Crime & Justice
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies suddenly after being dropped from World Cup over sexual assault case
July 13, 2026 at 07:12 PM · Updated 96d ago
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MAMasrawy
عقوبات قوية محتملة ضد حسام حسن بعد كأس العالم2026.. ما التفاصيل؟
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MAMasrawy
بعد استبعاده من كأس العالم.. وفاة الحكم الدولي روب ديبرينك | مصراوي
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MAMasrawy
اتهم بالتحرش واستبعد من كأس العالم.. وفاة حكم هولندي في ظروف غامضة | مصراوي
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
وفاة مفاجئة لحكم هولندي بعد أسابيع من استبعاده من كأس العالم
(opens the publisher’s site)International referee Rob Dieperink has died at 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from the 2026 World Cup list following a sexual assault allegation that was later dropped.
- The Dutch football association announced Dieperink's death but did not disclose its cause.
- FBI removed Dieperink from the 2026 World Cup referee list after his arrest in London in April on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
- London police closed the investigation without charges, citing insufficient evidence.
- Dieperink maintained his innocence, said he fully cooperated with the investigation, and expressed disappointment at his World Cup exclusion.