling with nightmares and staring at a defeat that would have ranked alongside their loss to the USA at the 1950 World Cup in Belo Horizonte as the worst in their history. Undone by their own abysmal defending in this Round of 32 match‚ kept at bay by the heroic performance of DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi and denied what looked like a certain penalty for a foul on Harry Kane by the Jordanian referee‚ England were stalked by thoughts of the humiliation of an early exit when they had come to win the World Cup. Instead‚ well‚ instead‚ just Harry Kane. It is as simple as that‚ really. Sure‚ Jude Bellingham played like a titan again and Anthony Gordon made a big difference when he came off the bench but when a crushing 1-0 defeat was only 15 minutes away‚ Kane stepped up and blasted England into a Round of 16 tie against Mexico City in the mighty Azteca Stadium on Sunday evening.
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With England trailing 1-0‚ the Three Lions captain was played through by Jude Bellingham and appeared to be taken out by DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi. But referee Adham Makhadmeh waved away the penalty claims‚ gesturing to indicate he thought Kane had dived. VAR officials also checked the incident but agreed with the original decision.
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England have been accused of benefiting from 'two-tier refereeing' after Jude Bellingham covered his mouth to talk to Ghana opponent Jordan Ayew. Unlike Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron‚ who became the first player to be sent off at the World Cup for covering his mouth during his country's opening group stage clash against Turkey‚ Bellingham was not shown a red card.
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Footballer punches and kicks referee over red card as player facing lifetime ban
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Scott McTominay denied 'obvious' penalty as astonished VAR expert tells referee 'you got it wrong'
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England v Croatia referee Clement Turpin sent Thomas Tuchel off and pushed Jude Bellingham previously
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