Dutch football 'deeply saddened' as axed World Cup referee dies at 38

Dutch football is mourning the sudden death of referee Rob Dieperink at the age of thirty-eight. ABC News reports that Dieperink, described as a highly valued official, died just months after FIFA removed him from its panel of World Cup referees. The feed does not include further detail on the circumstances of his death.

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