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...
It was reported today that Gambia's electoral chief/Chairman Alieu Momar Njai,has fled the country today to Senegal after he received threats for declaring longtime President Yahya Jammeh who lost to his opponent.Some of his relatives are saying that he fled to Senegal after he received word that Gambian authorities were plotting against him.Jammeh,who has ruled the tiny West African country for Twenty two years was declared the loser in Gambia's December 1 election.Initially he accepted the results of the election,but Jammeh's political party filed a legal complaint against the electoral commission about a week after the election,citing voting irregularities.Despite Jammeh's objections,opposition candidate Adama Barrow ,who was declared the winner in the election,says he will continue to plan his inauguration for January 19.Gambia's Supreme Court is expected to rule on the case on January 10.One more photo below.
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