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...

BLUE CARDS SET TO BE INTRODUCED IN FOOTBALL. (PHOTO).


 Blue cards set to be introduced in football


Blue cards are set to be introduced in professional football as part of sin-bin trials. 


This will mark the first new colour of card widely used in 50 years.


There are currently only yellow and red cards used in football.


But the report claims that on Friday, the International Football Association Board, IFAB, will announce the revolutionary move.


It is part of new measures that will see players removed from play for 10 minutes, if they commit a cynical foul or show dissent towards a match official.


Players would now be sent off if they receive two blue cards in a match or a combination of a blue and a yellow.


Elite trials could begin this summer, although top-tier competitions will be excluded from initial testing.

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