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Pol van Boekel promoted on international list
Dutch referee Pol van Boekel has been promoted to category two on the international refereeing list. He’s on the Uefa list since 2007. Uefa doesn’t want to publish the full list at this moment. The 35-year-old Van Boekel made his international debut during the U17 match Slovakia-Serbia on 26 March 2008. He’s officiated 19 official international games, including five Europa League matches. Dutch international referees: Björn Kuipers and Kevin Blom on the Elite List. Eric Braamhaar on the Premier list. Bas Nijhuis and Pol van Boekel on the category two list. Richard Liesveld is a category three referee. Danny Makkelie is on the cat. 4 list. Pieter Vink, who was…
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Suarez gets 7 match ban for biting
Ajax player Luis Suarez accepted a 7 match ban for biting his opponent. The captain of the Amsterdam team made the offence in last weekend’s top match against PSV. International referee Björn Kuipers missed it, but Suarez got the ban after watching video footage. The club already sanctioned Suarez with two matches and a “huge fine”, according to club officials. The amount is not made public, but will be given to a charity. See the biting incident below. I think the referee should’ve seen it, because he got a clear from not more than a metre. What do you think about the height of the ban? And does anyone know…
