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Dutch football 'deeply saddened' as axed World Cup referee dies at 38
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died just two months after he was removed from the panel of World Cup referees. (Getty Images: Pieter van der Woude)
The Dutch football association says it is "shocked and deeply saddened" by the death of referee Rob Dieperink at 38.
Dieperink's death comes just two months after he was axed from the panel of referees for the World Cup following a police case that was later dropped.
Speaking after his removal in May, Dieperink said: "It saddens me greatly that I have been wrongly accused."
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, two months after he was dropped from the panel of match officials for the 2026 World Cup following a police case in Britain that was later dropped.
Referee dies weeks after being axed from World Cup
A referee removed from the 2026 World Cup following a police case in Britain that was later dropped, has died.
Dutch whistleblower Rob Dieperink was selected to be a VAR official at the tournament but was taken off FIFA’s list of World Cup officials in May.
The 38-year-old was arrested in April following a report of a sexual assault against a teenage boy, but the case was dropped because of a lack of evidence.
The Netherlands’ football association said they were “shocked and deeply saddened” by Dieperink’s death.
“We are shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of Rob Dieperink. With Rob, we lose a highly valued referee, but above all a kind and dedicated colleague,” the Dutch football association said in a statement.
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