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  • Blog,  referees in the media

    Referees in the media 2013 (week 1 and 2)

    17 January, 2013 / 1 Comment

    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. The first quotes section of referees in the media in the new year has a new design. Hopefully you like it now quotes are shown better than just in italic. [perfect_quotes id=”2339″] AFC’s Acting President Zhang Jilong mourns over the death of George Suppiah in AFC Quarterly (pdf), a new magazine by the Asian Football Assosciation. [perfect_quotes id=”2338″] According to FIFA head of security Ralf Mutschke gangs target 50 national leagues for match-fixing. [perfect_quotes id=”2336″] Paul Allaerts, technical director for…

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    Jan ter Harmsel

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    Enrico Wijngaarde: top referee in the Caribean

    16 January, 2013 / 4 Comments

    Dutch tv program Bureau Sport made a nice documentary in Suriname. TV host Frank Evenblij visits referee Enrico Wijngaarde. The tv show presenter stresses that Dutch referees have been active on the most important international tournaments. Dick Jol and Mario van der Ende for example. “It looks like we (The Netherlands, jth) will not be represented at the upcoming World Cup in Brazil”, says Evenblij. “Despite the level of professional football in Suriname is way behind of Europe, in that country lives a big talent: Enrico Wijngaarde. He’s been placed on Fifa’s Elite List and prepares for Rio the Janeiro.” It’s not clear to my what information Evenblij has based…

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