DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...
According to CCTV,the Tripoli based administration led by Khalifa Ghwell has threatened to shut the border with Tunisia if the Tunisian authorities do not reopen Tunis airport to Libyan carriers.Speaking at a press conference in Tripoli today,Tripoli's foreign minister,Ali Abuzakuk said that it would take action on the basis of what he claimed was reciprocity.Tunisia ordered all Libyan airlines to stop using Tunis-Carthage Airport at the beginning of December supposedly as a security measure following the 24 November suicide bombing in the Tunisian capital.It was intended to be for one month but was then extended.Three days ago,the ban was relaxed,but Tunis Carthage is still off limits to Libyan carriers.Further speaking of reciprocity,Abuzakuk also appeared to threaten that Turks and Jordanians will in future be required to have visas to travel to Libya {or at least to Tripoli}.He said that Libya would impose visas on the citizens of countries that had imposed them on Libyans.Turkey introduced visas for Libyans in September,while Jordan did same in December.More photos below.
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