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...

ITALY APPROVES LONGEST BRIDGE EVER TO LINK SICILY . (PHOTO).


 Italy approves longest bridge ever to link Sicily 

The Italian government announced Wednesday its approval of a new bridge project to connect the mainland with the island of Sicily.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Matteo Salvini shared the news on X, confirming that construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina—the narrow stretch of water between Calabria on the mainland and Sicily—has been greenlit.

Salvini described the project as historic, writing, “Together, we write history with a work that will benefit Italy from South to North.” He also posted a video detailing the bridge, which will be a suspended single-span structure approximately 2.28 miles long, making it the longest bridge of its kind worldwide. The design includes six lanes for vehicles and a railway track.

The bridge will connect Villa San Giovanni in Calabria to Messina in Sicily, with an estimated cost of about $15.6 billion.

However, the plan has drawn criticism. Italy’s largest labor union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGIL), sent a letter to the European Commissioner for the Environment, Jessika Roswall, citing “serious technical, environmental, regulatory, and social issues” with the project and questioning its legal admissibility.

Concerns have also been raised about the site’s vulnerability to earthquakes and potential involvement of local organized crime in the construction process.

The project’s first phase, focused on road and rail connections, is scheduled to begin in May 2026, with bridge construction set to start in March 2027. Completion is expected by 2032.

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