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EX-PROS CAN USE NOUS AS REFEREES

TOUGH JOB: Being a ref

AS THE PFA, FA and PGMOL come together to encourage former professional players to board a fast-track into refereeing, I was left wondering how it’s taken so long!
Aside from the obvious fitness advantages which professional players will offer, their experience and reading of situations must have immeasurable benefits when it comes to getting decisions right.
I was amongst those who felt that VAR would be hugely advantageous for football and I’m now amongst those who wish VAR had never been invented.
I wanted to see big mistakes wiped out of the g...

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