DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).

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 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...

AN ALGERIAN BUSINESSMAN,HAS PLEDGED TO PAY FINES IMPOSED ON MUSLIM WOMEN CAUGHT WEARING BURKINIS IN FRANCE BEACHES.{PHOTO}.

                                The wealthy businessman identified as Rachid Nekkaz has already paid out three fines of £33 each after the plush Riviera resort of Cannes said it would fine any woman who turned up on its beaches wearing the full-body swimwear,according to the Telegraph.The mayor of Cannes established a ban on swimming at the city's beaches in burkini.The town of Cannes ban was confirmed by the courts on 13 August.The towns of Villeneuve-Loubet,near Nice,and Sisco in Corsica also followed suit according to BBC.The real estate entrepreneur says that he personally opposed the burkini and niqab but believes that nobody should prevent another from wearing their clothing of choice in a democracy,'provided that this clothing is not threat to freedom of others or the security of the territory''.He said to Telegraph that that ''As soon as I see that France is not respecting fundamental liberties,I always get my cheque book out''.The 44 year old businessman set up a fund in 2010 when France and other European countries introduced bans on burqa.He has since paid out 245,000 Euros in fines and associated legal fees,and has picked up the tab for 1,165 women in France,268 in Belgium,two in the Netherlands,and one in Switzerland according to the Telegraph.

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