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Aran Hodgkinson’s experience of refereeing of young Benfica squads
Aran Hodgkinson is a young referee from the UK who got the opportunity to referee and train two weeks in Portugal. What a great chance for him. On his blog Aran Hodgkinson shares his experiences with the world. The first day in Portugal was a big surprise for some of the guys there: “To the lads disappointment there was no full English breakfast, just cereal, fruit and ham and cheese. A proper athletes breakfast!!” After a training session on day 2, he also got to referee. In his last week he even got the opportunity to whistle a youth team from Benfica. He wrote: “My third match in Portugal was…