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Emirati referee Adel Al Naqbi has been selected by FIFA to officiate an intriguing clash between Spain and the Dominican Republic at the Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Saturday. FIFA selected Al Naqbi to officiate the Dominican…
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Jordan forward Yazan Al-Naimat has criticized the officiating in the AFC Asian Cup final, which saw Al-Nashama lose 3-1 to hosts Qatar, saying a match of such stature deserved a better referee, Arriyadiya has reported. Al-Naimat, one of…
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Barcelona are facing a new legal threat from UEFA, including a possible Champions League ban, because of their payments of millions of dollars to a company linked to a Spanish refereeing official. The European soccer body asked Thursday…
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Algerian referee Mohamed Basmi made a fatal mistake during his management of the fight between Moroccan boxer Amina Belhabib and French Lamia Benmeshel at the Mediterranean Games in Oran. Moroccan boxing had imposed its control over its…
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Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pelé or whoever it was decades ago that first described soccer as the “beautiful game.” Yamashita is one of three women picked by FIFA to be referees at the men’s World Cup in Qatar, which…
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The Tennis Professionals Association announced that it had imposed an 8-week ban on German Alexander Zverev, with a fine of $25,000, but suspended. This came against the background of his attack on the referee during his participation in…
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Eddie Howe has blasted referee Peter Bankes’ decision not to look again at the James Maddison penalty call that set his Newcastle United side on their way to a Leicester City hammering. Maddison appeared to dive before contact was made…
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The match between "Leicester City" and its guest, "Crystal Palace" in the Premier League, was suspended for some time, with the aim of allowing one of the players to break their fast. The English referee, Graham Scott, stopped the…
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Portugal coach Fernando Santos and player Cristiano Ronaldo received an apology from Dutch referee Dani Makele, who managed the Portugal-Serbia match, on Saturday, due to the cancellation of Ronaldo's goal and Portugal's loss of two…
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