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Abraham Klein is a Holocaust survivor who helped shape the world’s most popular game, becoming a living legend of Israeli sports. It’s a remarkable twist of history that, in the midst of some of the greatest World Cup matches of the 20th century, stood an Israeli referee. Klein was widely recognized in the 1970s and early 1980s as one of the best soccer referees in the world, if...


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Referees retained after Round of 16


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Angel Norberto Coerezza, a legendary Argentine football referee, died this Wednesday at the age of 92. Coerezza was a First Division referee between 1957 and 1978 and had a distinguished international career. At the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, he officiated the memorable match between England and Germany and was a linesman in the final that Brazil won against Italy. He also partic...


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FIFA plans to create AI-enabled 3D avatars of every player at the 2026 World Cup to enhance the tournament's semi-automated offside technology. This will mean creating a digital scan of all 1,248 players in the 26-man squads of the 48 teams. Each player will enter a chamber to be scanned, a process that should take just one second and only needs to be done once during their pre-...


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