Dutch referee dies aged 38 weeks after being dropped from World Cup

Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, just weeks after he was removed from FIFA's list of match officials for the 2026 World Cup following a police investigation in the United Kingdom that was later dropped.

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