Dutch soccer ref dies weeks after being dropped from FIFA World Cup

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Dutch soccer referee Rob Dieperink has died, the Royal Dutch Football Association announced Monday. He was 38. Dieperink was selected to serve as a video assistant referee in the 2026 World Cup, but was dropped by FIFA in May after he was accused in April of sexual assault against a boy in London. Metropolitan Police later dismissed the case with no charges brought against Dieperink. (Photo by Pieter van der Woude/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) announced that referee Rob Dieperink has died. He was 38.

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