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Darren Cann’s World Cup lessons
It’s a special year for Darren Cann. First of all the big news of his long-term partner Howard Webb who announced his retirement this summer. Secondly, Darren Cann officiated his last international tournament during the World Cup in Brazil, because he has reached the age limit of 45. But Cann does not quit himself. On Monday 18th of August he got his first official match of the season with a whole new refereeing team. He is assistant of Michael Oliver and with fellow AR Stuart Burt – also not his usual partner Mike Mullarkey. A whole new experience for Darren Cann. Now the Norfolk referee is back from the World…
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Referees in the media (week 10)
‘Referees in the media’ will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. “We are working towards a situation where only the captains can confer with referees during the game. Breaches will be punished with a yellow or red card.” The Norwegian FA in a statement. They started a ‘Handshake for Peace’ in partnership with the Nobel Peace Centre. “When I played football myself, I thought referees were horrible people.” Dutch top level referee Tom van Sichem tells that he got booked very often for talking to the referee. “What struck me about…
