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    Summer Refs: David Humphreys at Foyle Cup

    19 July, 2010 / 2 Comments

    The Dutch Referee blog introduces a new summer section with interviews with referees like you. People who officiate in the off-season summer tournaments. Let’s meet David Humphreys. Name: David Humphreys Gender: Male Age: 18 Hometown: Liverpool Started refereeing: June 2008 Grade: 7 The Foyle Cup is International Youth Soccer Tournament in Derry City (Northern Ireland) with referees from Donegal (Ireland), England, Scotland, Norway and Holland. Read more about them at the Official Foyle Cup website. Why did you start refereeing? David: “I lost interest playing and one of my good friends had been a referee. I’d always pictured myself as a ref during my young times so I thought ‘Why…

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